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Rolex
Ref. 1600 and inside case back stamped 1601
Datejust
A highly rare and attractive yellow gold automatic wristwatch with date, center seconds, black lacquer dial and "big logo" bracelet
- Estimate
- CHF20,000 - 40,000€21,500 - 43,100$24,500 - 48,900
CHF57,150
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1961
- Reference No
- 1600 and inside case back stamped 1601
- Movement No
- D22794
- Case No
- 713'561
- Model Name
- Datejust
- Material
- 18k yellow gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, 1560, 25 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k yellow gold Rolex Oyster "Big Logo" bracelet, 205mm maximum length, endlinks stamped 76
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold Rolex folding deployant clasp, stamped 4.59
- Dimensions
- 36mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Launched in 1945, the Rolex Datejust model was a celebration of the renowned firm’s 40th anniversary. Over its long history, now spanning eight decades, the Datejust model, similar to the Day-Date, has been produced in many different variations; from different metal types to exotic dials and textured cases. In 1954, the Datejust would introduce the iconic Cyclops date magnifier, an emblematic feature found on nearly all Rolex watches with a date aperture up to and including the present day.
The Datejust reference 1600 offers a smooth bezel that brings a more simplistic touch to the fluted and crenellated bezels of its siblings, reference 1601 and 1603. The reference was in production from 1960 to 1976 and was made in various metals including stainless steel, gold and steel and gold. The present watch impresses with its attractive black lacquer dial, which is incredibly shiny and mirror-like, despite the age of the timepiece.
The Datejust reference 1600 offers a smooth bezel that brings a more simplistic touch to the fluted and crenellated bezels of its siblings, reference 1601 and 1603. The reference was in production from 1960 to 1976 and was made in various metals including stainless steel, gold and steel and gold. The present watch impresses with its attractive black lacquer dial, which is incredibly shiny and mirror-like, despite the age of the 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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