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ROLEX. A RARE AND UNUSUAL 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE AND JAPANESE CALENDAR
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ROLEX. A RARE AND UNUSUAL 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE AND JAPANESE CALENDAR

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 1803, CASE NO. 816'422, CIRCA 1962

Closed26 November 2018

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HKD 95,000

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ROLEX. A RARE AND UNUSUAL 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE AND JAPANESE CALENDAR
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 1803, CASE NO. 816'422, CIRCA 1962
Movement: Cal. 1555, automatic, 25 jewels, signed
Dial: Japanese calendar, signed
Case: Screw down crown, screw back, 36 mm. diam., signed
With: 18k gold Rolex buckle

Specialist note

Reference 1803 was introduced by Rolex in 1961 and was one of the early models of Day-Date. The present watch is fitted with an extremely rare and sought after "SWISS" only dial which is possibly a transitional design during the period when Rolex was switching the luminous material used in its watches from radium to tritium in the early 1960s. Incredibly enough, it is fitted with a Japanese day disc, greatly increasing its rarity.