Today, we’ll explore the background of a watch.
It was the first item to display both the dates and the day, and it has been included in the catalog since 1956. The watch that was unanimously selected as “The President’s Watch” is the rolex daydate.
When was the watch made?
Oyster Perpetual Rolex Day-Date is its official name, and Rolex first offered it in 1965. Thanks to its unique noon window that displays the entire day of the week, the public can see right away that it’s an unmatched watch.
Rolex initially made the day wheel in 11 various languages; however, given the international popularity of this achievement, there are now up to 26 to pick from.
Given the thickness provided by the automated machines as well as the dual day and date wheels, the provided copy has a slightly domed appearance that is reminiscent of earlier bubble-backs.
These references are superseded by the updated Day-Date refs. 6611 (fluted bezel), 6612 (smooth bezel), and 6613 after just one year (diamond-set bezel).
The balance wheel’s Microstar adjustment allowed it to receive the COSC certification, making it the most significant change from earlier models in movement. Only a tiny fraction of 6611 specimens contain a distinct bridge plate and are 0.1 mm thicker. Due to their great rarity, these specimens are easily identified thanks to the unique reference 6611B and are highly prized by collectors.
The logo
You would almost surely travel back to 1959 when the renowned ref. 18XX was first released if we asked you to keep your eyes closed and visualize a Day-Date.
In all of its variations, this collection of allusions has come to represent the traditional canon connected to the Rolex Day Date.
Mechanically speaking, the new process with 18,000 beats per hour was known as 1555 until
1965, when it was increased to 19,800 beats an hour. The final modification was the implementation of hacking second to synchronize timepieces in 1972. These new, slimmer mechanisms let the casing adopt a sleeker line in keeping with the high standards we’ve grown accustomed to.
The six-digit 118XXX series, the new iteration of Day-Date, was released in 2000. But the big news arrived in 2008 with the release of Day-Date II, which conforms to Rolex’s contemporary design and has a 41mm casing and 100m of waterproofing.
The Day-Date 40 was introduced in 2015 with the new 3255 movements, which is still available but has been shrunk by one millimeter.
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