Rolex DATE*** 1503 Yellow Gold 18K*** 1962

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ROLEX Vintage 18K Yellow Gold DATE White Roman Dial Ref. 1503, great condition, 1962
Serial # 1566XXX
Circa: 1962

DESCRIPTION: Great condition vintage 18K Yellow Gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date with white Roman dial and gold hour markers, Circa 1962

MOVEMENT: Caliber 1570, Self-winding mechanical movement with 26 jewels
Officially certified chronometer

DIAL: Great condition white Roman dial with gold applied baton hour markers and beveled date aperture at 3 o’clock. Luminous hour dots and gold Rolex Crown applied at 12 o’clock. Gold hour/minutes hand and central sweep seconds. T SWISS T.

CASE: 34mm, great condition 18K yellow gold with fluted bezel and acrylic glass with loupe for date at 3 o’clock

BRACELET: Vintage style leather strap with Rolex gold plated buckle

MANUFACTURER: Rolex

NOTES: Rolex was founded in 1905 by Mr. Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law, Mr. Alfred Davis. Hans Wilsdorf registered the trademark name "Rolex" in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland during 1908. Due to heavy import duties levied by the British government on watch components coming from Switzerland, the Wilsdorf & Davis company moved out of Great Britain in 1912 to Geneva, Switzerland. The company name was officially changed to the Rolex Watch Company during 1919. It was later changed to Montres Rolex, SA and finally Rolex, SA. Among the company's innovations are the first self-winding watch; the first waterproof watch case; the first wristwatch with a date on the dial; the first watch to show two time zones at once; and most importantly the first watchmakers to earn the coveted chronometer certification for a wristwatch. To date, Rolex still holds the record for the most certified chronometer movements in the category of wristwatches. The Rolex Date combines many of these innovations into one wristwatch and is one of the most classic Rolex models ever made. It has a timeless design that will remain classic and elegant for generations to come.

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