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Rolex

Ref. 1601

Datejust

A highly rare and attractive stainless steel wristwatch with date, lapis lazuli dial and bracelet

估價
CHF20,000 - 40,000
€18,800 - 37,500
$20,800 - 41,600
CHF35,000
拍品詳情
製造商
Rolex
年份
Circa 1974
型號
1601
機芯編號
D'972'850
錶殼號碼
3'841'899
型號名稱
Datejust
材料
Stainless steel
機芯
Automatic, cal. 1570, 26 jewels
錶帶/ 錶鏈
Stainless steel Rolex Jubilee bracelet, max length 190mm
錶扣
Stainless steel Rolex deployant clasp
尺寸
36mm Diameter
簽名
Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
圖錄文章
Launched in 1945, the Rolex Datejust is one of the most iconic models ever created. Its fluted bezel and Jubilee bracelet are both immediately recognizable upon a glance, and are still deeply ingrained in the DNA of modern Rolex watches today.

Rolex in particular excels in using hard stone. The manufacture has elevated its dress watches with materials such as rubellite, blood stone, coral, and even fossil, providing an unusual design twist to classic models.

The present watch is remarkable due to its beautiful lapis lazuli dial, which does not show any cracks. Most interestingly, it is cased in stainless steel which is incredibly rare - most lapis lazuli dials today can only be found in white gold cases. Most importantly, the graphics are printed in silver, denoting that the dial was destined to be cased in white metal. In comparison, lapis lazuli dials fitted in a yellow gold case have gold graphics and are more readily available on the market.

Rolex

Swiss | 1905
Founded 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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