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The 1807 is the bark-finish Day-Date. It shares the 4-digit President's case, movement and dial catalogue with the fluted [[Reference:1803|1803]] and differs in one thing: the gold carries a coarse vertical "bark" texture, écorce in French, across the bezel and the bracelet's center links. Rolex sold it through the 1960s and into the 1970s as one of a small group of decorated 4-digit references, next to the Florentine 1806 and the Morellis-finish 1811. The finish drew few buyers when new~~. It reads very differently now~~.

The 1807 is the bark-finish Day-Date. It shares the 4-digit President's case, movement and dial catalogue with the fluted [[Reference:1803|1803]] and differs in one thing: the gold carries a coarse vertical "bark" texture, écorce in French, across the bezel and the bracelet's center links. Rolex sold it through the 1960s and into the 1970s as one of a small group of decorated 4-digit references, next to the Florentine 1806 and the Morellis-finish 1811. The finish drew few buyers when new.

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The 4-digit Day-Date split by finish on a shared case and movement. The 1803 took the fluted bezel, the 1804 a gem-set one, the 1806 the fine Florentine hand-engraving, the 1811 the Morellis moiré, and the 1807 the coarser bark. Florentine and bark are the pair most often confused, and the 1807 is the easier of the two to call, since its bark runs across the bezel and onto the bracelet's center links.

~~Everything else is~~ 1803. The 36mm gold case, the President bracelet, the caliber 1555 and 1556 movements, and the dial catalogue are shared, and the bark is the only thing that makes an 1807 an 1807. The [[Reference:1803|1803]] entry carries the full dial taxonomy, the movement transition, and the President bracelet history for the whole 4-digit group.

The remaining specifications are shared with the 1803. The 36mm gold case, the President bracelet, the caliber 1555 and 1556 movements, and the dial catalogue are shared, and the bark is the only thing that makes an 1807 an 1807. The [[Reference:1803|1803]] entry carries the full dial taxonomy, the movement transition, and the President bracelet history for the whole 4-digit group.

==Production outline==

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===The bark family===

The 1807 belongs to a small group of textured 4-digit Day-Dates: the Florentine 1806, the bark 1807, and the Morellis 1811. These were a 1960s fashion~~, and Rolex let them go as taste returned to polished and fluted gold~~. ~~Survivors~~ are comparatively scarce ~~and now wanted precisely because the texture is unusual~~. The bark itself outlasted the 4-digit era and returned on the 5-digit [[Reference:18078|18078]].

The 1807 belongs to a small group of textured 4-digit Day-Dates: the Florentine 1806, the bark 1807, and the Morellis 1811. These textured finishes were a 1960s fashion. Surviving examples are comparatively scarce. The bark itself outlasted the 4-digit era and returned on the 5-digit [[Reference:18078|18078]].

===A white gold, blue-dial example===

Christie's Dubai, sale 21097 (2022), lot 222, catalogued a white gold bark-finish 1807 with a blue dial. ~~Every~~ other ~~documented example in this article's record is~~ yellow gold with a champagne, silver, grey, or Havana-brown ~~dial — this~~ white gold/blue combination is not ~~otherwise represented in the sources gathered so far and is flagged here rather than folded into the population description above~~.

Christie's Dubai, sale 21097 (2022), lot 222, catalogued a white gold bark-finish 1807 with a blue dial. The other examples cited here are yellow gold with champagne, silver, grey, or Havana-brown dials. The Christie’s lot documents the white-gold and blue-dial combination, but does not establish how often Rolex made it.

==Auction record==

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-The 1807 is the bark-finish Day-Date. It shares the 4-digit President's case, movement and dial catalogue with the fluted [[Reference:1803|1803]] and differs in one thing: the gold carries a coarse vertical "bark" texture, écorce in French, across the bezel and the bracelet's center links. Rolex sold it through the 1960s and into the 1970s as one of a small group of decorated 4-digit references, next to the Florentine 1806 and the Morellis-finish 1811. The finish drew few buyers when new. It reads very differently now.
+The 1807 is the bark-finish Day-Date. It shares the 4-digit President's case, movement and dial catalogue with the fluted [[Reference:1803|1803]] and differs in one thing: the gold carries a coarse vertical "bark" texture, écorce in French, across the bezel and the bracelet's center links. Rolex sold it through the 1960s and into the 1970s as one of a small group of decorated 4-digit references, next to the Florentine 1806 and the Morellis-finish 1811. The finish drew few buyers when new.
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 The 4-digit Day-Date split by finish on a shared case and movement. The 1803 took the fluted bezel, the 1804 a gem-set one, the 1806 the fine Florentine hand-engraving, the 1811 the Morellis moiré, and the 1807 the coarser bark. Florentine and bark are the pair most often confused, and the 1807 is the easier of the two to call, since its bark runs across the bezel and onto the bracelet's center links.
-Everything else is 1803. The 36mm gold case, the President bracelet, the caliber 1555 and 1556 movements, and the dial catalogue are shared, and the bark is the only thing that makes an 1807 an 1807. The [[Reference:1803|1803]] entry carries the full dial taxonomy, the movement transition, and the President bracelet history for the whole 4-digit group.
+The remaining specifications are shared with the 1803. The 36mm gold case, the President bracelet, the caliber 1555 and 1556 movements, and the dial catalogue are shared, and the bark is the only thing that makes an 1807 an 1807. The [[Reference:1803|1803]] entry carries the full dial taxonomy, the movement transition, and the President bracelet history for the whole 4-digit group.
 ==Production outline==
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 ===The bark family===
-The 1807 belongs to a small group of textured 4-digit Day-Dates: the Florentine 1806, the bark 1807, and the Morellis 1811. These were a 1960s fashion, and Rolex let them go as taste returned to polished and fluted gold. Survivors are comparatively scarce and now wanted precisely because the texture is unusual. The bark itself outlasted the 4-digit era and returned on the 5-digit [[Reference:18078|18078]].
+The 1807 belongs to a small group of textured 4-digit Day-Dates: the Florentine 1806, the bark 1807, and the Morellis 1811. These textured finishes were a 1960s fashion. Surviving examples are comparatively scarce. The bark itself outlasted the 4-digit era and returned on the 5-digit [[Reference:18078|18078]].
 ===A white gold, blue-dial example===
 [[File:Ref 1807 white gold blue dial.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=White gold bark-finish 1807 with a blue dial|A white gold bark-finish example with a blue dial, Christie's lot photography]]
-Christie's Dubai, sale 21097 (2022), lot 222, catalogued a white gold bark-finish 1807 with a blue dial. Every other documented example in this article's record is yellow gold with a champagne, silver, grey, or Havana-brown dial — this white gold/blue combination is not otherwise represented in the sources gathered so far and is flagged here rather than folded into the population description above.
+Christie's Dubai, sale 21097 (2022), lot 222, catalogued a white gold bark-finish 1807 with a blue dial. The other examples cited here are yellow gold with champagne, silver, grey, or Havana-brown dials. The Christie’s lot documents the white-gold and blue-dial combination, but does not establish how often Rolex made it.
 ==Auction record==