Vintage Rolex Date 1530 - Vintage of the Week Episode 21 | Bob's Watches

Join us for another installment of Vintage of the Week, featuring the rare Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date ref. 1530. Shop vintage Rolex watches: www.bobswatches.com/vintage-rolex-1.html NAVIGATE THIS VIDEO 00:00 INTRO 00:11 Wrist Check 00:37: Vintage Rolex 1530 Date 01:47 Uniqueness 02:17 Rarity 03:20 Dial 03:58 Date 04:47 Integrated Bracelet 05:02 Condition 05:22 Tropical Dial 05:54 Rehaut 06:21 Bracelet Condition 06:54 Sapphire Crystal 08:16 Availability 08:36 OUTRO Browse our entire collection of certified pre-owned Rolex Date watches: https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-date-1.html Our Vintage of the Week series will showcase a different remarkable vintage watch each week, taking a close look at the features that make it unique and its history. Today, we’re examining a very handsome example of the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date ref. 1530, complete with a unique angular case and integrated bracelet. ROLEX DATE HISTORY To better understand the history of the Rolex Date, we must first take a quick look back to the 1920s and the invention of the waterproof Oyster case. The Rolex Oyster was the first waterproof wristwatch ever created, paving the way for the industry as we know it today. It also remains a fixture of the Rolex catalog nearly a century later. The Perpetual movement hit the market a few years later in the 1930s, bringing with it innovative self-winding technology. Instead of manually winding the watch each time you wear it, the movement winds itself from the