What year is a 1601 Rolex?

What year is a 1601 Rolex?

1967 Rolex Datejust Reference 1601.

What is the difference between Rolex 1601 and 1603?

1601 came with a fluted bezel in gold and was available with a steel, bicolor, or (white, yellow and rose gold) case and bracelet. 1603 was only made in steel and featured an engine turned bezel in steel. The dial colors and configurations varied among the 16xx series Datejusts.

How do I find out what model my Rolex is?

Rolex model or reference numbers are listed on the certificates Rolex issues, but it’s also available on the watch case itself. You will have to remove the bracelet to find it. The reference/model number is engraved between the lugs on the 12 o’clock side where the bracelet meets the watch case as pictured below.

What movement is in a Rolex 1601?

The 1601 is a very traditional manual wind movement reserved exclusively for Cellini models. It measures 20.8 mm in diameter & 2.55 millimeters thick. It operates at 21,600 bph, has 20 jewels, and a 46 hour power reserve. The balance is freesprung with a flat hairspring.

What do Rolex reference numbers mean?

Rolex Reference Numbers Indicate Case Materials and Bezel Style. While the first few digits denote the model type, the last digit in five and six-digit Rolex reference numbers (not four-digit ones) indicates the material of the watch.

What is a Sigma Dial Rolex?

A Sigma dial is a Rolex dial named for the letters printed at the bottom of the dial at 6 o’clock. Most Daytona dials are marked with “T Swiss T,” however a Sigma dial is marked “σ T SWISS T σ.” These Daytona’s get the name from the two O shaped symbols on each side of the “T SWISS T.”

What is engine turned bezel?

The engine-turned bezel is a style of the bezel that is sometimes referred to as guilloché. Engine turning is a method of creating decorative patterned grooves in the metal. Unlike what the name may cause some people to believe, the engine turned bezel does not rotate. Instead, it is fixed.

How do you decode a Rolex model number?

Rolex model numbers are four, five or six numerical digits long. The first two to four digits describes the type of watch. If the model number is five or six digits long, the second to the last number describes the bezel and the last number describes the metal type the watch is made from.

How do you read a Rolex reference number?

What do the numbers in Rolex references mean?

1. The first digit of the reference number.
2. The second digit of the reference number.
3. Digits one to four of the reference number.
4. The fifth digit of the reference number.
5. The sixth and last digit of the reference number.
6. The letters at the end of the reference.

When did Rolex use Sigma dials?

1970s
Sigma dials can be found on Rolex watches dating from the early 1970s until the latter part of the decade; however they can sometimes be found on Rolex watches from the late 1960s, as the “Sigma” symbol was being used by certain dial manufacturers before it became officially adopted in the early 1970s .

What does the model number on a Rolex watch mean?

The reference/model number is actually a collection of numbers identifying what the watch was, what is was made of and the type of bezel. The first two or three digits describe the type of watch such as Submariner or Datejust. In 2000, Rolex began adding a 1 in front of some model numbers.

How can you tell if a Rolex watch is a fake?

The serial and model numbers on a genuine Rolex are deep and perfectly marked in solid, very fine lines that will shine in the light at an angle like a diamond cut edge. Conversely, the numbers on many fake, or replica watches, are typically made up of faint tiny dots due to a lower quality marking process .

How can you tell the age of a Rolex Submariner?

A Rolex Submariner purchased in 2000 is often virtually identical to the same reference purchased a few years later. However, you can determine the age of your watch by using our simple Rolex serial number lookup tool. This easily allows you to determine the approximate production date of your Rolex for watches manufactured up to 2010.

When was the first waterproof Rolex watch made?

Invented by Rolex in 1926, it was the world’s first waterproof case for a wristwatch thanks to its patented system of screwing down the bezel, case back and winding crown against the middle case.