ROLEX. A RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD, DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE AND OXBLOOD LACQUERED 'STELLA' DIAL
ROLEX. A RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD, DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE AND OXBLOOD LACQUERED 'STELLA' DIAL
ROLEX. A RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD, DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE AND OXBLOOD LACQUERED 'STELLA' DIAL
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ROLEX. A RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD, DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE AND OXBLOOD LACQUERED 'STELLA' DIAL
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This lot is subject to standard Swiss VAT rules an… Read more ROLEX DAY-DATE DIAMOND & SAPPHIRE OXBLOOD 'STELLA' DIAL REF. 18038THE PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
ROLEX. A RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD, DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE AND OXBLOOD LACQUERED 'STELLA' DIAL

SIGNED ROLEX, DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 18038, CASE NO. 6'620'552, CIRCA 1981

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ROLEX. A RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD, DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE AND OXBLOOD LACQUERED 'STELLA' DIAL
SIGNED ROLEX, DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 18038, CASE NO. 6'620'552, CIRCA 1981
Movement: Automatic
Dial: Oxblood lacquered, diamond and sapphire string
Case: 36 mm. diam.
With: 18k gold Rolex buckle and 'Watch Certificate' passport: https://certificate.watchcertificate.org/fr/y5uic1jiw
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This lot is subject to standard Swiss VAT rules and 7.7% VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer’ and the ‘buyer’s premium’

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Lot Essay

The present reference 18038 is a very well-preserved and highly attractive representative of the famous model, enhanced by its magnificent intact and oxblood coloured ‘Lacquered Stella’ dial with diamond and sapphire string.

Made in the late 1970s and early 1980s in very small numbers, the colours of lacquer for the dials were mixed by hand and then applied layer after layer until a deep rich gloss coating had built up. Distinguished by an appearance of enamel and referred to by collectors as Stella dials, these timepieces preserved in very well overall condition such as the present example are today much sought after by collectors.

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