Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 12, 2013

LOT 253

ROLEX REF. 18039B (TRIDOR MODEL), WHITE & YELLOW DAY-DATE Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, Case No. 8651110, Ref. 18039B/18000. Made in 1985. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white and yellow gold wristwatch with day, date and a Rolex gold-plated buckle.

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

HKD 33,000 - 50,000 / USD 4,300 - 6,400

Sold: CHF 5,500

C. Three-body, bicolor, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, yellow gold faceted bezel, white gold case, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Matte champagne with applied radial yellow gold Roman numerals, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds track, apertures for the date and for the day of the week. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 3055, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 27 jewels, adjusted to 5 positions temperature, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12.5 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3-8

Good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

This watch bears two reference numbers: 18000, which is the base reference number, and 18039B, which corresponds to the Tridor model, normally fitted with the three-color gold striped Tridor bracelet. Ref. 18039B was produced for only three years, from 1985-1988. These watches had two-tone gold cases and the ?Tridor? bracelet