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Vintage Rolex
Tiiffany
Co 18K Yellow Gold Thunderbird Datejust Watch 1625
$5,950List Price
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- Date of Manufacture:1960 s
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- Seller Location:Dallas, TX
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The Most Expensive of All the Datejust Models - Original - Serviced with Warranty
Launched around 1953, the vintage Turn-O-Graph was designed for adventure lovers. It gained notoriety due to its use by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbird Flight Aerobatic Flight Team. It features a bi-directional bezel to measure elapsed time, making it the most functional and expensive watch in the Datejust line. In fact, prior to the introduction of the Day-Date President, the solid gold Turn-O-Graph was the most expensive Rolex cataloged.
The watch did not originally enjoy terribly strong sales success and thus not a tremendous number were made, making vintage examples sought after by collectors.
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Beautiful champagne pie-pan dial which gives the watch a classic and more elegant look
Solid 18K gold rotating bezel designed to measure elapsed time
Officially Certified Chronometer caliber 1570 movement - a mechanism that powered models of the Datejusts as well as early Submariner, Explorer, and GMT models
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Our vintage Turn-O-Graph has fully Rolex parts and presents in pleasing condition.
Its case presents in excellent condition with signs of polishing to the back. Its bezel shows fairly mild to moderate signs of previous polishing. On the wrist, it presents as scratch-free.
Its untouched original dial has become slightly tropical giving it a true vintage look.
One of our Master Watchmakers, who used to be the watchmaker for an authorized Rolex dealer and was given special training by Rolex at their Beverly Hills Service Center to be an authorized Rolex watchmaker, has fully serviced the watch which consists of fully disassembling the movement, carefully inspecting each part, replacing any overly worn components with genuine Rolex parts including a new tube and crown that screw down very well, installing a new mainspring, reassembling and lubricating the movement, and extensive timing testing and regulation (a $1295 value).
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