Gentleman's 18K Yellow Gold Rolex President Perpetual Day/Date Swiss-Made Watch

This gentleman's 18K yellow gold Rolex President Perpetual Day/Date wristwatch is Swiss-made and features a 36-mm champagne-coloured dial with a matching gold-tone hands, stick markers, and Roman numeral hour markers. There is a magnified date window at the three o'clock position and the day is shown at the 12 o'clock position. An 18K yellow gold fluted bezel surrounds the dial, and an 18K yellow gold president bracelet with a deployment clasp is attached. The watch has hour, minute and second hands and runs on an automatic movement. It's also scratch-resistant, has a sapphire crystal and a screw-down crown, and is water-resistant to 100 metres.

The Day/Date is the most prestigious watch from the Oyster collection and is made largely by hand. The fine movement is an officially certified Swiss chronometer. The wrist-chronometer, the waterproof case, the rotor self-winding movement, and the date and day of the week shown in windows cut in the dial are all landmarks in the history of watchmaking pioneered by Rolex. The president bracelet was created especially for the Day/Date and is available only in platinum or 18K gold.

Founded in 1905 by Hans Wilsdorf, Rolex has grown to become the world’s leading luxury watch brand. The Rolex name and the famed crown logo are synonymous with prestige, quality and craftsmanship. Using a proprietary construction comprising of a screw-down caseback, screw-down winding crown, and sealed crystal clamped down by a bezel, the Oyster case remains as the foundation for almost all modern Rolex watches. Rolex watches with Oyster cases have a minimum water resistance rating of 100 metres and can reach up to 3,900 metres for specialized diving watch models. In 1945, Rolex was the first to introduce a chronometer wristwatch with a date window on the dial. The Datejust and the Day/Date continue to be Rolex’s flagship dress watch models. Today, Rolex manufactures all of its mechanical movements in-house, using both cutting-edge machinery and traditional handmade techniques. Rolex watches are designed to last for many decades and are worn as timepieces and jewellery, while vintage models are also widely sought-after by collectors. The first Rolex waterproof watch was unveiled in 1926 and was called the Oyster because it was clamped shut like an oyster shell and could survive underwater.

• Case: X479776
• 18K yellow gold
• Gram weight is 147.2
• Independently appraised value for insurance purposes: $30,100.00 (note: may not reflect selling price)
• Measures approximately 8" in length
• Comes with original box and papers
• Original date of purchase: 1993/1994

All items in the Estate Originals Collection are estate pieces created in years gone by. Although this item is in excellent condition, it could have some signs of its age and past enjoyment. The images shown are of the exact item you will receive.