Black with diamonds and white gold is a mix Rolex hands out sparingly, and almost never on the flat, no-nonsense Oyster. Built for the collector who owns the plain one and now wants the version that turns heads without saying a word. Call it the little black dress of the Rolex catalog, with the diamonds sewn right into the hem.
Presents itself in brand new condition with no signs of wear. Set against a bright black sunray dial, ten diamonds sit in 18K gold settings that catch light before anyone reads the time. Carved from solid 18K white gold, the fluted bezel throws a ring of mirrored ridges that flicker like a crown under a spotlight. Finished in brushed and polished steel, the Oyster bracelet runs three-piece solid links with a weight that makes leather feel like a rumor.
Functions include hours, minutes, seconds, and date. Positioned at 3 o’clock, the screw-down Twinlock crown unscrews counterclockwise to control all of it. Pulled out to the first click, it quick sets the date, so run that to the day before today. Pulled to the second click, the seconds hand stops for syncing, so walk the hands forward past midnight until yesterday flips over and the time reads true. Screwed back down, it stays waterproof to 100 meters, while Caliber 3235 runs within -2/+2 seconds a day with a 70-hour power reserve.
Comes as a complete set, double-boxed with Rolex International Guarantee card, card wallet, warranty booklet, Datejust instruction manual, green Rolex seal tag, and white serial hang tag.
Eighty years of fashion have come and gone, and Rolex has still not found a reason to redraw a single line of this design. Wearing one reads like a well-cut suit in a room full of logos, which is why it signals old money without spelling it out. Somebody will wear this one for the next forty years, and there is no rule saying it cannot be you.