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40. Rolex. An 18K gold quartz calendar bracelet watch
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40. Rolex. An 18K gold quartz calendar bracelet watch
Model:…
Estimate €12,000 - €18,000
Voluntary lot
Description
40. Rolex. An 18K gold quartz calendar bracelet watch
Model: Oysterquartz Day-Date
Reference: 19018N
Date: Circa 1986
Movement: 11-jewel Cal.5055 quartz, adjusted to temperature
Dial: Sunburst champagne, applied polished baton hour markers with luminous dots, black outer minute track with Roman numeral 5 minute markers, magnified date aperture at 3, day aperture at 12, polished and faceted baton hands with luminous inserts, centre seconds
Case: Brushed and polished tonneau form, fluted bezel, screw down back and crown, No.9721644
Strap/Bracelet: Fitted 18K gold Oysterquartz link
Buckle/Clasp: Signed 18K gold folding clasp
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 36mm
Weight: 150,92g
The Rolex Oysterquartz was launched in the late 1970's, with the goal of incorporating an in-house quartz movement into their internationally recognized case designs of the Datejust and Day-Date models. Not satisfied with the Beta 21 quartz movement, Rolex developed the caliber 5035/5055 movements to have superior accuracy and to negate the effects of temperature change.
Manufactured for a little over two decades, production was limited to an estimated 25000 watches, with over half being in stainless steel and gold models with a champagne dial, the reference 17013. The remainder were cased in all stainless steel (reference 17000), stainless steel and gold with different dials (reference 17013), stainless steel and white gold (reference 17014), all yellow gold, such as the present watch (reference 19018), and all white gold (reference 19019).
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