Rolex
Day-Date, Reference 18078 | A yellow gold and diamond-set wristwatch with day, date, bracelet with bark finish and red dégradé lacquer dial | Circa 1979
Lot Closed
November 11, 01:27 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 CHF
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Description
Dial: red dégradé lacquer, diamonds
Calibre: cal. 3035 automatic, 27 jewels
Movement number: 0'395'773
Case: 18k yellow gold, screw-down case back
Case number: 6'269'096
Closure: 18k yellow gold President bracelet with bark finish and folding clasp
Size: 37 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 180 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: no
Accessories: Rolex presentation case
The Day-Date mexer stops to amaze with its wide variety of configurations. The present example is special for two distinct reasons: it feature a bark finish on the bezel and center link of the bracelet and it features a red dégradé lacquer dial.
The bark finish is a configuration that rarely appeared on Rolex watches. The fluted bezel has always been a much better known configuration, making this example quite exceptional.
Moreover, the watch feature a dégradé dial. This technique required a high level of skill from the dial maker who had to apply a light cloud of lacquer, which was spray on the dial progressively.
These two different features would make a watch special, but the fact that the present timepiece features both makes it a true collector's item.