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The Index — Vintage watches, decoded.References, dials and variants up to 2000

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Rolex
Day-Date
1804

Day-Date 1804

Undated2 variants

1800-series Day-Date with a factory diamond-set bezel and, usually, diamond hour markers; some cases are stamped 1803 inside.

Variants over time

Explore by production yearAll recorded years

19751979

19751980

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

Variants

Diamond Bezel and DialUndated
Bezel pavé-set with round diamonds (44 on a 1961 platinum example) and a dial with eight round and two baguette diamond markers. Example: platinum, case 740'147, 1961, dial with a futurist geometric pattern.
Day of the weekDiamond-set bezel

Reference specifications

Brand: Rolex
Model: Day-Date
Reference: 1804
Category: Dress
Production: Undated
Case diameter: 36 mm
Date: Yes
Crystal: Acrylic

More specifications (2)

Movement: Automatic

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Rolex Day-Date 1804 · The Index

Gem-set dial

Date

Cyclops

1 sub-variants:Khanjar, Burgundy Stella

Calibers

1555, 1556

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

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