Vintage 1991 Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15200 Steel Black Dial Auto 34mm
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
The Purest Form Of Rolex The Oyster Perpetual Date is the foundation of the entire Rolex catalog.
1990s Wrist Watches
Steel, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1991 Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15200 Steel Black Dial Auto 34mm
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
The Purest Form Of Rolex The Oyster Perpetual Date is the foundation of the entire Rolex catalog.
Steel, Stainless Steel
Mens Rolex Oyster perpetual Ref 14238 18k Solid Gold 35mm Automatic 1990s NA138
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rare luxurious classic, Men's 18k solid gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual Ref.14238 automatic, c.1991, in excellent working condition.
Gold, 18k Gold
Mens Rolex Oyster perpetual Ref 14238 18k Solid Gold 35mm Automatic 1990s NA138B
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rare luxurious classic, Men's 18k solid gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual Ref.14238 automatic, c.1991, in excellent working condition.
Gold, 18k Gold
Rolex Yellow Gold Oyster Perpetual Date Wristwatch circa 1991
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex 18k yellow gold Oyster Perpetual Date wristwatch, Ref. 15238, serial number N1, circa 1991. 34mm case with fluted bezel and sapphire crystal.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Yellow Gold Oyster Perpetual Wristwatch Ref 14238 circa 1991
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex 18K Yellow Gold Oyster Perpetual wristwatch, Ref. 14238, serial number N3, circa 1991. 34mm diameter case with fluted bezel and sapphire crystal.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex 18K midsize Oyster Perpetual Datejust ref# 68278 c.1991
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex 18K midsize Oyster Perpetual Datejust ref # 68278 serial # N4 circa 1991. 31mm diameter case with smooth bezel.
18k Gold
Rolex Stainless Steel Oysterdate with Factory Original Black Dial circa, 1970's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Oysterdate / Reference 6694 METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1970's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 43mm X Diameter 3...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 31mm 277200
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
An Oyster Perpetual 31 in Oystersteel from Rolex. Features a black dial with applied hour markers and a smooth fixed bezel. The Oyster bracelet comes with the folding Oysterclasp. Fi...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Steel Oyster Perpetual Date with Original Black Dial, circa 1970s
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Oyster Perpetual Date / Reference 1500 METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1970's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 42mm x...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Steel Dark Rhodium Dial Automatic Mens Watch 114300
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
2016 Card. Excellent condition. Box and paper are included. Brand: Rolex Type: Wristwatch Department: Men Model Number: 114300 Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland Styl...
Steel
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Steel Dark Rhodium Dial Automatic Mens Watch 114300
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Excellent condition. Box and paper are included. 🕰️ Rolex Oyster Perpetual 114300 – Key Specifications Model Number: 114300 Case Size: 39 mm Case Thickness: 11 mm Material: Sta...
Steel
Rolex Steel Oyster Perpetual Date With Factory Original Dial, circa 1970's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Oyster Perpetual Date / Reference 1501 METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1970's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 42mm x...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Steel Black Dial Domed Oyster Automatic Watch 124300
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Unworn. 2023 Card. Original Box and Papers are Included. * Free Shipping within the USA * five-year Rolex warranty coverage * 14-day return policy with a full refund. Buyers can ve...
Steel
Rolex Steel Oyster Perpetual Datejust with Rare Black Dial circa, 1960's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Oyster Perpetual Date / Reference 1500 METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1960's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 42mm X...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date with Exceptional Charcoal Dial
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Oyster Perpetual Date / Reference METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1960/70 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length "Lug Tip t...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Steel Oyster Perpetual Date Ref. 1501 All Original circa 1960's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Oyster Perpetual Date / Reference 1501 METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1960's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 42mm x...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Steel Black Dial Automatic Midsize Watch 124200
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Unworn with 2023 Card. Comes with the original box and paper * Free Shipping within the USA * Five-year manufacture warranty coverage * 14-day return policy with a full refund. Buye...
Steel
Rolex Steel Oyster Perpetual Air King with Original Charcoal Dial, Early 1970's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Air King / Reference 5500 METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: Early 1970's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 39mm X Diame...
Rolex Steel Oyster Perpetual Datejust with Rare Original Black Dial 1980's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Oyster Perpetual Datejust / Reference 16030 METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1980's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length ...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Steel Oyster Perpetual Date with Original Black Dial and Papers circa 1970
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Oyster Perpetual Date / Reference 15010 METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel DIMENSIONS: Length 42mm X Diameter 35mm CIRCA: 197...
Rolex Steel Oyster Perpetual Date with Original Black Dial circa 1960's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Oyster Perpetual Date / Reference 1501 METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1960's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 41mm X...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Steel Oyster Perpetual Datejust with Rare Original Black Dial Mid 1980's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Oyster Perpetual Datejust / Reference 16030 METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1980's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 4...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Datejust Stainless Steel Men's 36mm Watch Ref. 16220
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
This year 2000 Rolex Datejust Ref. 16220 is crafted in stainless steel with a classic 36mm case and distinctive fluted bezel. Presented as brand new old stock, the watch retains exce...
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1972 Rolex Datejust 1601 Stainless Steel Silver Sunburst Dial Auto 36mm
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
The Foundational Rolex The Datejust is the watch that defined the modern dress watch. When it was introduced in 1945, it was the first automatic wristwatch with a date that changed ...
Steel, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1978 Rolex Datejust 16014 Steel White Gold Grey Dial Automatic 36mm
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
The Foundational Rolex The Datejust is the benchmark for a classic Swiss watch. Introduced in 1945, it set the standard for what a daily timepiece could be by combining a waterproof...
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
1967 Rolex Vintage Mens Datejust Ref. 1601 Watch with Pie Pan Dial - SS & Gold
By Rolex
Located in Suwanee, GA
NAMED ONE OF WATCHPRO MAGAZINE’S “HOT 100” - THE TOP 100 INFLUENCERS OF THE U.S. WATCH INDUSTRY. HOW CAN WE SERVE YOU? We’re new to offering our carefully curated collection on 1stD...
White Gold, Stainless Steel
Rolex Datejust 36mm Black Diamond Dial Steel and White Gold Bezel Watch
By Rolex
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An elegant Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 36, reference 116234, crafted in Rolex’s classic combination of stainless steel and 18-karat white gold. The 36 mm Oyster case is framed by...
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Stainless Steel
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 114300 Rhodium Dial 39mm Stainless Steel Full Set Watch
By Rolex
Located in Miami, FL
Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 114300 in stainless steel, circa 2016, featuring a rhodium grey dial with luminous baton hour markers, blue accent squares, smooth domed bezel, automatic ...
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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A fresh palette of dial colors and technological advances have elevated this classic watch model.
The watch has transformed several times over, but it’s still undeniably a classic.
This is perhaps the least subtle version of the Submariner.
If you think this looks like the Rolex Kermit, you're correct.
This model was designed for lefties.
Learn the devious techniques that counterfeiters use to sell inauthentic pieces at authentic prices. Of course, you don't have to worry about that on 1stDibs, where every seller of Rolex watches is highly vetted.
From understanding the models to choosing among vintage, pre-owned and new watches, here’s our expert advice on finding the best Rolex for you.
As the cache goes on display at London’s Design Museum, we speak to its enigmatic owner about some of his rarest acquisitions.