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ROLEX. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, RED VIGNETTE DIAL AND BRACELET
Lot 13 ROLEX
DAY-DATE RED VIGNETTE DIAL REF. 18038

ROLEX. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, RED VIGNETTE DIAL AND BRACELET

SIGNED ROLEX, DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 18038, CASE NO. 9'380'306, CIRCA 1986

Closed13 May 2023

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ROLEX. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, RED VIGNETTE DIAL AND BRACELET
SIGNED ROLEX, DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 18038, CASE NO. 9'380'306, CIRCA 1986
Movement: Automatic
Dial: Red degradé with diamond-set hour markers
Case: 36 mm. diam.
With: 18k gold Rolex President bracelet and deployant clasp, overall length approximately 180 mm.

Specialist note

The present reference 18038 is distinguished by its extremely attractive red 'degradé' (French definition for the gradual transition from one colour to another) vignette dial. The combination of the red colour fading inward to a clearer hue and the diamond-setting rendering it a most elegant appearance.

The vignette dials are created in the same process as the beautiful and collectible Stella dials, through first rotating the dial while applying a lacquer, then varnishing the outer edges to produce a magnificent transition of bright to deep, dark, color on a diamond dial.