Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

LOT 58

Ref. 1800 "Day-Date" Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, Ref. 1800. Made in 1973. Fine and rare, tonneau shaped, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with day and date and an 18K yellow gold Rolex buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, faceted bezel, crystal with "Cyclops" lens. D. Blue with golden painted radial ?Roman? numerals, aperture for the day and the date, outer minute track. Luminous yellow gold "Bâton" hands. M. Cal. 1556, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.