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Lot 14 ROLEX
DAY-DATE DIAMOND & SAPPHIRE OXBLOOD 'STELLA' DIAL REF. 18038
THE PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
DAY-DATE DIAMOND & SAPPHIRE OXBLOOD 'STELLA' DIAL REF. 18038
THE PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
ROLEX. A RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD, DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE AND OXBLOOD LACQUERED 'STELLA' DIAL
SIGNED ROLEX, DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 18038, CASE NO. 6'620'552, CIRCA 1981
Closed13 May 2023
Price Realised
CHF 50,400
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Specialist note
The present reference 18038 is a very well-preserved and highly attractive representative of the famous model, enhanced by its magnificent intact and oxblood coloured ‘Lacquered Stella’ dial with diamond and sapphire string.
Made in the late 1970s and early 1980s in very small numbers, the colours of lacquer for the dials were mixed by hand and then applied layer after layer until a deep rich gloss coating had built up. Distinguished by an appearance of enamel and referred to by collectors as Stella dials, these timepieces preserved in very well overall condition such as the present example are today much sought after by collectors.
Made in the late 1970s and early 1980s in very small numbers, the colours of lacquer for the dials were mixed by hand and then applied layer after layer until a deep rich gloss coating had built up. Distinguished by an appearance of enamel and referred to by collectors as Stella dials, these timepieces preserved in very well overall condition such as the present example are today much sought after by collectors.