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ROLEX. A VERY FINE, RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, BURGUNDY RED LACQUER AND DIAMOND-SET STELLA DIAL, BRACELET, INTERNATIONAL GUARANTEE AND BOX
Lot 27 ROLEX
Day-Date Ref. 18079 With Burgundy Red Lacquer And Diamond-Set “Stella” Dial

ROLEX. A VERY FINE, RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, BURGUNDY RED LACQUER AND DIAMOND-SET STELLA DIAL, BRACELET, INTERNATIONAL GUARANTEE AND BOX

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, DAY-DATE, REF. 18079, CASE NO. 5’288’251, CIRCA 1978

Closed13 May 2019

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ROLEX. A VERY FINE, RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, BURGUNDY RED LACQUER AND DIAMOND-SET STELLA DIAL, BRACELET, INTERNATIONAL GUARANTEE AND BOX
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, DAY-DATE, REF. 18079, CASE NO. 5’288’251, CIRCA 1978
Movement: cal. 3055, automatic, 27 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: screw back, inside case back stamped 18000, 36 mm. diam., signed
With: 18K gold Rolex President bracelet with bark-finish centre links, deployant clasp stamped 18000F, overall length of approx. 185 mm., punched International Guarantee stamped by Egyptian retailer Al Sheikh and dated 25 February 1979, leather card holder, product literature, sales tag, presentation box and outer packaging.

Specialist note

The present Day-Date ref. 18079 (the last digit, 9, indicating its case metal, 18K white gold) is one of the exceedingly rare white gold examples of the celebrated model to appear in public. Its overall appeal is enhanced by the bark-finished decoration to bezel and President bracelet and, most importantly, by the highly attractive burgundy red lacquered “Stella” dial set with round-cut diamond hour markers and baguette-cut diamonds to 6 and 9 o’clock.

The watch is furthermore preserved in excellent, nearly unworn overall condition and sold with the full set of accessories, further enhancing its desirability.

A similar white gold ref. 18079 with burgundy lacquered Stella dial featuring round-cut diamond hour markers and baguette-cut diamonds at 6 and 9 o’clock is illustrated in Day-Date, The Presidential Rolex, by Pucci Papaleo, Spin Edizioni, pp. 362 & 363.