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Lot 120 ROLEX DAY-DATE ONYX DIAL REF. 18238 THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, ONYX DIAL, BRACELET, GUARANTEE AND BOX
SIGNED ROLEX, DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 18238, CASE NO A592466, CIRCA 1999
Closed7 November 2022
Price Realised
CHF 44,100
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Offered in very good overall condition, the present Day-Date is distinguished by its highly attractive and intact Onyx dial with gilt printing.
While Rolex offered a range of Day-Date models with stone dials, including lapis lazuli, marble, various hardstones, opal, coral and malachite, the black onyx dial is perhaps the most recognizable for its unadorned starkness. With its endless black, absence of hour makers and minimal printing to the surface, examples fitted with this particular version take on an almost abstract quality where time rather than being specific becomes an approximate value.
While Rolex offered a range of Day-Date models with stone dials, including lapis lazuli, marble, various hardstones, opal, coral and malachite, the black onyx dial is perhaps the most recognizable for its unadorned starkness. With its endless black, absence of hour makers and minimal printing to the surface, examples fitted with this particular version take on an almost abstract quality where time rather than being specific becomes an approximate value.