An ultra scarce Rolex ref 1530 Oyster Perpetual Date complete with box and papers. The 1530 is the the rare self winding model easily mistaken as an Oyster Quartz, but with a unique reference number, a self winding caliber 1570 movement, and the dial signed Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date. And this model is complete with original inner and outer Rolex box, Rolex warranty papers dated 1982, serial #’d hang tag, and with unusual dealer embossed stamp on the inside of the box.

Featuring a 36mm diameter case with smooth bezel, sapphire crystal, and original warmly patina’d matte silver dial with applied silver indexes and silver baton hands, and sloped inner minutes track. The case serial # 5.1 million dates the production of this model to 1977.

With Rolex stainless steel integral flat link oyster quartz style bracelet with deployment clasp. A very fine condition example unpolished, with tight original bracelet and sharp edges. With a lovely color change silver dial turned a warm tone, contrasting with the sloped inner bezel. With clean original tritium lume hands and intact tritium lume plots on the dial.

The Oyster Quartz movement was introduced by Rolex during the “quartz revolution” of the late 1970’s to compete with the burgeoning Japanese market in quartz movements. Rolex produced their own high quality movement, and outfitted the watch in a much more modernist design and more geometric formed Oyster case. The OysterQuartz was produced in the Datejust version in steel and steel and gold combo, and in white gold or yellow gold in the DayDate version.

The Oyster Perpetual Date version represented here, utilized the Oyster Quartz case, with ref 1530, not 17000 like the quartz version, and fitted it with the caliber 1570 self winding movement.  Oddly, the dial reads Oyster Perpetual Date, not Datejust. Interestingly, the 2 tone version of this model bears the “Datejust” name.  With the larger and more geometric case design, and self winding movement, the 1530 is a very popular though little known variation. We have seen this model fitted with 2 different reference # bracelets, the 96660 and the 17000. The current example has the 17000 bracelet reference #. Will fit a 7 1/2  inch wrist.

In excellent operating condition, of course guaranteed genuine, and offered with our 1 year warranty of accurate time keeping and operation.