Dégradé (Vignette) Lacquer Dial
Day-Date 1803 — Dégradé (Vignette) Lacquer Dial
Undated
Made like a Stella but with the lacquer shaded so the colour darkens from the centre to the rim (red to burgundy/oxblood), with diamond markers. Example: case 4'205'814, c. 1975.
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Identifying details
- Coloured lacquer dial
Monochrome lacquered dial (e.g. burgundy, black, blue).
- 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.
- Dégradé (vignette) dial
Lacquer dial whose colour darkens from the centre towards the rim.
- Gem-set dial
Hour markers set with precious stones (“Serti”).
- 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
- Dial finish
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