Rolex — Datejust

Datejust 1601

“Datejust (fluted)”

Produced 1959–1977. Four-digit Rolex Datejust 1601 generation: 36 mm, acrylic crystal, pie-pan-era dials and non-quickset calibers 1565/1575; material suffixes /3, /4 and /8 identify two-tone and gold executions.

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Rolex Datejust 1601
Reference1601
BrandRolex
FamilyDatejust
Produced1959–1977
StatusDiscontinued
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Rolex — 12 min readRolex Datejust: The Watch That Made the Date Feel InevitableA connected history of the Datejust, from the 1945 Jubilee reference 4467 and the Cyclops lens to the four-digit 1600/1601/1603 era, Oysterquartz, Lady-Datejust, sapphire five-digit references, Datejust II, and the modern 31, 36, and 41 mm collection.

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