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Rolex Datejust 1601 Gilt Tropical Dial

SKU: ROLEX221
Sale price$14,055.00 USD

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-Specifications
Brand
Rolex
Model
Oyster Perpetual Datejust
Reference
1601
Year
circa 1962
Serial
82xxxxx
Movement
Automatic Cal.1560
case
36mm
Material
Stainless Steel/White Gold
Bracelet
Oyster Folded Jubilee Bracelet with 55 End
*The clasp has been replaced with 62510H
Bracelet Length
22 Links (17+ additional 5 links)
Wearable until 19.5-20cm wrist
Includes
Watch and Bracelet Only
Notes
The watch has been completely serviced by our watchmaker recently
It seems the case has never been polished
The bracelet is in a stretched condition
Warranty
1-year Mechanical Warranty by us
Shipping
Global shipping via FedEx International Priority
-Description

The Datejust, Rolex's most famous automatic watch, was born in 1945.

It is widely known as a watch that is instantly recognisable from its distinctive appearance.

The Datejust mechanism, which instantly changes the date at midnight, is regarded as one of Rolex's three greatest inventions, together with the Oyster case and the automatic Perpetual mechanism, and the Datejust is the culmination of a collection that has them all.

Ref.1601 is a vintage model produced between the 1960s and late 1970s.

With its fluted bezel, jubilee bracelet and bar indexes, this model established the basic design of the Datejust, which has been handed down to this day.

The beautifully cut fluted bezel is made of 18k white gold, giving it a casually luxurious look.

The dial is a glossy black gilt dial, but it has been called "tropical" due to the brown change.

It's a very beautiful tropical dial, and at first glance it looks like a wood dial.

Both the hands and the dial are still made of tritium luminous paint, and the aging is good. The alpha hand accentuates the vintage look.

The bracelet comes with a folded Jubilee bracelet that is the same age as the watch.
Only the clasp has been changed to a later jubilee bracelet marked 62510H.

The bracelet has totally 22 links, and you can see it is streched.

The installed movement is the self-winding Cal.1560.

The case is non-polished condition so it has minor scuffs and scratches and is slightly rounded.

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