ROLEX, REF. 18038 DAY-DATE BIRCH WOOD DIAL
Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, case No. 5429268, Ref. 18038. Made 1977.
Very fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K
yellow gold wristwatch with birch wood dial, day and date and
a gold-plated Rolex buckle. Accompanied by a Rolex box and
booklet.
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screw-down case
back and crown, fluted bezel, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens.
Satine birch wood with applied yellow gold baton indexes,
outer minute/seconds divisions, gold-framed apertures for the
day of the week and quick-set date. Luminous yellow gold baton
hands.
Cal. 3055, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 27
jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted
to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating
Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws,
hack mechanism.