Just got a 1803 rolex wideboy in yellow gold.

Any other wideboys here?

 

one of my favorite

 

Super nice @guaranteed.rohu

 

Very cool! Wear in good health.

 

I love them! Almost bought a wide boy 1601 a few years back. Waited too long and lost out on the deal, and it was nearly half of what they’re going for now... of course!

 

Very nice! Wide-boy pairs exceptionally well in your configuration, with matching case, dial, and hands color.

Just saw Hodinkee posted this article with Ford's wide-boy DD. https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/henry-ford-iis-solid-gold-18k-rolex-day-date-christies-auction

 

Iove these too. I don't have one but always planned to add a white gold day date wide boy to the collection. Just love the look.

 

These wideboys are not easy to find, love them.

 

Why are they nicknamed "wideboys" ?

 

The hour markers are wider than normal markers.

 

And the hands are as wide as the markers; although many are found without the original hands.

 

Thanks mate!

 

I saw that too! going for a very low estimate haha. No doubt it'll end up triple or more than it's estimate.

And thanks, yeah I ideally might want the grey dial wideboy as my first choice, but I do really like this colour. I don't think photos can capture it that well, but vintage yellow gold really fades to a beautiful almost semi-rose-gold patina

 

Price realized is apparently USD 18,750

Is that about right ?

 

certainly a few thousand or more above what it would normally get, but that is also Henry Ford's rolex DD wideboy, so its hard to value historical provenance.

Also - I assume there's another 20% or so on top of that price, as the auction fee

 

I was offered one @ 18k € no other fee. It was in great condition!! Oye. Prices for these seem pretty strong

 

It seems like generally interest in yellow gold is rising again, in society at large!