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Lot 147ROLEX
DAY-DATE 'ARABIC' DIAL REF. 228206
DAY-DATE 'ARABIC' DIAL REF. 228206
ROLEX. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND HEAVY PLATINUM AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, ARABIC CALENDAR, EASTERN ARABIC NUMERALS AND BRACELET
SIGNED ROLEX, DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 228206, CASE NO. 1Y6597Y9, CIRCA 2024
Closed11 November 2024
Price Realised
CHF 88,200
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Specialist note
This ravishing beauty has been treated with care and respect. The sheer weight of this platinum timepiece is impressive, and conveys an impression of absolute solidity and exclusivity. The dial is absolutely mesmerizing and dances according to how the light strikes the piece. The present timepiece is elevated even further by featuring an Arabic calendar and Arabic numerals.
Rolex was producing watches with Arabic dials from as early as the 1950s in order to cater to the requirements of the Middle Eastern market, such watches were usually only made by special request and were not part of the mainstream production. Indeed, it was not until 2016 that the company introduced the Day-Date 40 ‘Arabic’ Edition. These contemporary timepieces are only supplied to very select retailers in the Middle East and are incredibly rare.
Rolex was producing watches with Arabic dials from as early as the 1950s in order to cater to the requirements of the Middle Eastern market, such watches were usually only made by special request and were not part of the mainstream production. Indeed, it was not until 2016 that the company introduced the Day-Date 40 ‘Arabic’ Edition. These contemporary timepieces are only supplied to very select retailers in the Middle East and are incredibly rare.