Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 12, 2013
LOT 256
ROLEX REF 1807 BURGUNDY STELLA DIAL Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, case No.3166875, Ref. 1807/1803. Made in 1972. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, selfwinding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with day and date, bark-finished bezel and an 18K yellow gold bark-finished President bracelet with deployant clasp
CHF 13,500 - 17,500
HKD 113,000 - 146,000 / USD 15,000 - 19,000
Sold: CHF 17,500
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, bark-finished bezel, screweddown case back and crown, crystal with Cyclops lens. D. Brown colour change dial with applied yellow gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minutes/seconds divisions, apertures for the day and date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal.1556, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 26 jewels, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and five positions, straight line lever escapement, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 12 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |