Rolex Datejust Neo-vintage brown alligator leather strap with

brown alligator leather strap with an 18K white gold

featuring an incredible tropical dial (faded from its original black)

good luck to the original owner of this beauty - a near mint Calatrava Date Sector Dial Reference 5296G-001 - Their loss is your gain

Longines formally bought Wittnauer in the 1950s

Major auction houses will no doubt hold sales of anything that an astronaut might have even breathed on

Rolex Datejust Neo-vintage brown alligator leather strap withSo called five digit Datejusts (reference variants with five digit internal coding) evolved from the original Oyster Perpetual Datejust line and are a quintessential staple of the Neo Vintage era. These models showed up in the late 70s and offer the added functionality of a higher beat movement for accuracy and a quick set date mechanism. They retain the classic 36mm case proportion of their predecessors and have similar variation for dial, bezel, and