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Lot 2082 ROLEX
DAY-DATE GREEN BLOODSTONE DIAL REF. 18038
DAY-DATE GREEN BLOODSTONE DIAL REF. 18038
ROLEX. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, GREEN BLOODSTONE DIAL AND BRACELET
SIGNED ROLEX, DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 18038, CASE NO. 5'802'134, CIRCA 1979
Closed6 November 2023
Price Realised
CHF 69,300
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Specialist note
The Day-Date is well known for having been a canvas onto which Rolex unleashed an innumerable amount of variations and experiments. Among the most appreciated stylistic exercises, the collector will without a doubt mention the famed hard stone dials. Rolex experimented with a number of different materials for these dials: coral, malachite, marble, fossils and others.
In very good overall condition, the present wristwatch is crafted in an 18k gold case and features a highly attractive Bloodstone dial. Most of the hard stone dial, such as the present one, are free from scales or numerals: Rolex probably realized that the material in itself achieves a mesmerizing aesthetic result, and decided to leave the dial without further decorations.
In very good overall condition, the present wristwatch is crafted in an 18k gold case and features a highly attractive Bloodstone dial. Most of the hard stone dial, such as the present one, are free from scales or numerals: Rolex probably realized that the material in itself achieves a mesmerizing aesthetic result, and decided to leave the dial without further decorations.