Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 14, 2017
LOT 532
ROLEX REF. 18048 DAY-DATE, RUBY AND DIAMOND DIAL YELLOW GOLD Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer, officially Certified, case No. 6548549, Ref. 18048. Made in 1981. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold Chronometer wristwatch with day and date and an 18K yellow gold Rolex president bracelet with concealed deployant clasp.
CHF 20,000 - 30,000
HKD 160,000 - 240,000 / USD 20,000 - 30,000
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screw down case back and crown, fluted diamond-set bezel, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. Champagne with ruby and diamond indexes, apertures for the double quick-set day and date. Yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 3155, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, free- sprung 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: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |