Rolex Datejust 1601/5 'Prototype Singer/ Olive'

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Life is too short to say no to olives. Especially when we're talking about the prototype kind.

A pink gold Datejust is super rare by itself, especially when paired with a mint condition Jubilee bracelet in the same metal. But the star of the show is none other than the stunning Olive-coloured prototype dial, produced by Singer. When we look at the lay-out of the dial we can see that it shows no 'SCOC' nor a 'SWISS' signature. Now why do we say 'Prototype'? Well, Rolex often requested new styles at Singer and other dial producers to come up with new dial iterations or suggestions for their model line-ups which in this case is the Oyster Perpetual Datejust. So those dials were produced but never ended up in production and remained at Singer until someone probably introduced these in to the market. The back of the dial still shows the sticker with Singer stocknumber, confirming its origins.

For those of you who don't know what or who Singer is, let me give you a quick hint; 'Paul Newman'. Founded in 1919 in La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The Jean Singer & Cie quickly became a go-to dial provider for some of the watch industry’s biggest names, amongst which is Rolex. Singer produced dials for several Rolex models, such as the Daytona, Datejust, and Submariner. So as mentioned above, they are most known for the creation of the "Exotic dial" for the Cosmograph Daytona or as we and many other collectors know it as the 'Paul Newman' dial.

To add some more uniqueness we have supplied a plex crystal without a cyclops.

Specifications

  • SKU 7417
  • Reference

    1601

  • Year

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