Requesting help identifying the correct box for 1807 DD Bark 1974

[orbitstorm]

Hi. I've come into a 1974 President Day-Date 1803/1807 Bark Ref 1556 with papers (no box) & original bark bracelet. The case is 1807 the case back is 1803.

Story of two dials... The original owner had some vision issues and decided that a higher contrast dial suited him better so he had the original swapped out but fortunately kept it with the watch. This watch has 2 dials, the original and a black dial to better suit his physical needs.

This is a really cool watch and has put me on a quest to complete the set by finding a period and reference correct box. It has been a huge challenge to identify the right box reference that corresponds to this timepiece. I have searched the internet, Rolex Forums, eBay, auction sites trying to find an actual example of a complete set to reference but to no avail. I am turning to the forum to see if anyone here might point me in the right direction or has any experience or info they can share.

[WifeSaysNo]

Always thought the gold President came with an all wooden box. Check out reference 71.00.02. You should be able to find on eBay. Good luck.

[oysterfisher]

I am not into boxes, but another detail...

This champagne dial is a Quickset dial. For 5 digit DayDate. Not from this watch. A 18XX Day Date needs a "PiePan" -dial.

[MrChamfers]

What end links are correct for this model? It looks to me like a lot of them don't fully fit against the case.

[crowncollection]

53 ends


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[Fredrik]

This is the box my fathers 1607 bark gold DJ came with in 1974, I do not know if there were an even larger box for the DD back then.

[orbitstorm]

Originally Posted by oysterfisher

I am not into boxes, but another detail...

This champagne dial is a Quickset dial. For 5 digit DayDate. Not from this watch. A 18XX Day Date needs a "PiePan" -dial.

Thanks for the heads up! Yes, that makes sense. The black dial is pie pan and the champaign is flat. :( Perhaps there is a 5 digit day-date floating around out there with an extra pie-pan dial. ;P

[orbitstorm]

Originally Posted by Fredrik

This is the box my fathers 1607 bark gold DJ came with in 1974, I do not know if there were an even larger box for the DD back then.

Thanks for the info! Being from the same year I wonder if they didn't use the same box for 1607 and 1807...