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Rolex Rolex Oysterdate Precision Silver Dial. ROL 719

Rolex Oysterdate Precision Silver Dial

 

Excellent condition Rolex Oysterdate Precision manual hand winding watch, model 6694 dating to 1964 to 1965. It has just had a full service, movement overhaul and refurbishment.  It comes on Rolex Oyster bracelet that has got 12 links and suitable for a 7.5 inch wrist. It would originally have come with 13 links. Ever popular and decent honest watch with popular silver dial and silver baton markings/hand dial combination giving it a classical looking and stylish appeal. Has magnified date window at the 3 position. This is another of the classic Rolex Oyster design, classic oyster case and oyster bracelet. It is instantly recognisable for what it is and is at home on the wrist whether worn with a suit or casual clothes. This is another Rolex that makes the wearer proud to own and sets them apart from the crowd. It is keeping good time as one would expect a Rolex to do. Dimensions are as follows. The width is 34 mm excluding crown, and 36.5 mm including the crown. The thickness is 11 mm and the lug to lug distance is 40 mm.

Key Characteristics

Brand: Rolex
Band: Steel Bracelet
Case Material: Steel
Condition: Mint
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.