Lot 50
18K GOLD ROLEX PRESIDENT DAYDATE WATCH, 1972
18K GOLD ROLEX PRESIDENT DAYDATE WATCH, 1972
Current Bid: $6,000
(3 Bids)18K Yellow Gold Rolex President DayDate Watch, 1972. Reference 1803, Serial Number: 3010252 (1972). Case Back: 1803 with correct 18K gold hallmarks. Caliber 1556. “Bark” finish bezel and center links on the matching 18K yellow gold bracelet. 36mm case with 44mm lug-to-lug. Slow set date, acrylic crystal, and pie pan dial with tritium lume marked "T SWISS T" at the bottom of the dial. Previously kept in a museum collection since donation in 1981; This is a quintessential luxury watch that is in well preserved condition and in good working order; could benefit from a routine cleaning with lubrication and adjustments, and new gaskets. No box or papers. Weighs 121g TW. Payment by wire transfer only.
- Condition: Horologist Report: Rolex DayDate reference 1803 Serial Number: 3010252 Year: 1972 Case Back: 1803 with correct 18K gold hallmarks A vintage 1972, 18K yellow gold Rolex DayDate with caliber 1556 with “bark” finish bezel and center links on the matching 18K yellow gold bracelet. This era of DayDate still contains the slow set date, acrylic crystal, and pie pan dial, all charming elements of this era. Of note, these later watches no longer used the highly radioactive luminous material, radium, but rather used a less radioactive alternative, tritium. This is clear by the T SWISS T at the bottom of the dial. This is a quintessential luxury watch that is in well preserved condition. Dial: Original champagne pie pan dial with correct zinc-sulfide tritium lume. The dial is in excellent condition. The lume has aged to a desirable creamy yellow color without significant lume loss. Hands: Original hand set with zinc sulfide tritium. The hands are in excellent condition. Similar to the dial, the hands have aged to a desirable creamy yellow color without significant lume loss. Crystal: Original acrylic crystal with date magnifier in good condition. There are some superficial scuffs and scratches but it is likely after a light, hand polish the crystal will clean up while preserving the vintage character. Bezel: Bezel is all original with very light polishing of the edges near the case. Crown: Original 24-600-8 crown and case tube in good condition for its age but do show signs of some polishing and wear. Gaskets are worn out and should be replaced. Mid-Case: Case looks well preserved with most of the material there. It does exhibit signs of polishing and wear but not atypical for its age. Case Back: Original case back with 1803 reference number, gold hallmarks, and one watchmaker service markings. Case back is soft from previous polishing and shows scratches and scuffs of a watch of this vintage. Gasket is worn out and should be replaced. Movement: Correct and original Rolex caliber 1556 is visually clean however, slow day/date jump and testing on a timegrapher indicate the movement should be cleaned, lubricated, and adjusted. Bracelet: Original 18K yellow gold bracelet reference 7286 with 53 end links and bark finish center links in moderately good condition. There are signs of moderate wear, some repairs at link connection points, polishing, and general scratches. The bracelet is marked 1 72 which would be period correct to the watch.
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