Rolex Day-Date 'Platinum & Diamonds' Archived what came before just can't

what came before just can't be beat

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This particular example dates to the 1970s and is in remarkable original condition

which commemorated their centennial in 1948

We've said it over and over again - the Datejust may just be the perfect watch

Rolex Day-Date 'Platinum & Diamonds' Archived what came before just can'tDouble Quickset Day Dates were once a thing of fantasy. Early Day Date models offered no Quickset functionality, meaning that both the Day and Date functions had to be manually set with a fair amount of winding, mind you by the user in order to display the correct information on the calendar complications. by the late 1970s, Rolex had improved the system and began offering Single Quickset versions in the 'five digit' References based on the 18038.