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The 1806 is the Florentine-finish Day-Date, the most heavily decorated of the 4-digit Presidents. Where the bark [[Reference:1807|1807]] and the Morellis 1811 carry their texture on the bezel and bracelet center links, the 1806 takes the Florentine finish across the bezel, the case and the lugs in a fine hand-engraved cross-hatch. Most examples wear it on the rare "brick" bracelet, a flat brick-link special order that was the most expensive bracelet Rolex offered at the time. It shares the 36mm gold case, caliber 1555/1556 movement and dial catalogue with the fluted [[Reference:1803|1803]]; the Florentine is what sets it apart. | The 1806 is the Florentine-finish Day-Date, the most heavily decorated of the 4-digit Presidents. Where the bark [[Reference:1807|1807]] and the Morellis 1811 carry their texture on the bezel and bracelet center links, the 1806 takes the Florentine finish across the bezel, the case and the lugs in a fine hand-engraved cross-hatch. Most examples wear it on the rare "brick" bracelet, a flat brick-link special order that was the most expensive bracelet Rolex offered at the time. It shares the 36mm gold case, caliber 1555/1556 movement and dial catalogue with the fluted [[Reference:1803|1803]]; the Florentine is what sets it apart. | ||
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==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown== | ==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown== | ||
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File:Ref 1806 florentine detail.webp|alt=Florentine cross-hatch finish and brick bracelet on a Rolex 1806|The Florentine cross-hatch and the flat brick-link bracelet up close | |||
File:Ref 1806 yellow gold example.webp|alt=Yellow gold Florentine 1806 with a silvered dial|A yellow gold Florentine 1806 with a silvered dial | |||
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The case is the 36mm gold Oyster shared across the 4-digit Day-Date, with a Twinlock screw-down crown, screw-down caseback and acrylic crystal. The gold itself is what changes. The Florentine cross-hatch covers the bezel, the case flanks and the lugs in fine intersecting engraved lines, and the reference came in yellow, white and pink gold. | The case is the 36mm gold Oyster shared across the 4-digit Day-Date, with a Twinlock screw-down crown, screw-down caseback and acrylic crystal. The gold itself is what changes. The Florentine cross-hatch covers the bezel, the case flanks and the lugs in fine intersecting engraved lines, and the reference came in yellow, white and pink gold. | ||