2005 Rolex Cellini Danaos Manual 18ct Gold Box & Papers
Ref: 4233/8
Specification
Lugs : 19mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : 18ct Yellow Gold
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with its original Rolex box, swing tag and paperwork. The watch comes paired on a 19mm leather strap with a Rolex 18ct yellow Gold buckle, the original Rolex 19mm leather strap in the box. The watch is from May 2005 and is sold in worn condition with light wear visible, the original case back sticker is still present, and some hairline scratches to the crystal can be seen. A full case and buckle refurb can be provided at an additional cost. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a 2005 Rolex Cellini Danaos Manual with an 18ct Yellow Gold cushion case that curves over your wrist with thick tapered lugs. The Cellini range is named after the Italian goldsmith and sculptor, Benvenuto Cellini and is inspired by their dress watches of the 1950s. A lug-to-lug length of 40mm and a case thickness of just 7mm provide a slim profile that ensures a comfortable fit on your wrist, and on the right side is a signed crown. A sapphire crystal sits above a black dial featuring concentric circles like a vinyl record, at 12 o’clock we have the 18ct Yellow Gold Rolex motif followed by large white outlined Arabic numerals with an 18ct Yellow gold 6 marking the hours, underneath the crown, you find “Rolex Geneve” and at 6 o’clock “Cellini” in yellow gold text. Elegant 18ct Yellow Gold Dauphine hands complete this beautiful sophisticated minimalist two-handed dress watch. On the reverse an 18ct Yellow Gold case back with the relevant Hallmarks stamped on the inside, inside a manually wound Rolex Cal. 1602, 20 jewels, beating at 21,600 beats per hour. The watch comes paired with a 19mm leather strap with a Rolex 18ct Yellow Gold buckle, relevant Hallmarks stamped on its inside, plus the original Rolex 19mm leather strap in the box, and the watch comes with its Rolex presentation box, swing tag and paperwork.
Personal Note
With the recent discontinuation of the Rolex Cellini, I do wonder if we will see an uptick in interest in the Cellini models? What I do know is that they are undervalued in the market, this 2005 model comes complete with its box and paperwork and is cased in solid 18ct gold, for less than most Datejusts and even OPs! That to me is crazy... Snap this gem up whilst you can.
The Brand
In 1905, German-born Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law Alfred Davis set up a company in London that imported Swiss movements which are installed in British cases and sold to jewellers who put their names on the dials. Recognising the potential for their brand, Wilsdorf created the brand name Rolex in 1908. In 1910, a Rolex became the first wristwatch to carry the Swiss Certificate of Chronometric Precision, awarded by the Official Watch Rating Centre in Bienne, Switzerland. Demand for Rolex watches rose swiftly, and British taxes on the Swiss movements Rolex used prompted Wilsdorf to move the business to Geneva, Switzerland, in 1919. With production costs lowered, Wilsdorf quickly set out to solve the age-old problem of moisture and dust entering a watch case and damaging the movement. The Rolex watchmakers came up with a fully sealed watch case, which Wilsdorf named the Oyster, and released to an appreciative audience in 1926. In 1931, Rolex introduced the first automatic winding wristwatch, giving it the legendary name Oyster Perpetual. In 1945, they released Datejust. The Datejust was the first watch to have the date jump instantaneously at midnight. The 1950s saw a whole lot of releases such as the Air-King (1958), the Explorer (1953), the Submariner (1953), the GMT Master (1955), the Day-Date (1956), the electromagnetic field resistant Milgauss (1956), the Lady-Datejust (1957) and the first Deep Sea model (1960). Wilsdorf’s death in 1960, saw ownership of Rolex S.A. (a collection of sub-companies) passed to the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation which was founded by Wilsdorf in 1945, the mission of which is simply to sustain Rolex S.A. indefinitely.