Watch Description:
Presenting a wonderfully preserved Ladies' Rolex Datejust reference 69173 in 26mm steel and 18ct yellow gold, with a crisp silver-white dial and gold baton hour markers — the definitive expression of the Datejust in its most timelessly elegant form.
First sold on 5th June 1987 in Osaka, Japan, this watch arrives with extraordinary provenance: the original Rolex guarantee paper, complete with matching serial 69173 and the original retailer's stamp from Shigaya Jewellers, together with the inner red leather Rolex presentation box, the outer card sleeve, the original Rolex Datejust booklet and the accompanying translation booklet. A complete set of this age, with documentation intact and legible after nearly four decades, is a genuine rarity — and one that meaningfully underpins both the joy of ownership and the long-term collectability of the piece.
Reference 69173 is a quietly significant Datejust. Produced from the late 1980s, it carries the sapphire crystal, the quickset date and the refined proportions that defined the modern Ladies' Datejust for a generation of collectors. The 26mm Oyster case in stainless steel pairs beautifully with the 18ct yellow gold fluted bezel and the matching gold winding crown, sitting on the wrist with the easy confidence that only a properly proportioned Rolex achieves.
The white dial is in lovely order, with its gold applied baton indices and gold hands catching the light precisely as Rolex intended. The fluted bezel remains sharp and crisp, with little to no signs of wear, and the two-tone five-link Jubilee bracelet — the bracelet that arguably did more for the Datejust's identity than any other component — retains excellent integrity with minimal stretch. The Rolex coronet on the foldover clasp is clean and well-defined.
This is the Datejust at its most wearable and most enduring: a watch that has been considered a benchmark for nearly seventy years and continues to be one of the most quietly aspirational purchases in watchmaking. Higher resolution images are available below, and the watch is supplied with our one-year Alward Luxury Watches warranty so that you may buy with complete confidence.
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