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Lot 2698
ROLEX. A VERY FINE, ATTRACTIVE AND EXTREMELY RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, BRACELET AND OXBLOOD LACQUERED DIAL, MADE FOR THE SULTANATE OF OMAN
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 1803, CASE NO. 2'262'472, CIRCA 1970
Closed28 May 2014
Price Realised
HKD 687,500
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Specialist note
US$50,000-75,000
Few wristwatches incorporate an impressive quantity of attributes such as the present watch. For passionate collectors only looking for the best, this example here could be one of them.
This exceptional and extremely rare "Day-Date" is for the first time seen at auction. No literature gives us any information about the existence of such a lavish example until today. Fresh to the market, Christie's is delighted to offer this exclusive watch to the public.
This superb Rolex must be considered as one of the rarest "Day-Date" models to come up for auction in recent years. The combination of features that appear on this reference 1803 is hard to beat. This watch delights the Rolex connoisseur with its ultra rare blend of features such as the "oxblood Stella" dial blessed with the famous and rare green khanjar dagger emblem. Another striking rarity on this example is that the day of the week and the date are both in Arabic, confirming once again that this watch was manufactured to special order for the Royal household of the Sultanate of Oman.
This stunning reference 1803, offered here in overall excellent condition, is a "dream come true" for many "day-date" collectors and represent the pinnacle to aficionados since this watch symbolizes history, looks, originality and true exclusivity.
Few wristwatches incorporate an impressive quantity of attributes such as the present watch. For passionate collectors only looking for the best, this example here could be one of them.
This exceptional and extremely rare "Day-Date" is for the first time seen at auction. No literature gives us any information about the existence of such a lavish example until today. Fresh to the market, Christie's is delighted to offer this exclusive watch to the public.
This superb Rolex must be considered as one of the rarest "Day-Date" models to come up for auction in recent years. The combination of features that appear on this reference 1803 is hard to beat. This watch delights the Rolex connoisseur with its ultra rare blend of features such as the "oxblood Stella" dial blessed with the famous and rare green khanjar dagger emblem. Another striking rarity on this example is that the day of the week and the date are both in Arabic, confirming once again that this watch was manufactured to special order for the Royal household of the Sultanate of Oman.
This stunning reference 1803, offered here in overall excellent condition, is a "dream come true" for many "day-date" collectors and represent the pinnacle to aficionados since this watch symbolizes history, looks, originality and true exclusivity.