Rolex Datejust II – The Collections History Revealed | Bob's Watches

Rolex Datejust II – The Collections History Revealed | Bob's Watches The Datejust II is the larger edition of Rolex’s famed Datejust wristwatch. The original 36mm version debuted in 1945 and continues production today. Its core design, which is still present in the larger 41mm model, includes a waterproof Oyster case and a Perpetual movement with self-winding and a jump date mechanism. While Rolex has made countless upgrades to the collection, none has been as memorable as the Datejust in 41mm. Rolex released the first 41mm edition of the Datejust at Basel World 2009 under the Datejust II. Its case grew 5mm and housed a then-new calibre 3136 Perpetual movement. The Datejust II was also only ever produced on a three-link Oyster bracelet. The addition of a 5-link Jubilee option came a few years later with the introduction of the current Datejust 41 in 2016. In addition to its larger case size, the 2009 model also introduced the collection to a new and very contemporary selection of dial colors. The series also included several notable references, such as the White Rolesor 116334 in stainless steel and 18kt white gold and the Oystersteel 116300 in all-steel, among many others. The release of the Datejust II was not surprising, with some of the industry’s top watch brands already producing large timepieces. Rolex had also already introduced the bigger Day-Date II the year prior, in 2008. Unfortunately, their first attempt at the 41mm edition didn’t quite take off, a