Rolex — Datejust Oysterquartz

Datejust Oysterquartz 5100

Produced 1970–1971. Rolex reference 5100 Texano, the limited Beta-21 quartz predecessor with solid-gold angular case, integrated bracelet, sapphire crystal, and quick-set date.

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Rolex Datejust Oysterquartz 5100
Reference5100
BrandRolex
FamilyDatejust Oysterquartz
Produced1970–1971
StatusDiscontinued
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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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