The Watch
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day Date debuted in 1956 by being the first automatic, waterproofed chronometerwatch that fully indicated both date and weekday. The new inovative daycalendar can be found in several languages. We can through catalogues and leaflets find that the daycalendar was offered in 11 languages in 1963, 24 languages in 1979, 25 languages in 1985 and in 2018 the watch was offered in 26 languages.
Rolex Day Date was originally avaliable in 18 carat gold and platinum and could be found together with the "President Bracelet". This amazing watch was the first one to have the text "Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" (COSC) on the dial.
During the 1960s the reference Rolex Day Date 1803 starts to appear in the Rolex catalogues and it soon became the reference that most people associates with Day Date.
Caliber 1555 was produced between 1959 and 1967 and was followed up by caliber 1556. In 1971 the cal. 1556 got a little boost when it was given the hack stop second function.
Specific Information
Object nr: 193
Maker: Rolex
Model: Day Date
Reference: 1803
Year: 1973
Movement: Automatic Cal. 1556
Material: 18k solid gold
Original crown: Yes
Dimensions: 36mm, without crown,
Strap/Bracelet: Leather strap in amazing quality with original Rolex buckle
Lug Width: 20mm
Box/Papers: No/No
The Condition
This is undoubtedly an amazing watch, it has everything - precious metal, day and datefunction, plexi and a well preserved case with nice and rather sharp lines and a stunning dial. The case is well kept and in a splendid condition with only lighter polishing throughout the years. In 1803 you usually see many heavily polished cases. The crown is original as well as the buckle which is in good condition. The dial have only minorly been affected by age. This is a watch to love and grow old with!
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