Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 16220 Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com/watches/rolex/ Break out the cake, because the Rolex Datejust is about to turn 70. This Rolex Datejust 16220 in stainless steel combines the best features of the 1945 original with a stunning salmon dial and bold engine-turned steel bezel. Notables from Chuck Yeager to Winston Churchill to Dwight Eisenhower have helped to keep the Datejust in the spotlight since its VE-era debut, but it's the masses of worldwide Rolex devotees who have made this model line the most important Rolex luxury reference of all time. VIPS have the "President"; let's consider the Datejust the "people's choice." This Rolex Datejust 16220 packs the same essential appeal as the first automatic watch with a date window, the 1945 Datejust. With a 100m water-resistant Oyster case and bracelet (Jubilee in this instance) that scream "sports watch" and a stately metallic sunburst salmon dial that whispers "tuxedo," this Datejust is ready to answer any occasion with élan and panache. An engine-turned steel bezel sets the stage for a remarkably animated and detailed soleil-grained metallic salmon dial. Applied white gold Roman numerals are encircled by a subtle black "railroad" chapter ring with inset tritium luminescent dots. The combination of the intricate engine-turned bezel and salmon dial is striking, but it’s also exclusive; this rare pair has been discontinued and is unavailable on any new Rolex Datejust. Despite its 36mm nominal width, this Rolex Datejust leverages the b