Rolex Vintage Oyster Perpetual Date 1500 Watch: Simplicity and quality

Joshua Grillet

Let's talk a little about a vintage Rolex that is wrongly not in the spotlight.

The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1500 was launched in 1962 and it was a hit. Shock resistant, reliable, automatic, date, non-magnetic, stopwatch... It ticks all the boxes technically. But aesthetically? It's a playground. Its design is timeless and all the bracelets look great on it. The Oyster Perpetual Date has been available in all flavors. A very varied choice of dial colors, indexes, bezels, materials (steel, 14 or 18k white and yellow gold), with or without date. With its 34mm diameter (but a real presence on the wrist), you will inevitably find the Rolex OP that suits you.

Today's copy is from 1972, discreet and of high quality. Smooth bezel, mirror indexes and a flawless dial. To restore its splendor it needs a new glass and a proper service.

rolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumeville

_____

Disassembly

rolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumeville

______

The reassembly

rolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumeville rolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumeville

_____

Glass

 

rolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumeville

_____

The result

rolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumevillerolex oyster perpetual date 1500 1570 lumeville

This Rolex 1500 is now in great shape. Equipped with its suede leather strap, it will be able to satisfy a collector of vintage watches because yes, the beauty is on sale in the store.

https://lumeville.com/products/rolex-1500-oyster-perpetual-date-1972

And if you want to see the beauty in action:


Take care of yourself and your wrist!

You can find the other blog articles here: Blog  

You can also find a selection of vintage watches here: Vintage Watches

Joshua Grillet

Founder of LumeVille and watchmaker

Back to blog

Leave a comment

Please note, comments need to be approved before they are published.

1 2