Rolex Datejust Ref. 16014 - Black Dial

Hard to believe - but the Datejust has been around since 1945. It is far older than its bigger and attention-hogging Submariner brethren. The Datejust was Rolex’s idea of the perfect everyday watch. The robustness of the Oyster case, combined with the elegance of an Oyster Perpetual. The 4-Digit Datejusts was the first series to become available with a myriad of dial colors and case and bracelet materials — something that has stuck with the Datejust name ever since. What the 4-digits watches do lack, is a quickset date — something that was resolved with the introduction of the 5-digit pieces in the late 1970s. The piece that we have here, a Reference 16014 from circa 1982, comes to us with an excellent, gently and tastefully previously polished Oyster case with the correct 'fluted' white gold bezel seemingly spared of previous polished. Inside, the black dial presents nicely, with a deep glossy surface and evenly patinated Tritium plots with a matching handset. Of course, this piece also features a handy quickset date function and comes fitted to a correct solid-link Jubilee bracelet with a signed blade clasp. Black-dialed Datejusts are less common than you may think... And there is almost some Explorer-like sportiness about them, while of course, still being a Datejust. This one, like virtually any Datejust, can be your one vintage watch, or as an additional to a growing collection.