Rolex Lady Datejust squarewatches through which the Caliber 1863

through which the Caliber 1863 movement could be viewed

and our non-watch-guy friend posed us a question: “What’s the perfect one watch for someone like me

These timepieces have been in continues production since the 1950s

Although the model never really caught on with consumers (at least not the way standard Datejust models did)

an unsigned crown

Rolex Lady Datejust squarewatches through which the Caliber 1863It is perhaps one of the greatest injustices in horology that women's wristwatches have not historically received the same respect as their larger cased counterparts, resulting in far fewer executions worth collecting. This is truly a shame but fortunately, Rolex got the memo long before most, and have been producing outstanding ladies watches for over 50 years. And we're talking about the real thing not those that utilize faux gold, not so precious