Rolex Datejust 1603 Blue Dial - 1974 - Gear Patrol Exclusive! Travel gold hour and minute hands

gold hour and minute hands and blued steel seconds hand add just a bit of panache to the otherwise spartan design

straight from a private collection here in New York

the PMHs almost always featured Valjoux manual-wind movements of the 773X series and had similar dials

thanks to the gorgeous and unusual gold Alpha hands

To explain how the watch works

Rolex Datejust 1603 Blue Dial - 1974 - Gear Patrol Exclusive! Travel gold hour and minute handsWe've said it over and over again the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust might just be the perfect watch. Coupling perfect proportions and simple dial layouts with robust movements, Rolex's most prolific gentleman's model is an icon of timekeeping that has been in continuous production for decades. We're always on the lookout for excellent examples, and we really scored with this beautiful blue dial example from 1974! The Datejust proves that there is no