100th Auction

2019/11/15

Lot 92

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual DAY-DATE Superlative Chronometer officially certified", Movement No. 1082972, Case No. 6217933, Ref. 18038, Cal. 3055, 36 mm, circa 1979
"THE EYE OF THE TIGER"
A very rare vintage automatic wristwatch with an impressive tiger eye dial, date and weekday indicator in English writing - with original box and extensive Rolex accessories
Case: 18k gold, screw back ref. 18000, reeded gold bezel, screwed "Twinlock" winding crown, 18k gold "President" bracelet ref. 18000, bracelet length 150 mm, total length 185 mm. Dial: tiger eye, gold baton hands.
Rolex regularly tries out different materials for the dials of the Day-Date models and even uses gemstones occasionally – this timepiece boasts a dial made of Tiger Eye. Manufacturing costs of these dials are high because the stones are very delicate and many of them break during production – making the timepieces with hard-stone dials highly sought-after collector’s pieces.

estimated
20.00030.000 €
Price realized
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