Rolex Oysterquartz Day-Date Ref 19018 An 18ct gold wristwatch with day and date and bracelet, circa 1986

Dial: sunburst champagne
Calibre: cal. 5055 quartz, 11 jewels
Case: polished tonneau-form, screw down back and crown, fluted bezel
Case number: 9119700
Closure: Rolex 18ct gold Oyster link bracelet and folding clasp
Dimensions: 36mm diameter, internal circumference approximately 170mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Rolex international service guarantee numbered 9119700, dated 27 August 2007, a generic instruction booklet for a Day-Date (in Japanese), certificate of authenticity, Rolex presentation box and outer box

In the 1970s Rolex started to develop its first quartz movements. Prior to that Rolex had joined with other prominent watch manufacturers in the development of the highly accurate Beta 21 quartz calibre. In 1977, after five years of research and design, Rolex introduced their own masterful in-house quartz calibres, launched in the Datejust version (cal. 5035) as well as in a Day-Date version (cal. 5055), as illustrated by the present lot. Rolex discontinued their Oysterquartz wristwatches in 2001 and they were phased out of the retail market by 2003.

• Lot Sold $10,000 (Hammer Price)
• $12,500 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

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