Arabic Numerals and Calendar
Day-Date 1803 — Arabic Numerals and Calendar
Middle-Eastern dial with applied gold Eastern-Arabic numerals and both day and date wheels in Arabic; seen on engraved tapisserie dials. Dated examples: white gold, case 1'684'900, 1968; pink gold “Aladdin’s Rose”, case 3'453'241, 1974.
Identifying details
- Fluted bezel
Gold bezel with fine ridges (also called reeded or coin-edge).
- Day of the week
Day of the week spelled out in a window, usually at 12 o’clock.
- Arabic calendar
Day (and sometimes date) wheels printed in Arabic script, for Middle-Eastern markets.
- Applied coronet
Applied rather than printed Rolex coronet.
- Date
Date display.
- Cyclops
Magnifying lens over the date.
Variants of 1803
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Standard Pie-Pan Dial | Undated |
| Stella Lacquer Dial | Undated |
| Stella Lacquer Dial · Yellow | Undated |
| Stella Lacquer Dial · Coral | Undated |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 1803
- Production
- Undated
- Case diameter
- 36 mm
- Water resistance
- 50 m
- Crystal
- Acrylic
- Movement
- Automatic
- Date
- Yes
- Caliber
- Rolex 1556
Dial, bezel & hands
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed.
Movement
Rolex 1556
Later 1800-series Day-Date caliber, used to the end of the 1803; still no quickset for day or date. Phillips notes a hacking seconds stop on late examples.
Automatic · 26 jewels