Rolex 1803

ROLEX DAY-DATE 'ARABIC' DIAL REF. 1803 ROLEX. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH ARABIC CALENDAR, EASTERN ARABIC NUMERALS AND BRACELET SIGNED ROLEX, DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 1803, CASE NO. 621'32X, CIRCA 1960

ROLEX. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH ARABIC CALENDAR, EASTERN ARABIC NUMERALS AND BRACELET SIGNED ROLEX, DAY-DATE MODEL, REF. 1803, CASE NO. 621'32X, CIRCA 1960 Movement: Automatic Dial: Pink with Eastern Arabic numerals Case: 36 mm. diam. With: 18k pink gold Rolex President bracelet and 'big logo' deployant clasp stamped 3.60, overall length approximately 170 mm. An extremely rare and attractive timepiece, the present Rolex reference 1803 showcases Rolex's experimentalism and adaptability. A primordial region for fine watchmaking, the Middle East has encouraged manufacturers over the years to create special-order timepieces for royal families or wristwatches with characteristics tailored to the region. The present timepiece features a magnificent pink dial with Eastern Arabic numerals and Arabic calendar - made especially for the Middle East for a short period in the 1960s and '70s. Among the rarest and most coveted, such dials enhance the collectible importance of the timepiece. When found in such remarkable overall condition, these rare timepieces are considered by many as trophies in any important Day-Date collection Reference 1803 In production from 1959 to 1977, reference 1803 can be considered the most classical of all Day-Date references: its case strikes the perfect balance between sporty and elegant, and the ribbed bezel has grown to become the bezel collectors think of when imagining a Day-Date. It is the chef d’oeuvre against which all Day-Date models are weighted.