Rolex — Datejust Oysterquartz
Datejust Oysterquartz 17000
“Datejust Oysterquartz”
Produced 1977–2001. All-steel Datejust Oysterquartz with angular 36 mm integrated case, smooth steel bezel, integrated Oyster bracelet, and Rolex calibre 5035 quartz date movement.
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Reference17000
BrandRolex
FamilyDatejust Oysterquartz
Produced1977–2001
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.
1970s steel sports watches — 8 min readThe Steel Luxury Class of the 1970sGenta drew two of them. The rest of the 1970s filled in around the Royal Oak: Vacheron's 222, Girard-Perregaux's Laureato, Piaget's gold Polo and Rolex's forgotten Oysterquartz.
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