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Rolex Rolex Oyster Perpetual ROL 736

Rolex Oyster Perpetual

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Excellent condition Rolex Oyster Perpetual automatic officially certified chronometer. It is a vintage watch dating to around 1962 but in outstanding condition for its age. It is model reference 6564. The watch has a mint condition Rolex calibre 1030 butterfly movement,. The movements are sometimes scarred from the rotor if the rotor bearings go, but there are no marks or scars to the movement. It has the original screw down Rolex Oyster crown and acrylic crystal. The dial is silver and shows some very light patina between the index markers. The bracelet is a later replacement Rolex folded link Oyster bracelet dating to 1971. The clasp is the narrow folding clasp, and has been well looked after. It is in excellent condition so has most likely been refurbished at some point. Keeping good time and an excellent example of a clean and tidy vintage Rolex

Case: Screw on case back
Material: Polished and brushed stainless steel
Crystal: Acrylic 
Crown, Rolex Singed, screw down
Movement: Rolex calibre 1030
Dial: Silver
Hands and Markers: Index markers, straight hands
Bracelet: Rolex solid link with folding clasp
Width 34 wide, 36 mm including crown 40mm lug to lug and 10 mm thick

Key Characteristics

Brand: Rolex
Band: Steel Bracelet
Case Material: Steel
Condition: Good
Movement: Automatic
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Rolex SA was founded in 1905 by the German Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law, Alfred Davis. Contrary to popular belief, Hans Wilsdorf was neither Swiss, nor a watchmaker. Wilsdorf & Davis was the original name of what later became the Rolex Watch Company. They originally imported Hermann Aegler's Swiss movements to England and placed them in quality cases made by Dennison and others. These early wristwatches were then sold to jewellers, who then put their own names on the dial. The earliest watches from the firm of Wilsdorf and Davis are usually marked "W&D" – inside the caseback only. Hans Wilsdorf registered the trademark name "Rolex" in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland during 1908. The word was made up, but its origin is obscure. One story, which was never confirmed by Wilsdorf, is that the word "Rolex" came from the French phrase horlogerie exquise, meaning exquisite watch industry. The Wilsdorf & Davis company moved out of Great Britain in 1912. Wilsdorf wanted his watches to be affordable, but taxes and export duties on the case metals (silver and gold) were driving costs up. From that time to the present, Rolex has been headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, though the company owns facilities in other cities (Bienne, etc) and continents (North America, Asia, Australia, etc). The company name Rolex was officially registered on 15 November 1915. It is thought this change was part of a drive to popularize wristwatches, which at the time were still considered a novelty largely for women (pocket watches were more common). Wilsdorf was said to desire his watch brand's name to be easily pronounceable in any language. 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. Rolex SA is a foundation initiated and originally funded by Hans Wilsdorf and the Aegler family. According to foundation documentation, the Rolex SA company can never be sold, nor traded on any stock market.