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ROLEX, RARE YELLOW GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET 'DAY-DATE', WITH GREEN VIGNETTE DIAL, REF. 1803

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CHF 30,000 - CHF 50,000

Closed: 21 Nov 2023

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ROLEX, RARE YELLOW GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET 'DAY-DATE', WITH GREEN VIGNETTE DIAL, REF. 1803

Closed: 21 Nov 2023

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CIRCA: 1978
SERIAL NO: 5'175'450
CASE MATERIAL: Yellow gold
CASE DIAMETER: 36 mm.
BRACELET MATERIAL: Yellow gold
BRACELET SIZE: Approx. 175 mm. overall length
DIAL: Green degradé with diamond-set hour markers
MOVEMENT: Automatic
FUNCTIONS: Day, date
BOX: Yes
PAPERS: Yes
WITH: Guarantee dated 1978, product literature, leather card holder and presentation box

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Lot Essay

The present reference 1803 is distinguished by its extremely attractive green “degradé” (French definition for the gradual transition from one color to another) vignette dial. The combination of the green color fading inward to a clearer hue and the diamond-setting rendering it a most elegant appearance.

The vignette dials are created in the same process as the beautiful and collectible Stella dials, through first rotating the dial while applying a lacquer, then varnishing the outer edges to produce a magnificent transition of bright to deep, dark, color on a diamond dial.