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Lot 42 ROLEX
Day-Date Ref. 18238 with Onyx Dial
Day-Date Ref. 18238 with Onyx Dial
ROLEX. A FINE, RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, ONYX DIAL, BRACELET, ADDITIONAL CALENDAR DISC, ORIGINAL GUARANTEE AND BOX
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL DAY-DATE, REF. 18238, CASE NO. L943552, CIRCA 1990
Closed20 July 2020
Price Realised
CHF 30,000
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Specialist note
The present Day-Date is distinguished by its attractive and intact Onyx dial with gilt printing, the original accessories including additional calendar disc and the generally very good overall condition.
While Rolex offered a range of Day-Date models with stone dials, including lapis lazuli, marble, various hardstones, opal, coral and malachite, the black onyx dial is perhaps the most recognizable for its unadorned starkness. With its endless black, absence of hour makers and minimal printing to the surface, examples fitted with this particular version take on an almost abstract quality where time rather than being specific becomes an approximate value.
While Rolex offered a range of Day-Date models with stone dials, including lapis lazuli, marble, various hardstones, opal, coral and malachite, the black onyx dial is perhaps the most recognizable for its unadorned starkness. With its endless black, absence of hour makers and minimal printing to the surface, examples fitted with this particular version take on an almost abstract quality where time rather than being specific becomes an approximate value.