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Rolex Datejust 16233 · The Index

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16233

Datejust 16233

c. 1988–?3 variants

Rolesor 162xx Datejust: yellow-gold fluted bezel, crown and bracelet centre links; caliber 3135 and sapphire crystal.

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Variants over time

Production years have not been recorded for these variants.

Variants

Tapestry DialUndated
Champagne (or grey) dial with a woven pattern. Antiquorum example: 1988, case R 611,255.

Reference specifications

Brand: Rolex
Model: Datejust
Reference: 16233
Category: Dress
Production: c. 1988–?
Case material: Two-tone
Case diameter: 36 mm
Chronometer: Yes

More specifications (4)

Date: Yes
Crystal: Sapphire with Cyclops lens
Movement: Automatic

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Tapestry dialFluted bezelJubilee braceletDateCyclops

Champagne Buckley DialUndated

Printed Roman numeral dial carried into the sapphire generation. Antiquorum example: sold September 1991, case E 745,939.

“Buckley” dialFluted bezelDateCyclops

Saudi AramcoUndated

Black and blue “vignette” dial with diamonds, made for the Saudi Arabian Oil Company.

Institutional logo dialFluted bezelGem-set dialDateCyclops

Automatic

Calibers

3135

Specs shared by all variants. Variant pages show where a variant differs.

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