Linen Bezel
Day-Date 1811 — Linen Bezel
Undated
Linen-pattern bezel on a plain case. Known example: case 4'006'142, 1975, ultra-rare champagne dial with applied gold Arabic-script numerals and an English day wheel, on a hand-made mesh bracelet ref. 6764.
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Identifying details
- Day of the week
Day of the week spelled out in a window, usually at 12 o’clock.
- Linen (“Morellis”) finish
Fine cross-hatched, linen-like texture applied to the bezel and sometimes the case.
- Date
Date display.
- Cyclops
Magnifying lens over the date.
Variants of 1811
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Linen BezelCurrent | Undated |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 1811
- Production
- Undated
- Case diameter
- 36 mm
- 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