Rare

Rolex
Datejust Turn-O-Graph
Ref. 116261


EUR 12.950,-

The Rolex Turn-O-Graph – also known as the “Thunderbird” – was the first Rolex to feature a rotating bezel and is considered a precursor to the brand’s modern sports watches. This Ref. 116261 pairs the iconic 36 mm Oyster case in stainless steel and 18k Everose gold with a fluted, unidirectional bezel and a sleek black dial. Fitted with a date display, Jubilee bracelet, and the reliable automatic Caliber 3135, this watch offers timeless versatility with a sporty edge. A historically important and often underrated Rolex – delivered with original papers and in like-new condition.

Details


Material

Steel/Redgold

Clockwork

Automatic

Ref NR.

116261

Dial color

black

Paper

Yes, from 2012

Condition

like new

Diameter

36mm

Warranty

2 Years

The classic

Datejust

The Rolex Datejust was the world's first automatic wristwatch with a date window. Its timeless design makes it to one of the all time classics of the Rolex model range. Whether playing golf, having dinner or at the negotiating table, the Datejust is always the perfect companion.

A Rolex signature feature

The fluted bacel

Originally, the fluting of the oyster bezel had a practical purpose and served like the fluting of the caseback to screw with the middle part of the housing, to ensure the watertightness of the watch. Meanwhile, the fluted bazel has a purely aesthetical function and is made exclusively in gold.

Elegance & Comfort

Jubilee Bracelet

This five-row metal bracelet with flowing contours and high wearing comfort was specially developed for the introduction of the model Oyster Perpetual Datejust in 1945. It comes with either the Concealed Crownclasp Clasp or the Oysterclasp Clasp.

The best time is now:

Rolex Datejust Turn-O-Graph

2 Years Timelounge Warranty

Papers included

like new

Articles prepared for you

In the right time

Die Rückkehr des Jubilé

Wohl kein anderer Uhrenhersteller hat es geschafft, am Design seiner Uhrenarmbänder so lange nahezu unverändert festzuhalten, wie Rolex. Das Oysterband ist seit über acht Jahrzehnten der Klassiker schlechthin. Oft kopiert und nie erreicht, das bekannteste Erkennungsmerkmal einer Rolex überhaupt.

The return of the 80s

Everything comes back. At some point. Even my grandmother knew that and the more mature you become, the more you realise: damn, it really is like that. When Rolex presented the GMT-Master II as a yellow gold and bicolour version on a Jubilé bracelet last year, I immediately felt something like my own personal Werthers Echte moment. Only not with gold-wrapped caramel sweets, but with the watches I knew from my childhood. And so I still remember, as if it were yesterday, the picture of TV legend Horst Tappert smiling at me from the cover of a TV magazine with a gold GMT on a Jubilee bracelet.