Day-Date 1803 - Japan Market No-Lume Silver Dial - Watch Only - 1969

Day-Date 1803 - Japan Market No-Lume Silver Dial - Watch Only - 1969

A vintage 18k yellow gold Day-Date reference 1803 in the sought-after Japan-market configuration, featuring a silvered dial and matching hands executed without any luminous material. Dating from circa 1969, this President-line Day-Date pairs the classic fluted bezel and Oyster case with the enduring day-and-date complication driven by Rolex Caliber 1556.

Details:

• Reference: 1803
• Year: ca. 1969
• Case Size: 36mm, 18k yellow gold
• Bezel: Fluted, 18k yellow gold
• Dial: Silvered dial with applied gold stick indices, NO lume Japan market dial and matching hands, T Swiss T dial with no tritium
• Movement: Rolex Caliber 1556, automatic, 42-hour power reserve, 26 jewels, 19,800 vph
• Strap: Black crocodile-embossed leather strap on gold plated original Rolex-signed buckle
• Water Resistance: 100 meters (vintage rating)

Set Includes:

• Watch only (no box, no papers)

Condition:

• Good overall condition with honest signs of use
• Case retains its Day-Date silhouette with sharp fluted bezel
• Dial, hands and applied indices are clean with no visible damage
• Domed acrylic crystal free of significant scratches
• Movement running, day and date changeover functioning

The reference 1803 defined the President silhouette across nearly two decades of production, and the Japan-market no-lume dial variant is a scarce factory execution produced to meet local restrictions on tritium in the late 1960s and 1970s.