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, REF. 1803, CASE NO. 2’148’867, CIRCA 1969

Closed11 November 2019

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CHF 21,250

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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, REF. 1803, CASE NO. 2’148’867, CIRCA 1969
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 Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp stamped 2.69, overall length of approx. 215 mm.

Specialist note

This early ref. 1803 Day-Date with white matte dial is preserved in very good overall condition.

In production from 1959 to 1977, reference 1803 can be considered the most classical of all Day-Date references: its case strikes the perfect balance between sporty and elegant, and the ribbed bezel has grown to become the bezel collectors think of when imagining a Day-Date. It is the chef d’oeuvre against which all Day-Date models are weighted.