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Lot Essay
With Rolex Garantie stamped by Italian retailer Roberto Rizzo and dated 24 December 1983, additional red leather strap, additional 18K gold Rolex buckle, sale tags, product literature, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Already made extremely attractive and sought-after by its enthralling red coral dial, this is just one of the remarkable traits of this timepiece. Of course, the aesthetic impulse given to the entire watch by the dial is momentous: the subtly veined texture of coral make these dials each a piece unique, and Rolex's choice of removing any numerals to leave the dial as true protagonist of the watch resulted in a supremely clean, and yet far from dull, design.
The Italian calendar is another welcome addition, furthermore the discs acquired a deep ivory hue that wonderfully harmonizes with the gold case.
Moreover, this timepiece shines as one of the best preserved Day-Date to ever grace an auction room: complete with its original sale kit and bearing the green Rolex sticker to the case back, this watch is a practical treaty on the original proportions of vintage Day-Dates. Its case not only has never been polished and has hardly ever been used. When holding the watch in hand, the immediate impression is that it is bigger than its peers. This is, as a matter of fact, true. However not because of a different case design, but rather because the pristine condition of its case, with incredibly full lugs, is immediately apparent at first glance.
Already made extremely attractive and sought-after by its enthralling red coral dial, this is just one of the remarkable traits of this timepiece. Of course, the aesthetic impulse given to the entire watch by the dial is momentous: the subtly veined texture of coral make these dials each a piece unique, and Rolex's choice of removing any numerals to leave the dial as true protagonist of the watch resulted in a supremely clean, and yet far from dull, design.
The Italian calendar is another welcome addition, furthermore the discs acquired a deep ivory hue that wonderfully harmonizes with the gold case.
Moreover, this timepiece shines as one of the best preserved Day-Date to ever grace an auction room: complete with its original sale kit and bearing the green Rolex sticker to the case back, this watch is a practical treaty on the original proportions of vintage Day-Dates. Its case not only has never been polished and has hardly ever been used. When holding the watch in hand, the immediate impression is that it is bigger than its peers. This is, as a matter of fact, true. However not because of a different case design, but rather because the pristine condition of its case, with incredibly full lugs, is immediately apparent at first glance.