RolexDay-Date 40

KEY FACTS

● ​Auctioned via a private collector based in the United Kingdom.

● ​Presented with its display box, outer sleeve, and all paperwork including Rolex’s five-year guarantee, which is valid until 2027

● ​Swing tags included as part of the set

● ​18K yellow gold finish with white dial and applied 18K yellow gold Roman numeral indices

● ​Given an ‘AA’ grading for condition by the vendor, who reports the watch to be in good working order

FUNCTION

● ​Hours, minutes, day, date

● ​Automatic Rolex 3255 calibre

● ​70-hour power reserve

● ​Screw-down crown with 100m of waterproofness

SUMMARY

Since its release in 1956, the Rolex Day-Date has been worn by numerous heads of state, and so this iconic timepiece has garnered the nickname the “Presidents’ watch”. The Day-Date is one of Rolex’s most revered designs as it was the world’s first chronometer wristwatch to display the date and day. The case of this particular reference measures 40mm in diameter and is fitted with the Day-Date’s trademark ‘President’ bracelet. Meanwhile, the line’s ‘Cyclops’ magnifier is positioned over the date window at three o’clock, and the dial is surrounded by the instantly-recognisable fluted bezel. Beneath the screw-down rear case back beats Rolex’s in-house developed 3255 calibre; a highly-precise certified chronometer movement packing a power reserve of 70 hours.

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