Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 16013 Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com/watches/rolex/ Not many 1980s icons survive into the 21st century with their initial appeal totally intact. The two-tone Rolex Datejust 16013 "Tapestry" dial is one of the few. With a classic 36mm Oyster Perpetual case, a versatile yellow gold and stainless steel medley, and the coveted "tapestry" guilloche dial, this Rolex Datejust would look equally at home behind the wheel of a 1986 Ferrari Testarossa and a 2015 Ferrari F12. Rolex's Datejust is a timeless model. The essential features - proportions, automatic winding, jump-date, Oyster case - have not changed since Winston Churchill donned the an early-production model in 1946. But the details of any given Datejust define its place in the model's now 70-year timeline, and this Datejust 16013 is a superb specimen from the era of shred guitar and Gordon Gekko. Start with the balance of dress and sports inflection. Unlike the rotating-bezel Rolex Oyster sports watches, each Datejust starts as something of a blank slate with the potential to be coaxed towards a sportier or more formal character. Details define the personality of a Rolex Datejust, and this 16013 boldly embraces refinement in the form of a fluted gold bezel, matching two-tone Jubilee bracelet, and that extraordinary "tapestry" guilloche dial with applied yellow gold indices. The dial is the highlight, and it's a serendipitous match for the fluted facets of the bezel. Now discontinued and highly sought by collectors, the "tape