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Rolex Steel Date Model Automatic Wrist Watch with Diamond Bezel

Name: Rolex Steel Date Model Automatic Wrist Watch with Diamond Bezel
Brand: Rolex
Price: 5295 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Circa 1983 Rolex Reference 15000 "Date" model Wrist Watch, 36 M.M. Stainless Steel 3 Piece case with After Factory set Diamond Bezel of Round Brilliant cut Diamonds totaling approximately 1 Carat. Automatic Self Winding movement with quickset date feature, Black Dial with Silver Stick Markers, sweep seconds hand, Calendar window at the 3 position and Acrylic Crystal with date magnifying bubble. Oyster bracelet with fold over clasp, wrist size 7 1/2 inches and can be made smaller. Comes with informational booklet. Recently serviced and comes with a one year warranty.

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Stainless Steel

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Place of Origin:

Switzerland

Period:

1980-1989

Date of Manufacture:

1983

Condition:

Repaired: mechanical servicing. Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Chicago, IL

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU9421995332

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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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