Details

CIRCA: 1964
CASE MATERIAL: 18k gold
DIAMETER: 36mm
DIAL: Champagne
MOVEMENT: Automatic
FUNCTIONS: Date
CALIBER: 1570



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The immediately recognizable so-called Thunderbird bezel derives its names from an old Rolex advertisement, in which a watch bearing this bezel was associated with the American acrobatic squadron, aka “The Thunderbirds”. Since then, it continuously climbed in popularity until achieving a nearly mythical status among Rolex collectors.

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