Rolex Datejust: YES, it's a Dress Watch & A Guide To Stainless Steel Dress Watches in 2021

Tim Mosso's "Watches Tonight" tackles an age-old question that has bedeviled watch collectors; is the Rolex Datejust a dress watch? Why yes, the Datejust is a dress watch even in its stainless steel variants -- and it's not alone. From Patek Philippe to Vacheron Constantin, luxury watch brands are offering more and more dress watches in robust steel. And Rolex's role-splitting Datejust was over 70 years ahead of the trend. Launched in 1945, the Rolex Datejust was a pioneer from the beginning. Initially, the watch combined automatic winding with a precise jumping date that was always "just" relative to the indicated time. Designed to celebrate the 40th anniversary or "jubilee" of the Rolex company the Datejust immediately impressed with its range of use. Due to the use of steel cases, the Rolex "Perpetual" automatic winding system and the "Oyster" water resistant case, the Datejust was capable of meeting 2021 "sports watch" definitions from the beginning.; therein lies the confusion. From Winston Churchill to Tom Cruise, the Datejust likely had graced more famous wrists than any luxury watch model from any watch brand. But is the Datejust a dress watch? Was it ever? And without a doubt, the Rolex Datejust has been a dress watch from the beginning. At 36mm in its most traditional form, the Datejust is sized to suit all wrists - male and female. While smaller models have been offered the 41mm Datejust variants are common, the original case size is a masterpiece of proportio