Rolex DATE*** 1500 Grey Dial*** 1977
ROLEX Date with Grey dial Ref. 1500, 1977
Serial: 5087519
Circa: 1977
Reference: 1500
DIAL: Grey dial with applied hour markers and date aperture at 3 o'clock
CASE: 34mm, stainless steel with smooth bezel and acrylic glass with loupe for date at 3 o’clock
MOVEMENT:
Caliber 1570, Self-winding mechanical movement with 26 jewels
Officially certified chronometer
BRACELET: Leather bracelet
CONDITION REPORT: Overall excellent condition, all original
NOTES:
Rolex was founded in 1905 by Mr. Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law, Mr. Alfred Davis. Hans Wilsdorf registered the trademark name "Rolex" in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland during 1908. Due to heavy import duties levied by the British government on watch components coming from Switzerland, the Wilsdorf & Davis company moved out of Great Britain in 1912 to Geneva, Switzerland. The company name was officially changed to the Rolex Watch Company during 1919. It was later changed to Montres Rolex, SA and finally Rolex, SA. Among the company's innovations are the first self-winding watch; the first waterproof watch case; the first wristwatch with a date on the dial; the first watch to show two time zones at once; and most importantly the first watchmakers to earn the coveted chronometer certification for a wristwatch. To date, Rolex still holds the record for the most certified chronometer movements in the category of wristwatches. The Rolex Date is one of the most classic Rolex models ever made and has the timeless design guaranteed to remain classic and elegant for generations to come.
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