1987 Rolex GMT Master Pepsi Vintage Watch 16700 Factory Original As Is
By Rolex
Located in Santa Monica, CA
1987 Rolex GMT Master Pepsi Automatic Watch 16700 Bracelet: 8.5 inch length including the case, thirteen links, clasp “M11”, "78360” see pictures for condition End Links: "501" , "...
Vintage 1987 Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 Two ToneAutomatic Champagne Diamond Dial
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
It is balanced, familiar, and unmistakably Rolex. At 26mm, the proportions are correct for the era.
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
1987 Rolex Lady-Datejust 69138 18K YG Champagne Pleiade Diamond Dial Auto 26 mm
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
This is a significant piece for a collection, offering rarity, exceptional condition, and the enduring prestige of a full-gold Rolex. Key Specs Reference: 69138 Model: Lady-Datej...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Mini Datejust 26mm 69173 Champagne Dial TT YG/SS 1987
By Rolex
Located in SYDNEY, AU
Rolex Mini Datejust 69173 – 26mm – Champagne Dial – Two-Tone Yellow Gold & Steel – 1987 SKU 1931 Available exclusively at Classic Time Club, Sydney — your trusted destination for rar...
Rolex Two Tone Oyster Perpetual Datejust with Original Rare Black Dial 1987
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Oyster Perpetual Datejust / Reference 1600 METAL / MATERIAL: Two Tone Steel and 18Kt.
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
Rolex Datejust 36mm Two Tone Champagne Diamond Dial Jubilee 16013 Circa 1987
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
This watch has been professionally polished, serviced and is in excellent overall condition. There are absolutely no visible scratches or blemishes. Model features quick-set movement...
Gold, Stainless Steel
Rolex Datejust 31mm 68274 Salmon Roman Dial Stainless Steel Watch Circa 1987
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
This watch has been professionally polished, serviced and is in excellent overall condition. There are absolutely no visible scratches or blemishes. It is a genuine Rolex which has b...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Datejust 36mm Two Tone Silver lndex Dial Jubilee 16013 Circa 1987 Complete
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
This watch has been professionally polished, serviced and is in excellent overall condition. There are absolutely no visible scratches or blemishes. Model features quick-set movement...
Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
Rolex Datejust 36mm Two Tone White Roman Numeral Dial Jubilee 16013 Circa 1987
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
This watch has been professionally polished, serviced and is in excellent overall condition. There are absolutely no visible scratches or blemishes. Model features quick-set movement...
Gold, Stainless Steel
Rolex Datejust Turn-o-graph Wristwatch Ref 16253, Aka "Thunderbird". Year 1987
By Rolex
Located in Canterbury, England
A discontinued reference, this vintage Rolex Datejust dates from circa 1987 with a R **** serial.
Vintage Rolex DateJust Model 69178 18 Karat Yellow Gold Rare Chevrolet Dial Box
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Rolex Model 69178 DateJust 18k Yellow Gold, 26mm Rare Chevrolet Dial made for Jubilee Anniversary, Automatic Movement, Made in Switzerland with Original Box and Booklet c.198...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Day Date 18038 36mm Factory Diamond Dial and Leather Strap 18k Yellow Gold
By Rolex
Located in San Diego, CA
Style Number: 18038 Serial: 962**** Year: 1987 Model: Rolex Day Date Case Material: 18k Yellow Gold Band: Factory Rolex Leather Strap & Clasp Bezel: 18k Ye...
Rolex Ladies Rose Gold Datejust Self Winding Wristwatch Ref 6917, circa 1987
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Vintage lady’s Rolex 18K rose gold Datejust ref# 6517 serial # L3 million circa 1987.
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Midsized Rolex Datejust with Black Dial and Two-Tone Jubilee Bracelet circa 1987
By Rolex
Located in New Orleans, LA
This two-tone Rolex Datejust represents a middle-sized watch at 31mm. It features gold stick markers on a black face and a date window at the 6 o’clock position. This timepiece was...
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
1994 Rolex Daytona Patrizzi Ref. 16520
By Rolex
Located in Dubai, AE
It was in 1987 that Rolex introduced the first self winding Chronograph watch and at that time was not able to manufacture an in-house movement for it.
Stainless Steel
1987 Rolex Men's Watch Two Tone Jubilee Bracelet 16013 Linen Logo Dial
By Rolex
Located in Washington Depot, CT
1987 Rolex Men's Datejust Watch Model: 16013 Serial: 9787302 Two tone jubilee bracelet - fits up to 7 3/4" wrist - light stretch as shown in pictures Linen Rolex Logo Dial with go...
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
1987 Rolex Midsize 68278 18K Yellow Gold Watch Blue Dial Jubilee Band
By Rolex
Located in Washington Depot, CT
1987 Rolex Midsize 18K Yellow Gold Watch Model: 68278 Serial: 9743759 Automatic movement Blue Stick Dial 18K yellow gold case and jubilee band Band has some stretch as shown.
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1987 Rolex DateJust Model 1601 Rare Black Tapestry Dial
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Maker: Rolex Model: 1601 DateJust Year: 1987 Material: 18 Karat Yellow Gold and Stainless Steel Dial: Black Tapestry Case Measurement: 36mm Movement: Automatic Condition: Very Good ...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
1987 Rolex Datejust Black Tapestry Dial 36mm Jubilee Watch Ref 16013 w/ Papers
By Rolex
Located in Montclair, NJ
This forever classic unisex Rolex Datejust is from the year 1987 and reference 16013.
Gold, Stainless Steel
Rolex 1987 Reference 16753 GMT Master Gold and Steel Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1987 Rolex GMT Master Reference 16753 Wrist Watch, 40 M.M.
Gold, Steel
Rolex 1987 18k Steel Datejust Blue Boiler Guage Dial and Rare Box, Complete Set
By Rolex
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1987 Rolex Reference 16013 Datejust, 36 M.M. 18k and Stainless Steel 3 Piece Oyster case with Fluted bezel, Automatic, self winding movement with Quick set Date feature.
18k Gold, Steel
Rolex Datejust 69173 Two Tone 18k Gold & Stainless Steel 26mm Champagne Roman
By Rolex
Located in Newport Beach, CA
We are pleased to offer this 1987 Rolex Ladies Two Tone Datejust 69173. This is a classic ladies watch, timeless in its design.
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
Rolex Lady Datejust Wristwatch Ref 69178, 18K Yellow Gold, Champagne Dial, 1988
By Rolex
Located in Canterbury, England
A full set, comprising: inner and outer tapestry box with 69178 and gold tone stickers, handkerchief, Your Rolex Oyster booklet (1987), Rolex Datejust booklet (1988), warranty papers...
Rolex Lady-Datejust 69174 Box and Papers 1987
By Rolex
Located in London, GB
This beautiful Rolex Lady Datejust is presented in excellent condition accompanied with original Rolex papers dated April 1987.
Steel
Rolex Yellow Gold Stainless Steel Date Automatic Wristwatch, 1987
By Rolex
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: W4335 Model Number 15053 Serial Number: R99**** Condition: 8 - Good Condition Age: 1987 Case Diameter: 36 mm Case Size: 36mm Box and Papers: Box Only Movement: Automatic Case:...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
Ladies Rolex Datejust Wristwatch ref 69173. Yellow Gold, Champagne Dial. 1987.
By Rolex
Located in Canterbury, England
Our neo vintage ladies Rolex Datejust reference 69173 features a stainless steel case (with fluted 18k yellow gold bezel), a lightly patinated champagne dial and 18k yellow gold and ...
Yellow Gold
Rolex Datejust Stainless Steel Unisex 16200, 1987
By Rolex
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
REF W3502 MODEL NUMBER 16200 SERIAL NUMBER R67**** CONDITION 9 - Excellent condition GENDER Unisex AGE 1987 CASE DIAMETER 36 mm CASE SIZE 36mm BOX & PAPERS Box & Manuals MOVEMENT Aut...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Day Date 36mm 18038 Champagne Dial 18k YG 9.5m Serial 1987
By Rolex
Located in SYDNEY, AU
SKU 1938 Brand Rolex Model DayDate Reference 18038 Year 1987 Dial Champagne Dial Case 18k Yellow Gold Bracelet 18k Yellow Gold Diameter 36mm Length 18.4cm Movement Automatic Weight ...
Rolex 18Kt. Yellow Gold Ladies President with Rare, Original Malachite Dial 1987
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: President / Reference 69178 METAL / MATERIAL: 18kt Yellow Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1987 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 32mm X Diameter 25...
Vintage Rolex Air-King Gold Dial Model 5500 Stainless Steel c.1987
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Rolex Air-King Model 5500 Stainless Steel Yellow/Gold Original Dial c.1987 Stephanie Windsor guarantees the proper functioning of this watch mechanism for ONE year from...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Air King Automatic Wristwatch Ref 14000, 1987
By Rolex
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: W4294 Model Number: 14000 Serial Number: U33**** Condition: 9 - Excellent Condition Age: 15th July 1987 Case Size: 34mm Box and Papers: Box and Guarantee Movement: Automatic Ca...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Ladies Yellow Gold Datejust Automatic Wristwatch Ref 69178, 1987
By Rolex
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: W4071 Model Number: 69178 Serial Number: 979**** Condition: 9 - Excellent condition Age: 3rd September 1987 Case Diameter: 26 mm Case size: 26mm Box and Papers: Box and Guarant...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Air-King Ref 5500 Wristwatch, Silver Dial, Oyster Bracelet, B&P's, 1987
By Rolex
Located in Canterbury, England
This a R9 *** serial watch, which would indicate production in late 1987. Included is its inner and outer box with 5500 sticker, 1988/9 calendar, Your Rolex Oyster booklet, Rolex ser...
1987 Tiffany & Co. Rolex Explorer Patina Watch 16570
By Rolex for Tiffany & Co.
Located in Hicksville, NY
Brand: Rolex Model Name: Rolex Explorer II 40 Black Dial Automatic Steel Mens Watch 16570 Model Number: 16570 Gender: Mens Movement: Officially certified chronometer self-winding mov...
Stainless Steel
Rolex 1983 Oyster Perpetual Date Stainless Steel Wrist Watch
By Rolex
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1987 Rolex Reference 15000 Oyster Perpetual Wrist Watch, 34 M.M.
Stainless Steel
Rolex vintage 15505 Gold Shell Automatic Wrist Watch
By Rolex
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1987 Rolex Wrist Watch, 34 M.M Gold Shell with Steel back 3 piece Oyster Case.
Gold-filled
Rolex Steel Oyster Perpetual Datejust with Rare Original Blue Dial from 1987
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Datejust / Reference 16000 METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1987 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 43mm X Diameter 36m...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Datejust 36mm Stainless Steel 16014 Silver Index RT Dial, Circa 1987
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
This watch has been professionally polished, serviced and is in excellent overall condition. There are absolutely no visible scratches or blemishes. Model features quick-set movement...
Stainless Steel
Rolex 26mm Lady Datejust Two Tone Watch
By Rolex
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Model 69173 with R serial R number circa 1987. Includes original Rolex box. Serviced by CW21 watchmaker with new Rolex parts, and polished October 2024.
Stainless Steel
Rolex Ladies Stainless Steel Diamond Dial and Bezel Datejust Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in Newport Beach, CA
We are pleased to offer this 1987 Ladies Rolex Stainless Steel 26mm Datejust 69190.
White Diamond, Stainless Steel
While the rise in popularity of vintage Rolex watches is of no surprise to aficionados, collectors and industry experts, when it comes to contemporary luxury wristwatches, Rolex is also often the first brand that springs to mind. Not only is the company revered for its precision timekeeping and impeccable craftsmanship, but its name was designed to be memorable.
Rolex's enviable worldwide recognition can be credited in part to the genius of company founder Hans Wilsdorf. When the German-born watch dealer and his brother-in-law, Alfred Davis, set up their London enterprise, in 1905, they called it Wilsdorf & Davis, according to the traditional formula.
But Wilsdorf was determined to come up with another name that was short, would look good on a watch dial and was easy to say and remember in several languages. In 1908, he trademarked the name Rolex, and by 1920, he had moved the company to Geneva and redubbed it as Montres Rolex S.A.
But the main reasons for the brand’s success are its aforementioned commitment to precision and unflagging pursuit of innovation. In 1926, the company introduced the aptly named Oyster model. With a screw-down crown and case back, both fitted with rubber gaskets, this was the first truly waterproof watch.
Five years later, Rolex upped the ante with the Oyster Perpetual. That model’s patented Perpetual movement contained a rotor mechanism enabling it to self-wind. In another trendsetting move, in 1945, the brand debuted the Datejust, with a date window prominently displayed on the dial.
The company’s two most iconic models are sports watches. Although the Submariner, which debuted in 1953, was developed as a dive watch, its waterproof case, solid construction and good looks made it a favorite of adventurers and urbanites alike, including James Bond, who wore it in classics like Dr. No and Goldfinger. The Daytona, the racing chronograph made famous by Paul Newman, is especially sought after by collectors. Newman’s personal Daytona, which hit the auction block in 2017, sold for $17.8 million.
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Antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches have captured the hearts and minds of all manner of watch collectors as well as the watchmakers themselves — it's time you found your own.
Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.
Bulgari’s legendary Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional wristwatches.
Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.
In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.
Are you shopping for a wristwatch? It’s good to keep your needs as well as your specific personal style in mind: A smaller, subtle timepiece is a good fit for small wrists. When will you be wearing your new accessory? There’s a versatile model out there for everyday wear, while a rugged, feature-heavy watch is a safe bet if you’re prone to embarking on all-weather activities in the great outdoors.
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