Day-Date 1803 - Yellow Gold No-Lume Champagne Dial - Watch Only (ca. 1965)

Day-Date 1803 - Yellow Gold No-Lume Champagne Dial - Watch Only (ca. 1965)

The Day-Date 1803 is the reference that carried the President through the 1960s and 1970s, presented here in 18k yellow gold with the signature fluted bezel and a champagne sunburst dial. This mid-1960s example has the no lume dial and hands made for the Japan market, leaving the applied gold batons and gold hands to stand on their own against the sunburst finish.

Details:

• Reference: 1803
• Year: ca. 1965
• Case Size: 36mm, 18k yellow gold
• Bezel: Fluted, 18k yellow gold
• Dial: Champagne sunburst with applied gold baton indexes, no lume dial and hands (Japan market), day aperture at 12 and date aperture at 3
• Crystal: Domed acrylic (plexiglass) with cyclops lens over the date
• Movement: Rolex automatic, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, day and date display
• Strap: Aftermarket brown leather strap with white contrast stitching and aftermarket buckle

Set Includes:

• Watch only, on aftermarket leather strap with aftermarket buckle

Condition:

• Very good condition with signs of normal wear
• Comes on aftermarket leather strap with aftermarket buckle
• No lume dial and hands (Japan market)

Produced in solid gold only and fitted with an acrylic crystal throughout its run, the 1803 remains the classic vintage expression of the Day-Date and the foundation of the modern President line.