Reference:1802 - Revision history

Admin: Correct 1800 designation and Christie’s catalogue dates

2026-10-17T09:34:53Z

Correct 1800 designation and Christie’s catalogue dates

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	The smooth bezel gives the watch a different profile from the fluted 1803. Published production totals for the two references are not available, so claims about relative scarcity should be treated as unverified. The same bezel choice continued with the five-digit [[Reference:18028\|18028]].		The smooth bezel gives the watch a different profile from the fluted 1803. Published production totals for the two references are not available, so claims about relative scarcity should be treated as unverified. The same bezel choice continued with the five-digit [[Reference:18028\|18028]].

	~~A note on the number 1800 itself, since it turns up in searches and in older catalogues.~~ Rolex ~~used~~ 1800 as the ~~root of~~ the ~~series rather than as~~ a bezel ~~variant of its own, in the same way that 18000, 18200~~ and ~~118000 later stood~~ for ~~whole generations. A small number of~~ watches ~~were catalogued as "ref~~. ~~1800" by the auction houses in the early 2000s, among them~~ a ~~1965 yellow-gold example at Christie's in London in 2004 and a 1973~~ blue-dial ~~example at Christie's~~ in Hong Kong ~~in 2006. Those attributions have not been repeated since~~, ~~no editorial source describes~~ a ~~distinct 1800~~ bezel~~, and~~ the ~~number does not appear in the marketplace reference indexes that carry 1802, 1803 and 1811. Treat~~ a watch ~~offered as~~ a 1800 as a ~~180x-series Day-Date whose specific~~ reference ~~needs checking~~ between the lugs.		Rolex reference guides use 1800 for the four-digit Day-Date generation; the individual references include 1802 with a smooth bezel and 1803 with a fluted bezel. Auction catalogues have also used “ref. 1800” for individual watches. Christie’s called a 36 mm blue-dial Day-Date “ref. 1800” in its 2009 Hong Kong sale, while describing a fluted bezel. Its 2004 London catalogue used the same designation for a 1965 Omani-dial watch with a textured bezel and recorded case number 18078. These listings document Christie’s use of 1800, while its status as a separate bezel reference remains unresolved; neither catalogue shows the number between the lugs. For an individual watch, check the number between the lugs; caseback markings alone may refer to the broader case family.

	==Production outline==		==Production outline==
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4314925 Christie’s, Day-Date catalogued as ref. 1800, London, 23 June 2004, lot 329]
			* [https://www.christies.com/lot/rolex-day-date-ref-1800yellow-gold-automatic-wristwatch-5209613/ Christie’s, Day-Date catalogued as ref. 1800, Hong Kong, 27 May 2009, lot 2186]
	* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra		* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra
	* [https://www.puccipapaleo.com/bookstore/day-date ''Day-Date — The Presidential Rolex'' — Pucci Papaleo, Pucci Papaleo Editore, 2015]		* [https://www.puccipapaleo.com/bookstore/day-date ''Day-Date — The Presidential Rolex'' — Pucci Papaleo, Pucci Papaleo Editore, 2015]

Klaudiusz: Tighten 1802 dial and caseback wording

2026-09-29T08:51:29Z

Tighten 1802 dial and caseback wording

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Klaudiusz: Audit 1802: grounded prose, image placement, and auction-record wording

2026-09-28T18:17:13Z

Audit 1802: grounded prose, image placement, and auction-record wording

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Klaudiusz: Hero: place Ref 1802 khanjar.webp as the lead image

2026-09-12T16:56:01Z

Hero: place Ref 1802 khanjar.webp as the lead image

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	[[File:Ref 1802 khanjar.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=~~The~~ 1802 ~~in 18k yellow gold. The smooth, gently domed bezel is the only thing separating it from the fluted 1803.~~\|~~The~~ 1802 ~~in 18k yellow gold. The smooth, gently domed bezel is the only thing separating it from the fluted 1803.~~]]		[[File:Ref 1802 khanjar.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date 1802\|Rolex Day-Date 1802]]
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Admin: Layout: duplicate lead image removed

2026-09-06T23:07:39Z

Layout: duplicate lead image removed

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	===The Omani Day-Dates===		===The Omani Day-Dates===

	[[File:Ref 1802 khanjar.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Platinum Rolex Day-Date 1802 with a blue dial and the red Khanjar emblem of Oman\|The 1975 platinum Khanjar 1802: blue dial, red Khanjar at six, diamond markers, Asprey-signed case. The reference's highest confirmed result.]]

	The Gulf commissions are where the 1802 leaves the ordinary market behind, and the smooth bezel appears to have been the preferred canvas for them. Two emblems recur. The first is the signature of Sultan Qaboos bin Said, applied in green on silvered dials; Christie's catalogued a white-gold example with the Qaboos signature, case number 3,795,515, dated to about 1974, and further Qaboos examples in yellow and pink gold. The second is the red Khanjar, the crossed-daggers emblem of the Sultanate.		The Gulf commissions are where the 1802 leaves the ordinary market behind, and the smooth bezel appears to have been the preferred canvas for them. Two emblems recur. The first is the signature of Sultan Qaboos bin Said, applied in green on silvered dials; Christie's catalogued a white-gold example with the Qaboos signature, case number 3,795,515, dated to about 1974, and further Qaboos examples in yellow and pink gold. The second is the red Khanjar, the crossed-daggers emblem of the Sultanate.

Admin: Audit: add breadcrumb

2026-09-06T23:04:00Z

Audit: add breadcrumb

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			<small>[[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date]] › '''1802'''</small>

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Admin: Layout: restore the original lead caption

2026-09-06T22:59:04Z

Layout: restore the original lead caption

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	[[File:Ref 1802 khanjar.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=~~Rolex Day-Date~~ 1802\|~~Rolex Day-Date~~ 1802]]		[[File:Ref 1802 khanjar.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=The 1802 in 18k yellow gold. The smooth, gently domed bezel is the only thing separating it from the fluted 1803.\|The 1802 in 18k yellow gold. The smooth, gently domed bezel is the only thing separating it from the fluted 1803.]]
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Admin: Layout: hero refreshed

2026-09-06T22:53:26Z

Layout: hero refreshed

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	[[File:Ref 1802 ~~hero~~.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=~~The~~ 1802 ~~in 18k yellow gold. The smooth, gently domed bezel is the only thing separating it from the fluted 1803.~~\|~~The~~ 1802 ~~in 18k yellow gold. The smooth, gently domed bezel is the only thing separating it from the fluted 1803.~~]]		[[File:Ref 1802 khanjar.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date 1802\|Rolex Day-Date 1802]]
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2026-09-06T22:28:37Z

Layout: hero promoted to lead

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			[[File:Ref 1802 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=The 1802 in 18k yellow gold. The smooth, gently domed bezel is the only thing separating it from the fluted 1803.\|The 1802 in 18k yellow gold. The smooth, gently domed bezel is the only thing separating it from the fluted 1803.]]
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	The 1802 is the smooth-bezel Day-Date, the plain polished member of the 4-digit President group. Everything behind the bezel is [[Reference:1803\|1803]]: the same 36mm case, the same caliber 1555 and later 1556, the same quickset-free day-and-date mechanism and the same President bracelet. What changes is the ring around the crystal, which on the 1802 is left smooth and gently domed instead of fluted. Rolex offered it in yellow, white and pink gold and in platinum. It was always the minority choice against the fluted 1803, and two things carry the reference today: the dials, which run from early pie-pan silver through tropical black and lacquered Stella colours, and the Omani commissions, which is where the 1802 reaches serious money.		The 1802 is the smooth-bezel Day-Date, the plain polished member of the 4-digit President group. Everything behind the bezel is [[Reference:1803\|1803]]: the same 36mm case, the same caliber 1555 and later 1556, the same quickset-free day-and-date mechanism and the same President bracelet. What changes is the ring around the crystal, which on the 1802 is left smooth and gently domed instead of fluted. Rolex offered it in yellow, white and pink gold and in platinum. It was always the minority choice against the fluted 1803, and two things carry the reference today: the dials, which run from early pie-pan silver through tropical black and lacquered Stella colours, and the Omani commissions, which is where the 1802 reaches serious money.

	[[File:Ref 1802 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|340px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date reference 1802 in yellow gold with a smooth polished bezel and silvered dial\|The 1802 in 18k yellow gold. The smooth, gently domed bezel is the only thing separating it from the fluted 1803.]]

	==Core facts==		==Core facts==

Admin: site-wide: layout classes (core-facts card, breadcrumb, entry-point cards)

2026-09-05T01:20:39Z

site-wide: layout classes (core-facts card, breadcrumb, entry-point cards)

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