Rolex Datejust 1601, 1970 Vintage Watch Color:Silver At 34mm the Rolex Oyster

At 34mm the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date reference 15200 is the ideal size for a vintage dress watch

Whereas most dress watches of the time measured in between 32-34mm

The Oyster Perpetual Date was launched in the late 1950’s and was one of the first watches to display the date in a window at 3 o’clock

The reference 16800 was the first to feature a sapphire crystal as well as an increased depth rating and improved movement

The watch itself is in good condition for its age

Rolex Datejust 1601, 1970 Vintage Watch Color:Silver At 34mm the Rolex OysterA lovely example of the Rolex Datejust from circa 1970. This reference Rolex Datejust 1601 features an attractive "no lume" pie pan dial. As with almost everything vintage Rolex, there is no such thing as black and white! Case in point, normally when you see T SWISS T on the dial you would expect to find tritium lume on the dial and or hands. However, turns out with some examples Rolex never applied the lume to the already printed dials leading to