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Rolex Day-Date 1802 · The Index

Brands
Rolex
Day-Date
1802

Day-Date 1802

c. 1959–?4 variants

The 1800-series Day-Date with a smooth (domed) bezel instead of the fluted one.

Rolex 1802. · Photo: Monaco Legend Auctions · © Monaco Legend Auctions, used with permission · Source: https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-40/lot-235

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Variants over time

Explore by production yearAll recorded years

19701979

197019751980

Faded ends mark approximate or unknown dates. Years are as stated by the cited sources.

Variants

Smooth BezelUndated
Plain polished bezel; dials as on the 1803. The bezel is the only difference from the 1803.
Pie-pan dial

Reference specifications

Brand: Rolex
Model: Day-Date
Reference: 1802
Category: Dress
Production: c. 1959–?
Case diameter: 36 mm
Date: Yes
Crystal: Acrylic

More specifications (2)

Movement: Automatic

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The Rolex Day-Date: A Complete Collector’s GuideRead more at Sotheby's (opens in a new tab)

Day of the week

Smooth bezel

Date

Cyclops

Khanjar, Platinum (Asprey)c. 1975

Special order for Sultan Qaboos of Oman: platinum case, blue dial with the red khanjar emblem at 6 and larger-than-usual diamond markers (eight round, two baguette), caseback engraved Asprey and the case number repeated inside. Dated examples: case 3'856'081 (1975, stamped 1804) and case 3'873'774 (c. 1975); the dealer AVW knows three, all numbered 3873xx.

Khanjar crestDay of the weekPresident braceletRetailer signatureGem-set dialSmooth bezelDateCyclops

Yellow Stella, Diamond Dialc. 1972

Smooth-bezel case with a vivid yellow lacquer “Stella” dial set with eight round and two baguette diamonds. Example: case 2'550'166, guarantee dated 10 November 1972, retailed in Mexico; sold at Phillips Glamorous Day-Date (lot 58) and later at Christie's.

Coloured lacquer dialDay of the week“Stella” dialGem-set dialSmooth bezelDateCyclops

Geometric Guilloché, Diamond IndicesUndated

Smooth-bezel yellow-gold Day-Date has a geometric guilloché pie-pan dial and small diamond indices.

Calibers

1555, 1556

Specs shared by all variants. Variant pages show where a variant differs.

All Day-Date references

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