Rolex — Datejust

Datejust 16220

Produced 1988–2005. Five-digit steel Datejust 36 with calibre 3135 and the discontinued engine-turned steel bezel. It keeps the classic 36 mm Datejust format while adding the sapphire-crystal durability of the 162xx generation.

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Rolex Datejust 16220
Reference16220
BrandRolex
FamilyDatejust
Produced1988–2005
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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