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	<small>[[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date]] -> '''1811'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date]] › '''1811'''</small>

	The 1811 is the Morellis-finish Day-Date. It is a 4-digit President built on the same 36mm gold case and caliber 1555/1556 movement as the fluted [[Reference:1803\|1803]], set apart by a fine watered texture, the moiré or "Morellis" finish, on the bezel and the President bracelet's center links. The finish belongs to the same late-1960s fashion for decorated gold that produced the Florentine 1806 and the bark [[Reference:1807\|1807]]. The Morellis is the rarest and least-seen of the three, made in small numbers and easy to misread, which is why it turns up in listings under several different names.		The 1811 is the Morellis-finish Day-Date. It is a 4-digit President built on the same 36mm gold case and caliber 1555/1556 movement as the fluted [[Reference:1803\|1803]], set apart by a fine watered texture, the moiré or "Morellis" finish, on the bezel and the President bracelet's center links. The finish belongs to the same late-1960s fashion for decorated gold that produced the Florentine 1806 and the bark [[Reference:1807\|1807]]. The Morellis is the rarest and least-seen of the three, made in small numbers and easy to misread, which is why it turns up in listings under several different names.
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	The Morellis 1811 surfaces mainly through specialist dealers and rarely at the major auction houses, in line with its modest standing and small production. Documented examples run from the late 1960s into the 1970s in yellow gold, with the occasional special dial. An original Morellis bracelet carries much of the value, since service swaps to plain links are common.		The Morellis 1811 surfaces mainly through specialist dealers and rarely at the major auction houses, in line with its modest standing and small production. Documented examples run from the late 1960s into the 1970s in yellow gold, with the occasional special dial. An original Morellis bracelet carries much of the value, since service swaps to plain links are common.


	== Related references ==		== Related references ==
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	[[Category:Day-Date]]		[[Category:Day-Date]]
	~~[[Category:Working Draft]]~~
	[[Category:References]]		[[Category:References]]

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	<small>[[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date]] → '''1811'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date]] -> '''1811'''</small>

	The 1811 is the Morellis-finish Day-Date. It is a 4-digit President built on the same 36mm gold case and caliber 1555/1556 movement as the fluted [[Reference:1803\|1803]], set apart by a fine watered texture, the moiré or "Morellis" finish, on the bezel and the President bracelet's center links. The finish belongs to the same late-1960s fashion for decorated gold that produced the Florentine 1806 and the bark [[Reference:1807\|1807]]. The Morellis is the rarest and least-seen of the three, made in small numbers and easy to misread, which is why it turns up in listings under several different names.		The 1811 is the Morellis-finish Day-Date. It is a 4-digit President built on the same 36mm gold case and caliber 1555/1556 movement as the fluted [[Reference:1803\|1803]], set apart by a fine watered texture, the moiré or "Morellis" finish, on the bezel and the President bracelet's center links. The finish belongs to the same late-1960s fashion for decorated gold that produced the Florentine 1806 and the bark [[Reference:1807\|1807]]. The Morellis is the rarest and least-seen of the three, made in small numbers and easy to misread, which is why it turns up in listings under several different names.
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	The 1811 is one of the 1803's decorated siblings, the group that split the 4-digit Day-Date by surface finish, on a shared case and movement. The 1803 took the fluted bezel, the 1804 a gem-set bezel, the 1806 the Florentine cross-hatch, the [[Reference:1807\|1807]] the coarse bark, and the 1811 the Morellis moiré. Each carried its texture onto the bezel and, on the 1806, 1807 and 1811, onto the bracelet center links so the finish ran the length of the watch.		The 1811 is one of the 1803's decorated siblings, the group that split the 4-digit Day-Date by surface finish, on a shared case and movement. The 1803 took the fluted bezel, the 1804 a gem-set bezel, the 1806 the Florentine cross-hatch, the [[Reference:1807\|1807]] the coarse bark, and the 1811 the Morellis moiré. Each carried its texture onto the bezel and, on the 1806, 1807 and 1811, onto the bracelet center links so the finish ran the length of the watch.

	The naming is where the 1811 gets slippery. ~~Specialist dealers~~ and ~~collectors settle~~ on "Morellis" for ~~its~~ watered moiré texture, ~~and~~ some listings call it Florentine~~, conflating~~ it with the 1806~~. The texture is the point of the 1811, and it is neither smooth nor the coarse bark of the 1807~~. Everything else is 1803: the 36mm gold case, the President bracelet, the caliber 1555/1556 movement and the dial catalogue all carry over, and the [[Reference:1803\|1803]] entry holds the full account.		The naming is where the 1811 gets slippery. Collector and trade usage settles on "Morellis" for the watered moiré texture, while some listings call it Florentine and conflate it with the 1806. Everything else is 1803: the 36mm gold case, the President bracelet, the caliber 1555/1556 movement and the dial catalogue all carry over, and the [[Reference:1803\|1803]] entry holds the full account.

	==Production outline==		==Production outline==

	The Morellis 1811 ran through the late 1960s and into the 1970s alongside the plain 1803, in small numbers. No Rolex production figure has surfaced, and like the other textured references it sold slowly when new, which makes it scarce today. Documented examples cluster in the late 1960s on the caliber 1555 and run into the 1970s on the caliber 1556. The decorated-finish references faded as taste returned to polished and fluted gold, and the texture did not carry into the 5-digit era the way the bark did on the 18078.		The Morellis 1811 ran through the late 1960s and into the 1970s alongside the plain 1803, in small numbers. No Rolex production figure has surfaced, and like the other textured references it sold slowly when new, which makes it scarce today. Documented examples cluster in the late 1960s on the caliber 1555 and run into the 1970s on the caliber 1556. The decorated-finish references faded as taste returned to polished and fluted gold, and the texture did not carry into the 5-digit era the way the bark did on the [[Reference:18078\|18078]].

	==Movement notes==		==Movement notes==

	The 1811 uses the standard 4-digit Day-Date movement: caliber 1555 from the start of the run~~, replaced by the~~ caliber 1556 around 1965. The 1556 raised the beat to 19,800 vph through a gear-train change, carrying over the free-sprung Microstella balance of the 1555; hacking seconds were added to the caliber mid-production in 1972. No 4-digit Day-Date has quickset, so date and day advance only by running the hands through midnight. The [[Reference:Movements]] page holds the caliber lineage, and the [[Reference:1803\|1803]] entry covers the 1555-to-1556 transition in detail.		The 1811 uses the standard 4-digit Day-Date movement, caliber 1555 from the start of the run and caliber 1556 from around 1965. The 1556 raised the beat to 19,800 vph through a gear-train change, carrying over the free-sprung Microstella balance of the 1555; hacking seconds were added to the caliber mid-production in 1972. No 4-digit Day-Date has quickset, so date and day advance only by running the hands through midnight. The [[Reference:Movements]] page holds the caliber lineage, and the [[Reference:1803\|1803]] entry covers the 1555-to-1556 transition in detail.

	==Dial map==		==Dial map==

	The 1811 carried the standard 4-digit Day-Date dials, champagne and silver with applied gold markers most common, and as a catalogue sibling of the 1803 it could take the same special dials. A champagne "Doorstop"-dial 1811 is among the documented examples. The ~~dial does not define~~ the reference; the ~~Morellis finish does~~, and the [[Reference:1803\|1803]] entry carries the ~~dial-~~variant taxonomy ~~that applies across the 4-digit group~~.		The 1811 carried the standard 4-digit Day-Date dials, champagne and silver with applied gold markers most common, and as a catalogue sibling of the 1803 it could take the same special dials. A champagne "Doorstop"-dial 1811 is among the documented examples. The Morellis finish is what defines the reference; dial choice is shared across the 4-digit group, and the [[Reference:1803\|1803]] entry carries the variant taxonomy.

	==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==		==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==
	[[File:Ref 1811 morellis detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Close-up of the Morellis moiré grained finish on a Rolex 1811\|The Morellis grain up close: textured bezel and bracelet center links against polished outer links]]		[[File:Ref 1811 morellis detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Close-up of the Morellis moiré grained finish on a Rolex 1811\|The Morellis grain up close: textured bezel and bracelet center links against polished outer links]]

			The case is the 36mm three-piece gold Oyster shared across the 4-digit Day-Date, with a Twinlock screw-down crown, screw-down caseback and acrylic crystal. The defining feature is the Morellis finish on the bezel, a fine watered moiré, finer than both the Florentine cross-hatch of the 1806 and the coarse bark of the 1807. It came in yellow, white and pink gold to match the case.
	The case is the 36mm three-piece gold Oyster shared across the 4-digit Day-Date, with a Twinlock screw-down crown, screw-down caseback and acrylic crystal. The defining feature is the Morellis finish on the bezel, a fine watered ~~or wavy~~ moiré ~~texture~~, ~~more delicate~~ than the Florentine cross-hatch of the 1806 and ~~finer than~~ the coarse bark of the 1807. It came in yellow, white and pink gold to match the case.

	==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==		==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==

	The 1811 wears the President, with the Morellis finish carried onto the bracelet's center links so the moiré ~~texture~~ runs the length of the bracelet~~, past the bezel and onto the centre links~~. As with any vintage President, a clasp date code dates the bracelet, which may be older or newer than the head, and the [[Reference:Bracelets]] page holds the cross-family bracelet detail. Decades of service often replaced textured center links with plain ones, so a 1811 that keeps its full original Morellis bracelet is the harder thing to find.		The 1811 wears the President with the Morellis finish carried onto the bracelet's center links, so the moiré runs unbroken from the bezel down the length of the bracelet. As with any vintage President, a clasp date code dates the bracelet, which may be older or newer than the head, and the [[Reference:Bracelets]] page holds the cross-family bracelet detail. Decades of service often replaced textured center links with plain ones, so an 1811 that keeps its full original Morellis bracelet is the harder thing to find.

	==Special branches==		==Special branches==
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	===The decorated 4-digit references===		===The decorated 4-digit references===

	The ~~1811 belongs to a small group of textured~~ 4-digit ~~Day-Dates:~~ the Florentine 1806, the bark [[Reference:1807\|1807]], and the Morellis 1811~~. All three apply~~ a worked surface to the bezel ~~and~~ bracelet center links ~~in place of the 1803's fluting; they read as a 1960s fashion that Rolex dropped as taste swung back to polished and fluted gold. Survivors are scarce, and the Morellis is the least common of the three~~. Because the textures are easy to ~~confuse~~, ~~reference~~ attribution ~~on these watches~~ rests on ~~matching~~ the ~~finish to the engraved~~ reference number between the lugs.		The decorated 4-digit group is the Florentine 1806, the bark [[Reference:1807\|1807]] and the Morellis 1811, each replacing the 1803's fluting with a worked surface carried from the bezel onto the bracelet center links. Because the textures are easy to mistake for one another, attribution rests on the reference number engraved between the lugs.

	==Auction record==		==Auction record==

	The Morellis 1811 surfaces mainly through specialist dealers and rarely at the major auction houses, in line with its modest standing and small production. Documented examples run from the late 1960s into the 1970s in yellow gold, with the occasional special dial. ~~As with the bark 1807, the value driver is an~~ original ~~textured~~ bracelet~~: a 1811 retaining its full Morellis center links is worth more than~~ the ~~dial alone would suggest~~, since service swaps to plain links are common.		The Morellis 1811 surfaces mainly through specialist dealers and rarely at the major auction houses, in line with its modest standing and small production. Documented examples run from the late 1960s into the 1970s in yellow gold, with the occasional special dial. An original Morellis bracelet carries much of the value, since service swaps to plain links are common.

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	See also the [[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].		See also the [[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	==Sources==		== Sources ==

	* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra		* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra

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	The 1811 is the Morellis-finish Day-Date. It is a 4-digit President built on the same 36mm gold case and caliber 1555/1556 movement as the fluted [[Reference:1803\|1803]], set apart by a fine watered texture, the moiré or "Morellis" finish, on the bezel and the President bracelet's center links. The finish belongs to the same late-1960s fashion for decorated gold that produced the Florentine 1806 and the bark [[Reference:1807\|1807]]. The Morellis is the rarest and least-seen of the three, made in small numbers and easy to misread, which is why it turns up in listings under several different names.		The 1811 is the Morellis-finish Day-Date. It is a 4-digit President built on the same 36mm gold case and caliber 1555/1556 movement as the fluted [[Reference:1803\|1803]], set apart by a fine watered texture, the moiré or "Morellis" finish, on the bezel and the President bracelet's center links. The finish belongs to the same late-1960s fashion for decorated gold that produced the Florentine 1806 and the bark [[Reference:1807\|1807]]. The Morellis is the rarest and least-seen of the three, made in small numbers and easy to misread, which is why it turns up in listings under several different names.

	[[File:Ref 1811 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date 1811 in yellow gold with Morellis moiré finish bezel and bracelet\|The 1811 in yellow gold: the Morellis (moiré) finish on the bezel and the President bracelet's center links~~. Photo: Bulang & Sons~~]]		[[File:Ref 1811 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date 1811 in yellow gold with Morellis moiré finish bezel and bracelet\|The 1811 in yellow gold: the Morellis (moiré) finish on the bezel and the President bracelet's center links]]

	==Core facts==		==Core facts==
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	==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==		==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==
	[[File:Ref 1811 morellis detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Close-up of the Morellis moiré grained finish on a Rolex 1811\|The Morellis grain up close: textured bezel and bracelet center links against polished outer links~~. Photo: Bulang & Sons~~]]		[[File:Ref 1811 morellis detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Close-up of the Morellis moiré grained finish on a Rolex 1811\|The Morellis grain up close: textured bezel and bracelet center links against polished outer links]]

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	The 1811 is one of the 1803's decorated siblings, the group that split the 4-digit Day-Date by surface finish, on a shared case and movement. The 1803 took the fluted bezel, the 1804 a gem-set bezel, the 1806 the Florentine cross-hatch, the [[Reference:1807\|1807]] the coarse bark, and the 1811 the Morellis moiré. Each carried its texture onto the bezel and, on the 1806, 1807 and 1811, onto the bracelet center links so the finish ran the length of the watch.		The 1811 is one of the 1803's decorated siblings, the group that split the 4-digit Day-Date by surface finish, on a shared case and movement. The 1803 took the fluted bezel, the 1804 a gem-set bezel, the 1806 the Florentine cross-hatch, the [[Reference:1807\|1807]] the coarse bark, and the 1811 the Morellis moiré. Each carried its texture onto the bezel and, on the 1806, 1807 and 1811, onto the bracelet center links so the finish ran the length of the watch.

	The naming is where the 1811 gets slippery. Specialist dealers and collectors settle on "Morellis" for its watered moiré texture; some listings call it Florentine, conflating it with the 1806~~; and earlier BezelBase entries described it as a smooth-bezel reference, which is wrong~~. The texture is the point of the 1811, and it is neither smooth nor the coarse bark of the 1807. Everything else is 1803: the 36mm gold case, the President bracelet, the caliber 1555/1556 movement and the dial catalogue all carry over, and the [[Reference:1803\|1803]] entry holds the full account.		The naming is where the 1811 gets slippery. Specialist dealers and collectors settle on "Morellis" for its watered moiré texture, and some listings call it Florentine, conflating it with the 1806. The texture is the point of the 1811, and it is neither smooth nor the coarse bark of the 1807. Everything else is 1803: the 36mm gold case, the President bracelet, the caliber 1555/1556 movement and the dial catalogue all carry over, and the [[Reference:1803\|1803]] entry holds the full account.

	==Production outline==		==Production outline==
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	==Movement notes==		==Movement notes==

	The 1811 uses the standard 4-digit Day-Date movement: caliber 1555 from the start of the run, replaced by the caliber 1556 around 1965. The 1556 raised the beat to 19,800 vph ~~and brought~~ the free-sprung Microstella balance; hacking seconds ~~arrived across~~ the ~~1500 family~~ in 1972. No 4-digit Day-Date has quickset, so date and day advance only by running the hands through midnight. The [[Reference:Movements]] page holds the caliber lineage, and the [[Reference:1803\|1803]] entry covers the 1555-to-1556 transition in detail.		The 1811 uses the standard 4-digit Day-Date movement: caliber 1555 from the start of the run, replaced by the caliber 1556 around 1965. The 1556 raised the beat to 19,800 vph through a gear-train change, carrying over the free-sprung Microstella balance of the 1555; hacking seconds were added to the caliber mid-production in 1972. No 4-digit Day-Date has quickset, so date and day advance only by running the hands through midnight. The [[Reference:Movements]] page holds the caliber lineage, and the [[Reference:1803\|1803]] entry covers the 1555-to-1556 transition in detail.

	==Dial map==		==Dial map==