Rolex Datejust Turn O Graph SS White Dial "Thunderbird"

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This is a 904 stainless-steel and 18k white gold Rolex Datejust Turn-O-Graph "Thunderbird" 116264. It has an integral stainless-steel Oyster link bracelet and a scratch resistant sapphire crystal. It has a signed screw-down Twinlock winding crown and a solid screw-down case back. The 36mm diameter solid monobloc case, downturned lugs, bracelet, and fluted 18k white gold bi-directional fluted rotating bezel with black Arabic numeral 60-minute graduation markers every ten minutes, are polished/brushed. The dial is true white with applied faceted baton hour markers with luminous dot indices, squared baton hands with luminous inserts, and the white gold Rolex crown at the 12 o'clock position. It has a varnished red center sweep second hand, and a perimeter black minute/second scale. There is a date aperture window with red numerals underneath a Cyclops magnification lens at 3 o'clock. It has a Certified Official Superlative Chronometer (COSC) rating, and it's water resistant to 100 meters/330 feet. There is a 48-hour power reserve at full wind, and the 11.7mm thick case, dial, and movement are all signed. This Rolex Datejust Turn-O-Graph "Thunderbird" 116264 has a mechanical automatic self-winding Rolex caliber 3135 movement, the same that's used in the Submariner. It's rhodium-plated, and it's constructed with 31 jewels, an Incabloc shock absorber system, and a straight-line lever escapement. It has a monometallic balance that's adjusted to temperatures and five positions, a self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, and a stop seconds function for precision time setting. The mechanism oscillates at a frequency of 28,800 vph (4 Hz). The Rolex Datejust Turn-O-Graph "Thunderbird" 116264 was introduced in the early 2000's and it was produced until 2011. It was named for the Air Force Thunderbirds and was their official aviation watch. The Turn-O-Graph was originally released in 1953, the first Rolex model to have a rotating bezel.

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