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ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, BRONZE-COLOURED DIAL AND BRACELET
Lot 145

ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, BRONZE-COLOURED DIAL AND BRACELET

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, DAY-DATE, REF. 1803, CASE NO.3’598’992, CIRCA 1974

Closed12 November 2018

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ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, BRONZE-COLOURED DIAL AND BRACELET
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, DAY-DATE, REF. 1803, CASE NO.3’598’992, CIRCA 1974
Movement: cal. 1556, automatic, 26 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: screw back, inside case back stamped 1803, 36 mm. diam., signed
With: 18K gold Rolex President bracelet with deployant clasp stamped 53, overall length of approx. 190 mm.

Specialist note

The present ref. 1803 is a very well preserved representative of the famous model, featuring a bronze-colored “pie pan” dial with printed Arabic numerals to the outer 60 seconds ring.

In production between 1959 and 1977, ref. 1803 can be considered among the firms’ most successful gentlemen wristwatches. Powered by cal. 1555 (up to 1965) and 1556, it is defined by the ribbed bezel and the dial with stepped outer seconds track, rarely seen with Arabic numerals as on the present example.