Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 18k Yellow Gold PATINA
Description
Rolex 1601 Oyster Perpetual Datejust, 18k yellow gold case on a strap, fluted yellow gold bezel, automatic, date window at 3 o'clock, black dial has developed a rich patina, luminous yellow gold hands, acrylic crystal, water resistant, 1.52M serial circa 1966, diameter: 35.2mm, thickness 12mm. Excellent Condition with European Watch Company pouch and 6-month warranty.
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More about Oyster Perpetual Datejust 18k Yellow Gold PATINA
This is a vintage c. 1966 18k yellow gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 1601. It has a leather strap with an 18K yellow gold tang buckle and an acrylic crystal. It a screw-down solid case back, and a screw-down Twinlock winding crown. The 35.2mm diameter solid three-body case, integral downturned lugs, and fluted 18k yellow gold bezel are polished/brushed. The rare stone dial is original with luminous baton hour markers with dot hour indices, yellow gold baton hands with luminous inserts, a center sweep seconds hand, and there is an outer minute/second track around the perimeter. There is a date aperture window underneath a Cyclops magnification bubble in the crystal at the 3 o'clock position. It's water resistant and the 12mm thick case, dial, and movement are all signed. This Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 1601 has a mechanical automatic self-winding Rolex caliber 1570 movement that's rhodium-plated. It's constructed with 26 jewels, a KIF Ultraflex shock absorber system, and a straight-line lever escapement. It includes a monometallic balance that's adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, a self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, and Microstella regulating screws. It has a hacking device for precision time setting and the mechanism oscillates at a frequency of 19,800 vph (2.75Hz). The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 1601 was introduced c. 1960 and it was produced until 1983.
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