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Rolex. A very fine and rare 18K gold and diamond-set automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, day, date, bracelet, blue “dégradé dial”, display clip and box
Lot 26 ROLEX
Blue Degradé dial Day-Date

Rolex. A very fine and rare 18K gold and diamond-set automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, day, date, bracelet, blue “dégradé dial”, display clip and box

Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, ref. 18038, case no 9’399’528, circa 1985

Closed13 May 2019

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CHF 12,500

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Rolex. A very fine and rare 18K gold and diamond-set automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, day, date, bracelet, blue “dégradé dial”, display clip and box
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, ref. 18038, case no 9’399’528, circa 1985
Movement: cal. 3055, automatic, 27 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: screw back, inside case back stamped 18000, 36 mm. diam., signed
With: 18K gold Rolex President bracelet with hidden deployant clasp stamped I, 8385, end links 55, approx. overall length 170 mm., clip display, fitted presentation box

Specialist note

Widely acknowledged as being one of the most varied and unusual model created by Rolex, the Day-Date was manufactured in an impressive number of examples, some adorned with precious stones, lacquered or unusual dials, now much sought after by the most astute collectors.

Highly attractive and rare, the present timepiece features a beautiful blue “dégradé” dial set with diamond indexes and allied to an 18k gold case of strong proportions.