Rolex Datejust, Stainless Steel, Full Size, 36mm, Plastic/Acrylic Crystal, White Gold Fluted Bezel, Non-Lume Silver Linen Dial.
Reference: 1601
Serial: 305,XXXX dating back to Approximately 1971, (serial is intact but has been blurred out of photos for security)
Dial: Excellent Non-Lume Silver Linen Dial with matching handset.
Condition: Excellent, Thick Case Lugs, Crystal clear of scratches, Fluted Bezel. 1570 Movement running at COSC specifications.
Details: Full Set, Period Correct Box and Papers dated sale in 1973. Open 6 and 9 Silver Date wheel. Bracelet is tight, Clasp Stamped 6251H, with 55 end-links.
Looking to trade my Datejust 1601 from 1971, plus cash going to the other party, for a 90's 14060 Submariner. Also interested in trading up for other Rolexes (Sub, GMT or other cool vintage pieces – but Rolex only). This is basically an NOS set. The watch is absolutely mint and the bracelet has no stretch at all. The round sticker with “1601” is still on the caseback. The Datejust is the white gold fluted bezel 1601 reference, and comes with both boxes, warranty papers, Datejust booklet, general Rolex booklet showing other models and the history of Rolex, the Datejust cigarette card, the green and red tags, the green cardholder, the translation paper, and lastly the notification papers of the COSC testing standards that the watch was put through. Comes with everything that came with it in 1971. Inner and outer box. Outer box has "1601 w/b" sticker on it. And there are 3 parts to this set that reflect the watch serial number...on the warranty papers, on the green rolex tag, and on the inside of the green plastic Rolex folder. This is a great collector's set in my opinion, not only because its 100% complete, but mostly because its got a linen dial - which you rarely see in complete sets anymore. The textured linen dial was only produced for about 15 years and this was the first series, in the 4 digit reference (i.e., the 1601, 1603 and 1600). This 1601 has the non-luminous dial, which is more uncommon than the luminious dial. The watch feels heavy and brand new, and looks stunning in real life. It doesn't look vintage, to be honest - it looks like a modern Rolex with a throwback to the old linen dials and the raised acrylic crystals of that era. There's not a single scratch on the case, the bezel, the crystal, the dial, the crown or the bracelet. Its really an incredible example of an iconic datejust model. I don’t wear the watch at all, and am contemplating just putting it away in a safe. I bought it from a vey well known, highly reputable, dealer on the US. The dealer had pulled it out of his personal collection and bought it years prior, privately from someone that had it stored away for decades. If you frequent US forums then you’ll definitely know who this dealer is. I paid $5,500 CAD for it. The watch is telling perfect time and the condition is as if I time-warped to 1971 and walked into a Rolex dealer and bought this watch. The serial number is blurred out in some of the photos for security reasons. These photos were taken by the dealer who sold me the watch. Lastly, the watch isn’t for sale, but only for trade. So feel free to throw out some trade ideas. Text me for more pics or if you wanna see a video of the watch. Cheers, Don.
Reference: 1601
Serial: 305,XXXX dating back to Approximately 1971, (serial is intact but has been blurred out of photos for security)
Dial: Excellent Non-Lume Silver Linen Dial with matching handset.
Condition: Excellent, Thick Case Lugs, Crystal clear of scratches, Fluted Bezel. 1570 Movement running at COSC specifications.
Details: Full Set, Period Correct Box and Papers dated sale in 1973. Open 6 and 9 Silver Date wheel. Bracelet is tight, Clasp Stamped 6251H, with 55 end-links.
Looking to trade my Datejust 1601 from 1971, plus cash going to the other party, for a 90's 14060 Submariner. Also interested in trading up for other Rolexes (Sub, GMT or other cool vintage pieces – but Rolex only). This is basically an NOS set. The watch is absolutely mint and the bracelet has no stretch at all. The round sticker with “1601” is still on the caseback. The Datejust is the white gold fluted bezel 1601 reference, and comes with both boxes, warranty papers, Datejust booklet, general Rolex booklet showing other models and the history of Rolex, the Datejust cigarette card, the green and red tags, the green cardholder, the translation paper, and lastly the notification papers of the COSC testing standards that the watch was put through. Comes with everything that came with it in 1971. Inner and outer box. Outer box has "1601 w/b" sticker on it. And there are 3 parts to this set that reflect the watch serial number...on the warranty papers, on the green rolex tag, and on the inside of the green plastic Rolex folder. This is a great collector's set in my opinion, not only because its 100% complete, but mostly because its got a linen dial - which you rarely see in complete sets anymore. The textured linen dial was only produced for about 15 years and this was the first series, in the 4 digit reference (i.e., the 1601, 1603 and 1600). This 1601 has the non-luminous dial, which is more uncommon than the luminious dial. The watch feels heavy and brand new, and looks stunning in real life. It doesn't look vintage, to be honest - it looks like a modern Rolex with a throwback to the old linen dials and the raised acrylic crystals of that era. There's not a single scratch on the case, the bezel, the crystal, the dial, the crown or the bracelet. Its really an incredible example of an iconic datejust model. I don’t wear the watch at all, and am contemplating just putting it away in a safe. I bought it from a vey well known, highly reputable, dealer on the US. The dealer had pulled it out of his personal collection and bought it years prior, privately from someone that had it stored away for decades. If you frequent US forums then you’ll definitely know who this dealer is. I paid $5,500 CAD for it. The watch is telling perfect time and the condition is as if I time-warped to 1971 and walked into a Rolex dealer and bought this watch. The serial number is blurred out in some of the photos for security reasons. These photos were taken by the dealer who sold me the watch. Lastly, the watch isn’t for sale, but only for trade. So feel free to throw out some trade ideas. Text me for more pics or if you wanna see a video of the watch. Cheers, Don.
