Rolex

Rolex Day-Date Ref. 1807 "Qaboos Bin Said al Said"

€39,000 EUR

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date référence 1807 en or blanc 18 carats, cadran gris signé Qaboos Bin Said Al Said et finition « bark ».

La référence 1807 est déjà une Day-Date à part. Sa lunette et les maillons centraux de son bracelet President sont travaillés avec cette fameuse finition dite « bark », ou « écorce », une texture profondément gravée dans l’or qui donne à la montre un caractère immédiatement reconnaissable.

Et parce qu’une 1807 ordinaire aurait manifestement été trop simple, celle-ci est en or blanc.

Une configuration beaucoup plus confidentielle que les versions en or jaune que l’on rencontre habituellement, et qui donne à cette Day-Date une présence étonnamment discrète. De loin, presque de l’acier. De près, absolument pas.

Mais le véritable sujet est sur le cadran.

Sous les aiguilles apparaît la signature de Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said, qui régna sur Oman de 1970 à 2020. Durant son règne, des Rolex furent spécialement commandées et offertes à des dignitaires, proches ou personnalités choisies. Ces montres sont aujourd’hui parmi les Rolex dites « Middle East » les plus recherchées par les collectionneurs.

Le cadran gris fonctionne particulièrement bien avec l’or blanc et la texture du bracelet. Tout est monochrome, presque austère, jusqu’à ce que l’on remarque la signature. À partir de là, la montre devient tout sauf discrète.

C’est exactement le genre de Rolex que j’aime : il faut savoir ce que l’on regarde pour comprendre pourquoi elle est exceptionnelle.

Une Day-Date en or blanc, bark finish, avec une signature Qaboos.

Comme quoi, même une Rolex peut avoir l’air sage tout en ayant un très sérieux problème de rareté.

 

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date reference 1807 in 18k white gold, with grey Qaboos Bin Said Al Said signed dial and “bark” finish.

Reference 1807 is already a Day-Date apart. Its bezel and the centre links of its President bracelet feature Rolex’s distinctive “bark” finish, a deeply textured treatment of the gold that gives the watch an instantly recognizable character.

And because a regular 1807 would apparently have been far too simple, this one is in white gold.

A considerably more elusive configuration than the yellow-gold examples most often encountered, white gold gives this Day-Date an unexpectedly understated presence. From a distance, almost steel. Up close, absolutely not.

But the real story is on the dial.

Beneath the hands sits the signature of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said, ruler of Oman from 1970 to 2020. During his reign, Rolex watches were specially commissioned and presented to dignitaries, close associates and selected recipients. Today, these watches rank among the most sought-after Middle Eastern Rolex pieces.

The grey dial works beautifully with the white gold and textured bracelet. Everything is monochromatic, almost austere, until you notice the signature. From that moment on, the watch becomes anything but discreet.

This is exactly the kind of Rolex I love: you need to know what you are looking at to understand why it is exceptional.

A white-gold Day-Date, bark finish, with a Qaboos signature.

Proof that even a Rolex can look perfectly well behaved while having a very serious rarity problem.

 

Reference 1807
Year 1970
Movement Automatic Rolex 1556
Diameter 36 mm
Material White gold
Strap White gold President bracelet with bark-finished
Box & Papers No

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