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ROLEX, DAY-DATE REF. 1803, A RARE AND IMPORTANT GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH THE NATIONAL SYMBOL OF OMAN

CASE NUMBNER: 3’744’341

Name: ROLEX, DAY-DATE REF. 1803, A RARE AND IMPORTANT GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH THE NATIONAL SYMBOL OF OMAN
Brand: CASE NUMBNER: 3’744’341
Price: 35000.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised USD 44,100

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ROLEX, DAY-DATE REF. 1803, A RARE AND IMPORTANT GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH THE NATIONAL SYMBOL OF OMAN

CASE NUMBNER: 3’744’341

Price Realised USD 44,100

CIRCA: 1974
CASE MATERIAL: 18k yellow gold, caseback engraved K.R., the initials of Khimji Ramdas, the Rolex retailer in Oman
DIAMETER: 36 mm.
BRACELET: Rolex President 18k yellow gold
DIAL: Taupe dial with applied hour markers and red Khanjar logo – the national emblem of Oman
FUNCTIONS: Time, day, date
BUCKLE: Rolex 18k gold folding buckle
WITH: Rolex service card dated 7 January 2020 from Khimji Ramdas, Muscat

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Lot Essay

It was common practice among Gulf royalty and prominent Government establishments in the Middle East to commission watches with their names/ logos etc on the dial. These were given as State gifts or as commemorative tokens to people or diplomats or business partners. Within the esoteric world of watch collecting, these watches with “Arab Dials” were deemed more collectible than the regular production versions.
A man of undeniably exquisite taste and also a watch enthusiast, the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said, owned and offered as gifts innumerable timepieces. Depending on the level and importance of the occasion, gifts of an "horological nature" vary from simple timepieces to fine Rolex watches. The present watch has the initials of Khimji Ramdas, the authorised dealer of Rolex in Oman.