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|title=Rolex Day-Date 1804 | |title=Rolex Day-Date 1804, The Gem-Set President (Diamond Bezel, Platinum Arabic) | ||
|description=The Rolex 1804 is the gem-set, diamond-bezel member of the 4-digit Day-Date group. Built on the 1803 case and caliber 1555/1556, offered in gold and platinum, with the platinum Eastern-Arabic examples among the most valuable 4-digit Day-Dates. | |description=The Rolex 1804 is the gem-set, diamond-bezel member of the 4-digit Day-Date group. Built on the 1803 case and caliber 1555/1556, offered in gold and platinum, with the platinum Eastern-Arabic examples among the most valuable 4-digit Day-Dates. | ||
|keywords=Rolex 1804, Day-Date 1804, gem-set Day-Date, diamond bezel President, platinum Day-Date, Scheherazade, Brooklyn Bridge, Eastern Arabic Day-Date, Khanjar | |keywords=Rolex 1804, Day-Date 1804, gem-set Day-Date, diamond bezel President, platinum Day-Date, Scheherazade, Brooklyn Bridge, Eastern Arabic Day-Date, Khanjar | ||
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| case | | case | ||
| 36mm 18k gold or platinum President | | 36mm 18k gold or platinum President, yellow, white, pink/rose gold, and platinum | ||
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| crystal | | crystal | ||
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| dial | | dial | ||
| diamond-index, geometric-engraved, Eastern-Arabic, and Stella lacquer | | diamond-index, geometric-engraved, Eastern-Arabic, and Stella lacquer, gem-set configurations the 1804's signature | ||
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| crown | | crown | ||
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==Dial map== | ==Dial map== | ||
[[File:Ref 1804 stella.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=White gold Rolex 1804 with carmine red Stella dial|A white-gold 1804 with a carmine-red Stella lacquer dial and diamond bezel | [[File:Ref 1804 stella.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=White gold Rolex 1804 with carmine red Stella dial|A white-gold 1804 with a carmine-red Stella lacquer dial and diamond bezel, Stella lacquer is documented on the 1804 itself, not only the plain 1803.]] | ||
The 1804 took the standard 4-digit Day-Date dials, but its signature configurations are the gem-set and special ones. | The 1804 took the standard 4-digit Day-Date dials, but its signature configurations are the gem-set and special ones. | ||
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Diamond-set hour markers, round brilliants on silvered or champagne grounds with larger stones at 6 and 9, are the standard gem dial and the most common 1804 face. Sotheby's catalogued a platinum example with a blue diamond-index dial dated to about 1978. The yellow-gold "Octopussy" pairs a champagne dial with blue sapphire baguette markers, the most heavily jewelled of the documented dials. | Diamond-set hour markers, round brilliants on silvered or champagne grounds with larger stones at 6 and 9, are the standard gem dial and the most common 1804 face. Sotheby's catalogued a platinum example with a blue diamond-index dial dated to about 1978. The yellow-gold "Octopussy" pairs a champagne dial with blue sapphire baguette markers, the most heavily jewelled of the documented dials. | ||
Two named dials carry the reference's reputation. The "Brooklyn Bridge", a platinum 1961 example, runs a linear geometric engraved dial with eight round-brilliant markers and two baguettes at 6 and 9, named for the bridge-cable pattern of the engraving; the nickname traces to the 2015 Phillips sale that brought the watch to market rather than to any published source. The "Scheherazade" is the collector Pucci Papaleo's name for the Eastern-Arabic configuration, applied white-gold Arabic numerals with an Arabic day-and-date disc on platinum. It reached print in ''Day-Date | Two named dials carry the reference's reputation. The "Brooklyn Bridge", a platinum 1961 example, runs a linear geometric engraved dial with eight round-brilliant markers and two baguettes at 6 and 9, named for the bridge-cable pattern of the engraving; the nickname traces to the 2015 Phillips sale that brought the watch to market rather than to any published source. The "Scheherazade" is the collector Pucci Papaleo's name for the Eastern-Arabic configuration, applied white-gold Arabic numerals with an Arabic day-and-date disc on platinum. It reached print in ''Day-Date, The Presidential Rolex'' (Pucci Papaleo Editore, 2015), the monograph Papaleo published with photography by Fabio Santinelli and text by Paolo Gobbi. The name covers a small group of watches, not one piece. | ||
Stella lacquer turns up on the 1804 in its own right, running baby-blue on platinum, sea-foam and peppermint green and pink on white gold, and carmine red and burgundy, several paired with baguette diamond markers, across the early-to-late 1970s. Stone dials such as onyx belong to the 5-digit diamond references rather than the 4-digit 1804, and an onyx-on-platinum 1804 is not documented. The deep dial taxonomy that spans the whole President line sits on the [[Reference:1803|1803]] entry; on the 1804 the bezel stones share the billing with whatever is under them. | Stella lacquer turns up on the 1804 in its own right, running baby-blue on platinum, sea-foam and peppermint green and pink on white gold, and carmine red and burgundy, several paired with baguette diamond markers, across the early-to-late 1970s. Stone dials such as onyx belong to the 5-digit diamond references rather than the 4-digit 1804, and an onyx-on-platinum 1804 is not documented. The deep dial taxonomy that spans the whole President line sits on the [[Reference:1803|1803]] entry; on the 1804 the bezel stones share the billing with whatever is under them. | ||
==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown== | ==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown== | ||
[[File:Ref 1804 yellow gold.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Yellow gold Rolex 1804 Octopussy with 48-diamond bezel|The yellow-gold Octopussy 1804 | [[File:Ref 1804 yellow gold.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Yellow gold Rolex 1804 Octopussy with 48-diamond bezel|The yellow-gold Octopussy 1804, a 48-diamond bezel with sapphire-baguette markers on a gem-set President, the high-jewellery extreme of the reference.]] | ||
The case is the 36mm gold or platinum Oyster shared across the 4-digit Day-Date, with a Twinlock screw-down crown, screw-down caseback and acrylic crystal. The factory diamond-set bezel that replaces the 1803's fluting is the reference's whole point of difference. The stone count is not fixed across the reference, and the sources do not agree on a standard. Mondani gives 46 round diamonds as the reference's bezel count, while the platinum examples catalogued by Phillips carry 44; one white-gold example carried 46 and the yellow-gold "Octopussy" 48. Platinum examples weigh markedly more than their gold counterparts, one catalogued near 65 grams, and the platinum dial is typically silvered with eight round-brilliant markers and two baguettes at 6 and 9. | The case is the 36mm gold or platinum Oyster shared across the 4-digit Day-Date, with a Twinlock screw-down crown, screw-down caseback and acrylic crystal. The factory diamond-set bezel that replaces the 1803's fluting is the reference's whole point of difference. The stone count is not fixed across the reference, and the sources do not agree on a standard. Mondani gives 46 round diamonds as the reference's bezel count, while the platinum examples catalogued by Phillips carry 44; one white-gold example carried 46 and the yellow-gold "Octopussy" 48. Platinum examples weigh markedly more than their gold counterparts, one catalogued near 65 grams, and the platinum dial is typically silvered with eight round-brilliant markers and two baguettes at 6 and 9. | ||
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== Related references == | == Related references == | ||
* [[Reference:1803|Day-Date 1803]] | * [[Reference:1803|Day-Date 1803]], Fluted President (1960–1977) | ||
* [[Reference:1806|Day-Date 1806]] | * [[Reference:1806|Day-Date 1806]] | ||
* [[Reference:1807|Day-Date 1807]] | * [[Reference:1807|Day-Date 1807]] | ||
* [[Reference:1811|Day-Date 1811]] | * [[Reference:1811|Day-Date 1811]] | ||
* [[Reference:1831|Day-Date 1831]] | * [[Reference:1831|Day-Date 1831]] | ||
* [[Reference:6510|Day-Date 6510]] | * [[Reference:6510|Day-Date 6510]], 1956–1957 | ||
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]]. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' | * ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'', Colin A. White, Morning Tundra | ||
* [https://www.puccipapaleo.com/bookstore/day-date ''Day-Date | * [https://www.puccipapaleo.com/bookstore/day-date ''Day-Date, The Presidential Rolex'', Pucci Papaleo, Pucci Papaleo Editore, 2015] | ||
* [https://www.mondanibooks.com/rolex-day-date-history ''Rolex Day-Date'' | * [https://www.mondanibooks.com/rolex-day-date-history ''Rolex Day-Date'', Giorgia Mondani and Guido Mondani, Guido Mondani Editore] | ||
* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080115/21 Phillips, "Rolex Ref. 1804 Day-Date "Brooklyn Bridge", platinum with 44-diamond bezel and linear geometric engraved dial | * [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080115/21 Phillips, "Rolex Ref. 1804 Day-Date "Brooklyn Bridge", platinum with 44-diamond bezel and linear geometric engraved dial, Phillips Glamorous Day-Date, Geneva, lot 21", Phillips, 2015] | ||
* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080115/24 Phillips, "Rolex Ref. 1804 Day-Date "Scheherazade", platinum with 44-diamond bezel and Eastern-Arabic dial | * [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080115/24 Phillips, "Rolex Ref. 1804 Day-Date "Scheherazade", platinum with 44-diamond bezel and Eastern-Arabic dial, Phillips Glamorous Day-Date, Geneva, lot 24", Phillips, 2015] | ||
* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080424/131 Phillips, "Rolex Ref. 1804 Day-Date "Octopussy", 18k yellow gold with 48-diamond bezel and sapphire-baguette dial on gem-set President | * [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080424/131 Phillips, "Rolex Ref. 1804 Day-Date "Octopussy", 18k yellow gold with 48-diamond bezel and sapphire-baguette dial on gem-set President, Phillips Geneva Watch Auction XX, lot 131", Phillips, 2024] | ||
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-1804-day-date-lot-365-163 Antiquorum, "Rolex Ref. 1804 Day-Date "Scheherazade", platinum with diamond bezel and Eastern-Arabic calendar | * [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-1804-day-date-lot-365-163 Antiquorum, "Rolex Ref. 1804 Day-Date "Scheherazade", platinum with diamond bezel and Eastern-Arabic calendar, Antiquorum Hong Kong, lot 163", Antiquorum, 2023] | ||
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-1804-lot-291-478 Antiquorum, "Rolex Ref. 1804 Day-Date, 18k white gold with 46-diamond bezel and carmine-red Stella diamond dial | * [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-1804-lot-291-478 Antiquorum, "Rolex Ref. 1804 Day-Date, 18k white gold with 46-diamond bezel and carmine-red Stella diamond dial, Antiquorum Geneva, lot 478", Antiquorum, 2015] | ||
* [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-30/lot-270 Monaco Legend Group, "Rolex Ref. 1804 Day-Date, platinum with 46-diamond bezel and Eastern-Arabic dial | * [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-30/lot-270 Monaco Legend Group, "Rolex Ref. 1804 Day-Date, platinum with 46-diamond bezel and Eastern-Arabic dial, Monaco Legend Group, Exclusive Timepieces 30, lot 270", Monaco Legend Group, 2022] | ||
* [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-25/lot-159 Monaco Legend Group, "Rolex Ref. 1804 Day-Date, 18k white gold with diamond bezel and diamond-index dial | * [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-25/lot-159 Monaco Legend Group, "Rolex Ref. 1804 Day-Date, 18k white gold with diamond bezel and diamond-index dial, Monaco Legend Group, Exclusive Timepieces 25, lot 159", Monaco Legend Group, 2021] | ||
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/important-watches-2/reference-1804-day-date-a-platinum-and-diamond-set Sotheby's, "Reference 1804 Day-Date, platinum and diamond-set with blue diamond-index dial | * [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/important-watches-2/reference-1804-day-date-a-platinum-and-diamond-set Sotheby's, "Reference 1804 Day-Date, platinum and diamond-set with blue diamond-index dial, Sotheby's Important Watches, lot 15", Sotheby's, 2023] | ||
* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2016/09/hands-on-with-the-rolex-day-date-40-eastern-arabic-middle-east-edition-plus-a-brief-history-of-the-arabic-day-date.html Adel Al-Rahmani with Eric Ku, "A Brief History of the Arabic Day-Date (with the Day-Date 40 Arabic special edition hands-on)", SJX Watches, 2016-09] | * [https://watchesbysjx.com/2016/09/hands-on-with-the-rolex-day-date-40-eastern-arabic-middle-east-edition-plus-a-brief-history-of-the-arabic-day-date.html Adel Al-Rahmani with Eric Ku, "A Brief History of the Arabic Day-Date (with the Day-Date 40 Arabic special edition hands-on)", SJX Watches, 2016-09] | ||
* [https://le-monde-edmond.com/rolex-1804-day-date-summer-colors-edition/ Le Monde Edmond editorial, "Rolex 1804 Day-Date | * [https://le-monde-edmond.com/rolex-1804-day-date-summer-colors-edition/ Le Monde Edmond editorial, "Rolex 1804 Day-Date, Summer Colors Edition (Stella-lacquer and Khanjar gem-set Day-Dates)", Le Monde Edmond] | ||
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-day-date-1956-present-president-watch-in-depth-review/ Monochrome editorial, "In-Depth: The History of the Rolex Day-Date, The Presidential Watch", Monochrome Watches] | * [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-day-date-1956-present-president-watch-in-depth-review/ Monochrome editorial, "In-Depth: The History of the Rolex Day-Date, The Presidential Watch", Monochrome Watches] | ||
* [https://www.sothebys.com/ Sotheby's editorial, "The Rolex Day-Date: A Complete Collector's Guide", Sotheby's] | * [https://www.sothebys.com/ Sotheby's editorial, "The Rolex Day-Date: A Complete Collector's Guide", Sotheby's] | ||