Single-Line Dial
Oysterquartz 17013 — Single-Line Dial
Debut-year two-tone dial with only the model name at six and no chronometer text. Phillips sold a blue-dial example, case 4'495'153, dated circa 1977.
Identifying details
- Integrated bracelet
Metal bracelet designed as one with the case.
- Fluted bezel
Gold bezel with fine ridges (also called reeded or coin-edge).
- Jubilee bracelet
Five-piece-link metal bracelet introduced with the first Datejust.
- Pre-COSC dial
Early dial without chronometer certification text, printed before the was certified.
Variants of 17013
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Single-Line DialCurrent | 1977 |
| Chronometer Dial | c. 1979–2001 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 17013
- Production
- 1977
- Case material
- Two-tone
- Case diameter
- 36 mm
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Quartz
- Date
- Yes
- Caliber
- Rolex 5035
Dial, bezel & hands
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed.
Movement
Rolex 5035
Rolex’s in-house quartz caliber for the Oysterquartz Datejust: a 32 kHz oscillator with thermal compensation driving a pallet fork and escape wheel, hence its loud tick. Shares parts with the mechanical 3035. Chronometer-certified after the first production. Taken out of production in 2001.
Quartz · Introduced 1977 · 11 jewels