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

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 1803, CASE NO. 3'401'444, CIRCA 1971

Closed27 May 2019

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

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 1803, CASE NO. 3'401'444, CIRCA 1971
Movement: Cal. 1556, automatic, 26 jewels, signed
Dial: "Wide Boy" dial, signed
Case: Screw down crown, screw back, 36 mm. diam., signed
With: 18k gold Rolex President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp, endlinks stamped 53, overall length approximately 180 mm., Guarantee dated 24 February 1975, product literature, leather folder, presentation box and outer packaging

Specialist note

Nicknamed the "wide boy" due to its distinctive broad hour markers and hands with polished edges and matte centre sections, Day-Date models from this period have become increasingly collectible due to the 1970’s design language and relative rarity.