Rolex Day-Date 36 1803

Rolex Day-Date 1803 YG Champagne Dial with Service Paper

Brand Rolex Model Day-Date Reference 1803/8 Year 1967 Serial 15xxxxx Movement Automatic Cal.1556 Case 36mm Material 18K Yellow Gold Bracelets Black Leather Strap Includes Rolex Genuine Yellow Gold Buckle International Service Guarantee (2022) Notes The watch is working condition (+12 sec/day 285°) The hands have been replaced with luminova hands by Rolex in the last service. Shipping DHL Express  *Model's wrist circumference 16.5cm The Day-Date is Rolex's ultimate status watch. Introduced in 1956, the Day-Date was the world's first waterproof, automatic chronometer wristwatch to display the date and the day of the week in full on the dial. The case is made of only 18K gold or platinum. It is the only watch with a day of the week display and is limited in materials, which has established it as the finest Rolex watch. The Day-Date is also known as the "President's Watch." The name originated from when it was presented to the 34th President of the United States, Dwight Eisenhower, and the name became established as it was worn by successive presidents thereafter. The bracelet, which is made of gold like the case, is known as the "President Bracelet" and has a strong image of being a "first-class watch worn by successful people and leaders." The Ref.1803 is a vintage model produced from the 1960s to the late 1970s. This watch was manufactured around 1967, making it a mid- to late-period Day-Date model of this generation. The case is made of 18K yellow gold. It has a very calm color, so it doesn't stand out too much despite being a gold watch. The dial is a champagne dial with a sunray finish. There is some aging, but it has a very nice appearance. The hands are bar hands and the indexes are thin bar indexes. The indexes have also faded nicely. Luminous is applied to both the dial and hands. The tritium lume on the dial has aged nicely to orange. The hands were replaced at Rolex service  center and have Luminova lume applied. The movement is the automatic winding Cal.1556. This is an updated version of Cal.1555, and was installed in the later model of Ref.1803. A hack function was added and the vibration frequency was increased to 19,800 vibrations. Since the watch does not have a quick change calendar, the day and date are adjusted by moving the minute hand back and forth.