Datejust Ovettone 4467

The first Datejust. A 36 mm gold Oyster case with a thin coin-edge bezelBezelThe frame surrounding the crystal at the front of a watch., date at 3 o’clock and sweep seconds; the big automaticAutomaticA mechanical movement wound by a rotor as the watch moves on the wrist. movementMovementThe working mechanism inside a watch or clock. needs a strongly domed caseback, hence the Italian nickname “Ovettone” (big egg). The dial does not say “Datejust” – the name was used in period advertising only.