25,000 CHF
ROLEX REF. 18039B DAY-DATE "TRIDOR" BLACK ONYX DIAL ORIGINAL BOX AND GUARANTEE Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified", Case No. 8799103, Ref. 18039B. Sold by Gobbi, Milan in December 1986. Very fine and very rare, tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white and yellow gold wristwatch with day, date, black onyx dial and an 18K white, yellow and pink gold Tridor President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, guarantee and booklets. Three-body, bicolor, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, yellow gold faceted bezel, white gold case, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. Black onyx, gold-rimmed apertures for the date and for the day of the week (in Italian). Yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 3055, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 27 jewels, adjusted to 5 positions temperature, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Notes Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm. Approx. overall length 195 mm. With striking black onyx dial, this watch is certainly one of the most eye-catching examples of the Tridor model to appear at auction. In excellent overall condition, it is sold with the original Rolex box and guarantee confirming the sale of the watch by Gobbi, Milan in December 1986. Ref . 18039B was produced for only three years, from 1985-1988. These Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2015-05-10
