Live Auction 17151Important Watches
ROLEX. A FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, BARK FINISH BRACELET, MADE FOR THE SULTANATE OF OMAN
Lot 163 The property of an Omani private collector

ROLEX. A FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, BARK FINISH BRACELET, MADE FOR THE SULTANATE OF OMAN

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, DAY DATE, REF. 1807, CASE NO. 3’746’201, CIRCA 1974

Closed22 March 2019

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ROLEX. A FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, BARK FINISH BRACELET, MADE FOR THE SULTANATE OF OMAN
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, DAY DATE, REF. 1807, CASE NO. 3’746’201, CIRCA 1974
Movement: Automatic, Cal. 1558, 26 jewels , signed
Dial: Champagne brushed, red Khanjar, applied baton numerals with luminous accents, luminous hands, sweep centre seconds, outer fifth of the second combined with Arabic numerals on sunken track, aperture for day in English, magnified window for date, signed
Case: 18k gold, tonneau-shaped, bark-finished bezel, screw back stamped “KR” for Khimji Ramdas to the outside, inside case back stamped 3’746’201, 36 mm. diam., signed
With: A 18k gold Rolex President bracelet with bark-finished central links, overall length approximately 180 mm., deployant clasp

Specialist note

The present reference 1807 is an extremely rare example of a Rolex Day-Date model made for the Sultanate of Oman, featuring the Royal Khanjar.
The watch features the K.R. stamp on the case back, standing for the world famous Omani Rolex retailer Khimji Ramdas. Furthermore, a close inspection to the case back is revealing a small whole on the outer teeth typical of KR Rolex watches. Once opened, the case back reveals the case number of the watch stamped inside which is typical of some Middle Eastern special order of Rolex.
The present watch, consigned directly from Oman is in an exceptional condition and will surely speak to collectors of high quality collectible watches featuring logo or crests.