Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 10, 2015
LOT 464
ROLEX REF. 1803 ROMAN DIAL WHITE GOLD Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, case No. 5345428, Ref. 1803. Sold on March 31st, 1978. Very fine and unusual, center seconds, self-winding, 18K white gold Chronometer wristwatch with day & date and an 18k white gold Rolex bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original warranty and booklet.
CHF 14,000 - 18,000
HKD 113,000 - 146,000 / USD 14,600 - 19,500
Sold: CHF 17,500
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, fluted bezel, crystal with cyclops lens. Grey with painted roman indexes, outer minute divisions, apertures for the days of the week and the date. Luminous white gold baton hands. Cal. 1556, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |