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Product code: ES8512 Categories: Sold Items, Sold Rolex Watches.Since being released in 1945, the Rolex Datejust has become such an iconic watch, and here is a fabulous gents 18ct gold and steel Rolex Datejust 116233 with box and papers.
Perfect for the day and well into the evening, this watch measures the perfect 36mm across plus the Rolex screw down crown and is fitted on the upgraded 18 carat gold and steel Rolex Jubilee band that is both heavier than earlier versions as well as having the hidden clasp.
With the traditional champagne coloured dial, it has the Roman numerals that gives this Rolex such an elegant look to it that will always make it be admired.
Inside is the superb 31 jewelled automatic Rolex calibre 3135 that runs perfect and comes complete with our twelve month warranty.
The Rolex Datejust has not only stood the test of time in regards to style, but is a watch that just seems to get better and better as the years go by.
Stock# ES8512
Maker: Rolex
Model: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 116233
Circa: 2008
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Description
Gents 18ct gold and steel Rolex Datejust 116233 with box and papers.
This Rolex Datejust comes complete with its box, papers, swing ticket and instructions. Made in 18 carat and yellow gold, inside is the 31 jewelled automatic Rolex calibre 3135. The Rolex Datejust has been such an iconic watch since first being made in 1945.
A brief history of Rolex
The Rolex watch company is one of, if not the most recognisable watch name today. Yet the Rolex company is young when compared to many others wrist and pocket watch makers such as Patek Philippe (founded in 1839), Omega (founded in 1848), Audemars Piguet (founded in 1875) and the very long history of Vacheron Constantin (founded in 1755).
Rolex was originally started by Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law Alfred Davis in 1905 under the name “Wilsdorf and Davis” in London where they would import Swiss movements and dials, and then put them in watch cases to retail to stores who would often put their own name on the dial. These original watch cases are sometimes stamped “W & D” and are the earliest forms of watch cases by them. It was also common for them to use cases made by the Dennison company during this period.
 Innovations and design
Wilsdorf and Davis were not content in being just another watch company. In a very short 20 years, Rolex had achieved over 20 world records.
These included the now infamous Rolex Oyster case , the world’s first true waterproof watch thanks to the screw back and screw lock crown – an innovation still in use today, the first true perpetually wound (automatic) watch, which became the now highly sought after “bubble back”.
They also created the first water resistant watch to achieve the depth of 330ft, a specially made model that went to 11,000 ft, the Milgauss which was built to handle strong magnetic fields such as those found in scientific labs, power plants etc.
Rolex have continued to strive for excellence, and there is so much more to the history of Rolex that this article just scratches the tip of what has become an enormous iceberg of a wonderful watch firm.
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