Rolex Date Reference 1500 Black Sigma Dial 1968 nicknamed the “Big Oyster”—as most

nicknamed the “Big Oyster”—as most of the “Precision Line” models were in the more modest 34mm size

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The dial has black text and a minute track with small Arabic numerals at the hours and is signed Swiss Made

This 5699 comes with an extract from the Longines archive

We think this is a cool everyday wearer at a very good price point

Rolex Date Reference 1500 Black Sigma Dial 1968 nicknamed the “Big Oyster”—as mostWhen 34mm is the new black The Rolex Date reference 1500 is a cool 34mm watch that has become more of a focus with collectors over the past year or so. We are offering a lovely example with a cool matte black sigma dial in lovely original condition (with a couple of very slight surface marks) and white text and great rich lume. The term Sigma refers to the small Greek sigmas that sit either side of the T SWISS T on Rolex dials from the early 1970s.