ROLEXDAY-DATE OXBLOOD 'STELLA' DIAL MADE FOR THE SULTANATE OF OMAN REF. 1803
ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE 18K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, ARABIC CALENDAR, OXBLOOD LACQUERED 'STELLA' DIAL AND BRACELET, MADE FOR THE SULTANATE OF OMAN
DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 1803, CASE NO. 2'262'472, CIRCA 1970
ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE 18K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, ARABIC CALENDAR, OXBLOOD LACQUERED 'STELLA' DIAL AND BRACELET, MADE FOR THE SULTANATE OF OMAN
DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 1803, CASE NO. 2'262'472, CIRCA 1970
Movement: Automatic
Dial: Oxblood lacquered with diamond-set hour markers, Khanjar emblem in green
Case: 36 mm. diam.
With: 18k white gold Rolex President bracelet and deployant clasp, overall length approximately 180 mm.
ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE 18K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, ARABIC CALENDAR, OXBLOOD LACQUERED 'STELLA' DIAL AND BRACELET, MADE FOR THE SULTANATE OF OMAN
DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 1803, CASE NO. 2'262'472, CIRCA 1970
Movement: Automatic
Dial: Oxblood lacquered with diamond-set hour markers, Khanjar emblem in green
Case: 36 mm. diam.
With: 18k white gold Rolex President bracelet and deployant clasp, overall length approximately 180 mm.The combination of features that appear on the present specimen is hard to beat. It is distinguished by its magnificent oxblood coloured ‘Lacquered Stella’ dial with diamond indexes, a most elegant variant, and the calendar indications in Arabic scripture, both for day and for date. Another noteworthy feature is the green Khanjar which beautifully harmonize with the oxblood lacquered dial and the white gold case.
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.
