1979 Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36mm Chronometer 1018

Description

 

This is a rare example of the reference 1018, the Oyster Perpetual that was produced in the 36mm (Datejust-) size. It is considerably larger than the usual 34mm OP and with the flat bezel and without date magnifier it's a very plain and elegant watch, which is not easy to find. These watches have 20mm lug sizes and this one comes with a nice Oyster 78360/558 bracelet known from the GMT Master and Explorer. It has some signs of wear but over all it is in nice original and clean condition. It is running well with good amplitude and keeping time, but it has not been serviced by us.

Additional product information

Model/Modell/Modèle:
Oyster Perpetual 36
Year / Jahr / Année:
1979
Reference / Referenz / Référence:
1018
Serial Number / Serienummer / Numéro de Série:
60563XX
Case / Gehäuse / Boîtier (1-10):
nice and fat stainless steel case with small signs of corrosion between the lugs, case back screwing down tight, old batch marked IV.67 (6-7)
Movement / Werk / Mouvement:
nice and clean Rolex cal. 1570 chronometer movement in very good running condition but not serviced by us
Winding / Aufzug / Remontage:
automatic
Dial / Zifferblatt / Cadran:
beautiful original silver tritium dial with applied markers and all luminous dots nicely intact some patina around the edges, well matching original tritium handset
Bezel / Lünette / Lunette:
nice original steel bezel with smaller signs of wear
Crystal / Glas / Verre:
good original acrylic crystal that has been polished before but is still well usable
Bracelet / Armband / Bracelet:
very good original Rolex 78360 20mm Oyster bracelet with 558 end links, folding clasp marked "H" which dates it to 1983 in nice condition with minimal stretch, total length ca. 20cm
Diameter / Durchmesser / Diamètre:
ca. 36mm
Serviced / Revidiert / Révisé:
0
Accessoires:
none