Oyster Perpetual Date 1500 - Silver Dial - Papers & Serial Tag - 1980

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1500 - Silver Dial - Papers & Serial Tag (1980)

A quietly classic vintage Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date, the reference 1500 pairs a slim 34mm Oyster case with a silver sunburst dial and the smooth polished bezel that gives the model its understated character. Built on the same architecture as the Datejust but without the fluted bezel and Jubilee bracelet, the 1500 remains one of the purest expressions of Rolex's mid-century design language.

Details:

• Reference: 1500
• Year: 1980
• Case Size: 34mm, Stainless Steel
• Bezel: Smooth polished stainless steel
• Dial: Silver sunburst with applied baton hour markers, tritium plots, "Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date - Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" printing, date aperture at 3 o'clock under acrylic cyclops
• Movement: Rolex Caliber 1575, automatic, COSC-certified chronometer, 26 jewels, 19,800 bph, 48-hour power reserve
• Bracelet: Stainless steel Oyster three-link with folding Oysterclasp signed with Rolex crown
• Crystal: Acrylic (plexiglass) with cyclops magnifier
• Water Resistance: 50 meters

Set Includes:

• Original Rolex guarantee papers dated 20 November 1980
• Original green Rolex serial tag

Condition:

• Silver dial
• Very good overall condition
• Original papers and serial tag present
• Watch running, all functions operating

The reference 1500 was in production from 1962 into the early 1980s and represents the last generation of Rolex's classic 34mm Oyster Perpetual Date before the transition to the reference 15000 series, making a papers-and-serial-tag example from the final years of production a genuinely collectible piece of the Oyster line's history.