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Rolex - 1987 ref. 16018 18k Yellow Gold Blue Khanjar Dial Datejust

Yellow Gold Datejusts with Blue Sunburst dials are rare… Yellow Gold Datejusts with Blue Sunburst Khanjar stamped dials are almost never seen.

Omani Khanjar daggers represent the virtue of status; symbol of the Sultanate, of manhood, used only to be bloodied, seeking of revenge or brandished in self-defense. To remove the dagger from its scabbard, and to not bloody the blade, is considered a great cultural taboo.

During the 70s and 80s, Omani royalty commissioned from Rolex watches worthy of royal degree. Blanks were sent to London’s Asprey Jewelers and, sanctioned by Rolex, stamped the with Omani national emblem: a khanjar flanked by two crossing swords.

Case: 36mm 18k Yellow Gold

Dial: Sunburst Blue, Red Khanjar

Bracelet: 8386 18k Yellow Gold Jubilee



USD $31,500