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Rolex. A rare and fine 18K gold and diamond-set automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, day, date, bracelet, Grossularite dial and box
Lot 102 ROLEX
Ref. 18078 with Grossularite Dial

Rolex. A rare and fine 18K gold and diamond-set automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, day, date, bracelet, Grossularite dial and box

Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, ref. 18078, case no. 6’174’078, circa 1979

Closed12 November 2018

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Rolex. A rare and fine 18K gold and diamond-set automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, day, date, bracelet, Grossularite dial and box
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, ref. 18078, case no. 6’174’078, circa 1979
Movement: cal. 3055, automatic, 27 jewels, signed
Dial: grossularite, signed
Case: screw back, inside case back stamped 18000, bark-finish bezel, 36 mm. diam., signed
With: 18K gold Rolex President bracelet with bark-finish, hidden deployant clasp stamped 18000, overall length of approx. 180 mm., period brochure, seal hang tag, fitted presentation box

Specialist note

Highly attractive and rare, the present Rolex Day-Date impresses through the quality and delicacy of its grossularite dial. Known for their fragile nature and propensity to break when exposed to shocks, the present dial can be considered as being amongst the finest examples due to its intact nature, further embellished by brilliant-cut diamond-set numerals carefully placed within gold chatons.

An impressive specimen, this ref. 18078 features an attractive bark-finish bezel and bracelet presented in attractive overall condition.

Launched in the 1970s, the reference is fitted with a Hesalite crystal and was equipped with the caliber 3055 introducing the quick-set date function.