ROLEX. AN ATTRACTIVE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, 18K YELLOW GOLD BRACELET, PERIOD BLANK GUARANTEE, BROCHURES AND BOX

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ROLEX. AN ATTRACTIVE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, 18K YELLOW GOLD BRACELET, PERIOD BLANK GUARANTEE, BROCHURES AND BOX

Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, ref. 1806, case no 785’368, circa 1962

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ROLEX. AN ATTRACTIVE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, 18K YELLOW GOLD BRACELET, PERIOD BLANK GUARANTEE, BROCHURES AND BOX
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, ref. 1806, case no 785’368, circa 1962
Movement: cal. 1555, automatic, 25 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: bark-finished bezel and lugs, screw back, inside case back stamped 1803, 36 mm. diam., signed
With: 18K yellow gold Rolex crosshatch textured bracelet with deployant clasp stamped 64, approx. overall length 185 mm, period blank guarantee, brochures and presentation box

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Lot Essay

The present Day-Date is a rare example of the early ref. 1806 cased in pink gold. It is distinguished by the crosshatch pattern texture on bezel and lugs, also known as “Morellis” or “Florentine” finish, the yellow gold bracelet dating from 1964 similarly decorated.
The “pie pan” dial displays an attractive champagne patina, the luminous material to numerals and hands showing the same colour.

The reference 1806 is a rare variation of the vintage Day-Date model. It was launched in 1959 along with the mechanical caliber 1555.

This model is illustrated in Pucci Papaleo Editore, Day-Date, The Presidential Rolex, 2015, p. 126.

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