Rolex Osyter Date Precision Ref 6694
If I could buy a budget Rolex, this is it! Yes, this is a real
Entry basic Rolex, almost 300,000 have been produces and
it is commonly being found at some of the flea market, at AP
Liu Street of Sham Shui Po, or some of the stores of pre-
owned Rolex in corners of Temple street.
It’s lack of an automatic movement, manual winding for
power reserve up to 48 hours. There is no Chronometer
certification and larger size case. Thus it is not a hot
commodity amongst Rolex enthusiast. However, when you
are looking for an everyday watch that incorporates many of
the famous Rolex features carrying with a vintage look that
sets you just apart from the general taste of the Rolexes,
this could be your choice!
The thinner, smaller 34mm solid Oyster-case and smart use
of brushed and polished surfaces make this watch more of a
nice all-rounder. Especially your wriest is small and or you
are a young girl, it could be your sincere companion for
many years.
It does not come a lot of small words “ Superlative…
certified” simply no bother… “Precision”!
There is no winding rotor and associate gears and rackets, it
is a Rolex Cellini in Oystercase, it would last much more
longer, much less frequent need for overhaul at all. Less is
more!
The only drawback is that you need to unscrew the crown
for manual winding almost every day, little hints is to apply a
slight pushing pressure against the crown screw it a bit anti-
clockwise direction such that the screw thread inside the
screw and the slot engages, then you rotate normally
clockwise to tighten up.
Need not to apply too much force for screw lock-up. Only if
you are preparing to swim with it you need to tighten it. As it
would be easy to get worn off on the slot and the screw
thread if over tightened it, Don’t forget that you would screw
and unscrew 14,600 times if you use it for 20 years every
day. It should not fail if you follow the above little hints!
Price
Depending on condition of the watch starting from
HKD$4,000 to HKD$10,500 for an excellent condition one.
Price is just pure reference only, as if you can find a special
dial, the shop keeper will ask you more.
Technical Specification:
Sizes Diameter 34 mm
Lug width 19 mm
Clasp width 15 mm
Thickness 12 mm (excluding cyclops)
Movement
This Oysterdate has a manual wind movement caliber 1225
developed in 1967 that it is based on caliber 1210 that dates
back to 1954. 21.600 beats per hour
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