Rolex Rare Ref. 1530 Oyster Perpetual Date Automatic Wristwatch, circa 1976. ...

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Rolex Rare Ref. 1530 Oyster Perpetual Date Automatic Wristwatch, circa 1976
Case: No. 4147748, stainless steel, three body, polished and brushed, screw back, 36 mm, sapphire crystal
Dial: satin silver with soft beige/champagne patina, steel bar markers, date at three, luminous steel batons, sloped minute ring with black markers and luminous dots at the five minute positions
Movement: caliber 1570, rhodium finish, 26 jewels, adjusted to five positions and temperature, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism
Band: style 96660, stainless steel, 14 links, deployant clasp
Signed: all signed Rolex, with service box and papers from April 2012

Note: The "Oyster Perpetual Date" reference 1530 self-winding model is very rare. Production totals are estimated at anywhere from 500 to 1500 pieces. The 1530 models were made one year prior to the Ref. 17000 Oysterquartz Datejust which shared the same style case and bracelet configuration.

Condition Report*: Type: Rolex Rare Ref. 1530 Oyster Perpetual Date Automatic Wristwatch
Model: 1530
Dial: satin silver, steel bar markers
Hands; luminous steel batons
Metal: stainless steel
Case No: 4147748
Case Info: three body, polished and brushed, screw back
Case Width: 36 mm
Crystal: sapphire
Watch Movement: caliber 1570, rhodium finish, 26 jewels, adjusted to five positions and temperature, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism
Band: 96660, stainless, 14 links, deployant clasp
Circa: 1976
Condition: dial, case, movement and band are all in very sharp and good condition, one miniscule scratch on the dial left of the "D" in Date, watch papers indicating Rolex service in April 2012 for the movement, pressure test and crystal were completed

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