Rolex Datejust 1601, 1970 Vintage Watch Color:Silver The majority of sub-£5k vintage

The majority of sub-£5k vintage Rolex watches have seen tremendous growth over the past 12-months

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

1675 is an important milestone in the long and storied history of the GMT Master line

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

Rolex Datejust 1601, 1970 Vintage Watch Color:Silver The majority of sub-£5k vintageA 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