Live Auction 18894IMPORTANT WATCHES Including The Titanium Collection and an Important Private Asian Collection Part 3
ROLEX. A VERY RARE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE AND CORAL DIAL
Lot 2335 ROLEX,
DAY-DATE WITH CORAL DIAL, REF. 18038

ROLEX. A VERY RARE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE AND CORAL DIAL

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 18038, CASE NO. 7'381'860, CIRCA 1982

Closed13 July 2020

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HKD 687,500

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ROLEX. A VERY RARE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE AND CORAL DIAL
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 18038, CASE NO. 7'381'860, CIRCA 1982
Movement: Cal. 3055, automatic, 27 jewels, signed
Dial: Coral, signed
Case: Screw down crown, screw back, 36 mm. diam., signed
With: 18k gold Rolex buckle, Rolex Service Invoice dated 2 August 2012

Specialist note

The most significant trait of this watch, making it extremely attractive and sought after, is its enthralling red coral dial. Due to the natural variation in rock formation, each example fitted with a coral dial is unique, with each exhibiting a different veined texture to the last. This feature is so important that Rolex even removed all numerals from the dial to draw attention to it, resulting in a clean (yet far from dull) design.