Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 10, 2015
LOT 466
ROLEX REF. 1803 STELLA BURGUNDY DIAL WHITE GOLD Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, case No. 1674741, Ref. 1803. Made in 1967. Very fine and unusual, center seconds, self-winding, 18K white gold Chronometer wristwatch with day & date and a Lacquered Stella burgundy dial.
CHF 20,000 - 30,000
HKD 160,000 - 240,000 / USD 21,000 - 31,000
Sold: CHF 27,500
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, fluted bezel, crystal with cyclops lens. Burgundy lacquered with applied white gold bâton indexes and luminous dots, 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 |