$8,260
"Day-Date - Tridor" Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, “Day Date – Tridor”, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified," Ref. 18039 B/18000. Made in the 1980s. Very fine and extremely rare, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white, yellow and pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with day, date, diamond-set dial and an three colours 18K gold "Tridor" President bracelet with deployant clasp. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, yellow gold fluted bezel, sapphire crystal with "cyclops" lens. Shaded red and black with 8 brilliant and 2 baguette-cut diamond indexes, outer luminous dots, apertures for the days of the week and the date. Luminous yellow gold "baton" hands. Cal. 3055, rhodium-plated, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating freesprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes This watch bears two reference numbers: 18000,which is the base reference number, and 18039B, which corresponds to the exact characteristics of this watch within the series. “Tridor” is Rolex’s trademark for their system of molecularly bonding three colors of gold in stripes for use in bracelets. Reference 18039B was only produced for three years, from 1985-1988. These watches were characterised by two-tone gold cases and the “Tridor” bracelet. A similar watch is illustrated in “Rolex,
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-03-28
