Rolex Yellow Gold Day-Date President Wristwatch Ref 18308 circa 1980s
By Rolex
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This classic single-quick-set President watch, features an automatic movement, waterproof screw-down crown, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, original satin dial, with an 18k yello...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Datejust Reference 1601 with a Blue Dial, 1971
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1971 Vintage Rolex Datejust Ref. 1601 14k White Gold Fluted Bezel with Stainless Steel Case watch with Rare Original Blue Dial with Applied Steel Stick/Bar/Baton Markers with Origina...
Vintage Rolex Datejust Reference 1601 Wide Boy, 1972
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1972 Vintage Rolex Datejust Ref. 1601 14k White Gold Fluted Bezel and Stainless Steel Watch with Original Wide Boy Silver Dial with Wide 14k White Gold Stick/Bar/Baton Markers with O...
Vintage Rolex Datejust Reference 1601 Black Dial, 1957
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1957 Vintage Rolex Datejust Ref. 1601 14k White Gold Fluted Bezel and Stainless Steel watch with Newer Rolex Replacement Case Back with Black Dial with Applied Steel Stick/Bar/Baton ...
Rolex Stainless Steel Datejust self winding wristwatch Ref 1601, circa 1971
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Featuring 36mm diameter Oyster case with acrylic crystal, and original silvered satin dial with applied silver indexes and silver baton hands and white gold fluted bezel. The watch i...
White Gold, Stainless Steel
Rolex Ladies Yellow Gold Stainless Steel Diamond Datejust automatic Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in Columbia, MO
The case measures 26 mm & is made of stainless steel and 18k yellow gold. The gold bezel is fluted. The watch also features a sapphire crystal, automatic movement with date &...
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
Rolex Datejust 16234, Blue Dial, Certified and Warranty
By Rolex
Located in Miami, FL
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust, Stainless Steel, 36mm Case, Black Dial with Stick Hour Markers, Date calendar at 3 o'clock position, Sapphire Crystal, 18K White Gold Fluted Bezel, J...
Rolex Datejust Steel Yellow Gold Fluted Bezel Black Dial Watch 69173
By Rolex
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rolex Datejust Steel Yellow Gold Fluted Bezel Black Dial Watch 69173. Officially certified chronometer self-winding movement.
Steel, Yellow Gold
Rolex Datejust Silver Dial Fluted Bezel Steel White Gold Men's Watch 16234
By Rolex
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rolex Datejust Silver Dial Fluted Bezel Steel White Gold Mens Watch 16234. Officially certified chronometer self-winding movement.
Rolex Datejust Steel Yellow Gold Fluted Bezel Ladies Watch 69173 Box Papers
By Rolex
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rolex Datejust Steel Yellow Gold Fluted Bezel Ladies Watch 69173 Box Papers. Officially certified chronometer self-winding movement.
Yellow Gold, Steel
Rolex Datejust Steel Yellow Gold White Dial Fluted Bezel Men's Watch 16233
By Rolex
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rolex Datejust Steel Yellow Gold White Dial Fluted Bezel Mens Watch 16233. Officially certified chronometer self-winding movement.
Rolex Datejust Steel Yellow Gold Linen Dial Fluted Bezel Ladies Watch 69173
By Rolex
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rolex Datejust Steel Yellow Gold Linen Dial Fluted Bezel Ladies Watch 69173. Officially certified chronometer self-winding movement.
Steel, Yellow Gold
Rolex Datejust Steel Yellow Gold Fluted Bezel Ladies Watch 69173 Box Papers
By Rolex
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rolex Datejust Steel Yellow Gold Fluted Bezel Ladies Watch 69173 Box Papers. Officially certified chronometer self-winding movement.
Steel, Yellow Gold
Rolex Lady Datejust Watch 79174 Steel & 18K Gold White Roman Dial Fluted Bezel
By Rolex
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(This Crystal is Not Manufactured by Rolex). Analog Display. BEZEL (RING AROUND THE FACE) Rolex 18 Karat White Gold Fixed Fluted Bezel.
18k Gold, Steel
Rolex Men's Datejust Watch S/S and White Gold Ice Blue Diamond Dial Fluted Bezel
By Rolex
Located in Los Angeles, CA
WATCH DESCRIPTION BRAND : Rolex MODEL : Datejust CASE SIZE : 36mm CASE : Rolex Stainless Steel Case GENDER : Men's WATCH FEATURES DIAL : Rolex Professionally Refinished Ice Blue...
Diamond, Stainless Steel, 14k Gold
Rolex 6917 Ladies Datejust, Champagne Stick, Fluted Bezel, Jubilee Band
By Rolex
Located in Miami, FL
Rolex Datejust Reference #:6917. swiss-automatic. Verified and Certified by WatchFacts. 1 year warranty offered by WatchFacts.
Rolex 16013 Men’s Datejust, White Stick, Fluted Bezel and Brown Leather
By Rolex
Located in Miami, FL
Rolex Datejust Reference #:16013. automatic-self-wind. Verified and Certified by WatchFacts. 1 year warranty offered by WatchFacts.
Rolex 1601 Men's Datejust, Silver Stick Dial, Fluted Bezel, Brown Leather
By Rolex
Located in Miami, FL
Rolex Datejust Reference #:1601. automatic-self-wind. Verified and Certified by WatchFacts. 1 year warranty offered by WatchFacts.
Rolex 1601 Men’s Datejust, Black Stick, Fluted Bezel and Black Leather
By Rolex
Located in Miami, FL
Rolex Datejust Reference #:1601. automatic-self-wind. Verified and Certified by WatchFacts. 1 year warranty offered by WatchFacts.
Rolex 1601 Men's Datejust, Black Stick, Fluted Bezel and Black Leather
By Rolex
Located in Miami, FL
Rolex Datejust Reference #:1601. automatic-self-wind. Verified and Certified by WatchFacts. 1 year warranty offered by WatchFacts.
Rolex 16013 Men's Datejust, Champagne Stick, Fluted Bezel and Jubilee Band
By Rolex
Located in Miami, FL
Rolex Datejust Reference #:16013. . Verified and Certified by WatchFacts. 1 year warranty offered by WatchFacts.
Vintage Rolex Datejust Reference 1601 Watch, 1977
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1977 Vintage Rolex Datejust Ref. 1601 14k White Gold Fluted Bezel with Stainless Steel Case watch with Original Silver Sigma Dial with Applied White Gold Stick/Bar/Baton Markers with...
Vintage Rolex Datejust Reference 1601 Watch with a 14 Karat RG and SS Case, 1969
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1969 Vintage Rolex Datejust Ref. 1601 Two Tone 14k Rose Gold Fluted Bezel with Stainless Steel Case watch with Original Silver Dial with Applied Rose Color Rounded Stick/Bar/Baton Ma...
Rolex Yellow Gold Stainless Steel Datejust automatic Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
This DateJust wrist watch of stainless steel, champagne dial and Roman numerals, has a vibrant 18 karat yellow gold fluted bezel.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
Vintage Rolex Datejust Reference 1601 with Black Dial, 1971
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1971 Vintage Rolex Datejust Ref. 1601 14k White Gold Fluted Bezel with Stainless Steel Case watch with Original Black Dial with 14k White Gold Applied Rounded and Scalloped Stick/Bar...
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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This model was designed for lefties.
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