No Reserve
96
Rolex
Ref. 16233; inside caseback stamped 16200
Datejust
A crisp and attractive stainless steel and yellow gold wristwatch with date, bracelet, and blue sunburst dial
- Estimate
- $3,000 - 6,000•
$6,985
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1990
- Reference No
- 16233; inside caseback stamped 16200
- Movement No
- 5’759’520
- Case No
- E’593’527
- Model Name
- Datejust
- Material
- 18K yellow gold, stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3135, 33 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel and 18K yellow gold Rolex Jubilee bracelet, endlinks stamped 455B, overall approx. max length 195mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex deployant clasp, reference 62523 H 18, stamped O12
- Dimensions
- 36mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, and bracelet signed.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The Datejust model is one of the most appreciated designs ever conceived by Rolex. The unmistakable aesthetics of the Oyster case is instantly recognizable, and the practicality of a waterproof case with date indication makes it ideal as an everyday watch. The model has had many variations in case metal, dial design, bracelet type and size developed over the years to ensure anyone can find a Datejust suitable to his or her tastes. It truly can be considered one of the cornerstones of Rolex’s current collection, and integral in the brand’s historical evolution.
Aesthetically speaking, the Datejust is timeless, but functionally, it offers meticulous accuracy, clear legibility and reliable consistency for daily timekeeping.
The reference 16233 was first released in 1988 and remained in production until the mid-2000s. Offered with no reserve by an important American collector, the present example from 1990 features an 18 karat gold fluted bezel, two-tone Jubilee bracelet, and sunburst blue dial – a versatile and attractive daily-wearing timepiece.
Aesthetically speaking, the Datejust is timeless, but functionally, it offers meticulous accuracy, clear legibility and reliable consistency for daily timekeeping.
The reference 16233 was first released in 1988 and remained in production until the mid-2000s. Offered with no reserve by an important American collector, the present example from 1990 features an 18 karat gold fluted bezel, two-tone Jubilee bracelet, and sunburst blue dial – a versatile and attractive daily-wearing timepiece.
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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