Limited Edition La Californienne Rolex Oyster Perpetual DateJust 1601 14K $9500
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LA CALIFORNIENNE
Rolex Oyster Perpetual DateJust 1601 Leather Strap Watch
laCalifornienne draws inspiration from the pink and blue magic hour skies of California. From our Los Angeles workshop, we restore vintage timepieces and reimagine them in bold color.
Each watch is given the utmost attention to detail including servicing the movement and refinishing the case to the original specifications in which the watch left the factory. While all of our watches pay homage to their original concept, we find our process to be part of a new beginning. Each dial and strap are hand-painted to produce a unique timepiece. We take great pride in sourcing leathers from some of the best tanneries in the United States and Europe and they are, by design, made to age beautifully and distinctively with each wear.
We aspire to find a new generation of caretakers for our vintage watches that we have revived with a touch of the California spirit. We guarantee our timepieces to be 100% authentic and as described.
Circa 1973 automatic timepiece with solid 14K gold accents set on a handmade vegetable tanned leather strap featuring hand-painted stripes and custom buckle. This has a miss matched box, so the card and sticker on the box are not for this watch, but the tag is still on it. It has scratches on the crystal from the bag. These crystals are very easy to polish or changed for minimal cost.
Case: Stainless Steel; Crown and Bezel: 14K Gold; Strap: Leather
Buckle closure
36 mm width
Swiss made, reimagined in Los Angeles
The condition of the watch is the same as it appears in the photos. The watch is working and is part of our new Certified Pre-Owned CPO Program. Contact me if you have any questions first.
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SPECIFICATION |
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Case |
Stainless Steel Case and Case Back. with 14k bezel & crown |
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Case Size |
36,00 mm without the crown |
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Case Back |
Stainless steel. Screw Back. Please note case back in most cases is not fully tighten. |
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Crown |
14K Gold Signed |
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Crystal |
Acrylic Some Scratches from the bag. These crystals are very easy to polish or changed for minimal cost. |
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Bezel: |
None. 14K Gold |
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Dial: |
Amazing Color and hand painted to give it the La Californienne, Great Texture, can be seen in pictures. Luminous hands Swiss made Mark, with the seconds Hand and date at 3 O'clock. Please see picture for more detail. |
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Complication |
Seconds, Date, |
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Movement |
Self-Winding Automatic Chronometer |
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Movement Notes |
Just inspected and in great shape. Fully Serviced and Overhauled by La Californienne. Come with a Service Warranty! Please see pictures and as some old movements don't have a very clear marking. Movement is running. Keeps great time see below time testing. |
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Strap |
Genuine hand painted Leather. Bracelet, Lug Size: 20mm Please see picture. |
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Box |
Come with Beautiful Vintage La Californienne box and leather pouch. This has a miss matched box, so the card and sticker on the box are not for this watch, but the tag is still on it. |
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Reference # |
1601 |
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Made in |
Switzerland |
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Water Resistance |
No. Please pressure test before water use. |
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Service Level |
2 (Please see Tab below for details) |
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Timing Test ** |
11s/day In-House Time Test Results (See Service Level Tab)** |
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Certified Pre-Owned |
Passed 25-point inspection. Please see tab below for details. |
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Warranty |
3-Month Service Warranty (Please see Tab below for details) |
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Notes: |
All watch functions tested and operable. Circa NA |
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Thank you for all the help Raymin.
I have bought few watches from them and recommend them if you are looking to buy a watch. I as actually able to buy few watches from them that were not listed on their website. Apparently they have a lot of inventory that doesn’t even make it to the website. So if your are looking for vintage watches, you might want email them, if you can’t find it on the site.
Thank you for all the help Raymin.
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