1996 Rolex Ladies Yacht-Master 18ct Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial 69628
Ref: 69628

1996 Rolex Ladies Yacht-Master 18ct Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial 69628
1996 Rolex Ladies Yacht-Master 18ct Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial 69628
1996 Rolex Ladies Yacht-Master 18ct Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial 69628
1996 Rolex Ladies Yacht-Master 18ct Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial 69628
1996 Rolex Ladies Yacht-Master 18ct Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial 69628
1996 Rolex Ladies Yacht-Master 18ct Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial 69628
1996 Rolex Ladies Yacht-Master 18ct Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial 69628
1996 Rolex Ladies Yacht-Master 18ct Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial 69628
1996 Rolex Ladies Yacht-Master 18ct Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial 69628
1996 Rolex Ladies Yacht-Master 18ct Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial 69628
1996 Rolex Ladies Yacht-Master 18ct Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial 69628
1996 Rolex Ladies Yacht-Master 18ct Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial 69628
1996 Rolex Ladies Yacht-Master 18ct Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial 69628
1996 Rolex Ladies Yacht-Master 18ct Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial 69628
1996 Rolex Ladies Yacht-Master 18ct Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial 69628
1996 Rolex Ladies Yacht-Master 18ct Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial 69628
1996 Rolex Ladies Yacht-Master 18ct Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial 69628
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Specification


Reference : 69628
Movement : Automatic Rolex Cal. 2135
Age : 1991/2000
Specific Age : Circa. 1996
Case Size : 29mm
Case Thickness : 11mm
Lug to Lug : 34mm
Lugs :
 14mm
Condition :
 Pre-Owned
Box & Papers :
 Box
Case Material : 
18ct Yellow Gold
Warranty :
 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 6.5inch


Points of Mention

This watch is sold with its original Rolex box but no paperwork. The watch comes paired with its original 14mm 18ct Yellow Gold bracelet with polished and brushed surfaces and a signed folding flip-lock clasp, the bracelet has been repaired and Gold was added to fix it due to heavy wear and the watch comes fresh from a polish. The watch is from Circa. 1996 and is sold in worn, vintage condition, but overall good condition as you can see. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.


The Watch

Here we have a beautiful 1996 Rolex Ladies Yacht-Master 18ct Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial 69628 with a 29mm 18ct Yellow Gold case, the subtle curve of the Oyster case leads to tapered lugs with a lug-to-lug length of 34mm and a case thickness of 11mm ensuring a comfortable fit on your wrist. On the right side, a screw-down signed crown protected by crown guards. The bidirectional 18ct yellow Gold bezel has deep knurling for extra grip and the characteristic Yacht-Master dive bezel with raised numerals, and a flat sapphire crystal sits above a beautiful Mother of Pearl dial, an outer minute track is precisely marked with applied 18ct yellow Gold discs inlaid with stunning factory diamonds and sapphire baton indexes that shimmer in a magical way as you rotate your wrist, at 3 o’clock a date window with cyclops magnification of the crystal. Elegant Mercedes hands are infilled with luminance complemented by a lollipop counterweighted 18ct yellow Gold sweeping second hand, at 12 o’clock we have the Rolex motif with “Oyster Perpetual Date” printed underneath, at 6 o’clock the red “Yacht-Master” completes this jewel of a timepiece. On the reverse a coin-edged screw-down case back. Inside an automatic Rolex Cal. 2135, 29 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour. The watch comes fitted on its Rolex 14mm 18ct Yellow Gold bracelet with polished and brushed surfaces and a signed folding flip-lock clasp and also comes with its Rolex presentation box only.


Personal Note

A truly beautiful reference for any lady out there, it combines class and elegance with a robust and reliable tool watch, that is what the Yacht-Master got so right in my opinion! This is all 18ct gold and features a factory original Mother of Pearl, Diamond and Sapphire dial, it just doesn't get any better and I suspect most ladies would agree!


The Brand

In 1905, German-born Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law Alfred Davis set up a company in London that imported Swiss movements which are installed in British cases and sold to jewellers who put their names on the dials. Recognising the potential for their brand, Wilsdorf created the brand name Rolex in 1908. In 1910, a Rolex became the first wristwatch to carry the Swiss Certificate of Chronometric Precision, awarded by the Official Watch Rating Centre in Bienne, Switzerland. Demand for Rolex watches rose swiftly, and British taxes on the Swiss movements Rolex used prompted Wilsdorf to move the business to Geneva, Switzerland, in 1919. With production costs lowered, Wilsdorf quickly set out to solve the age-old problem of moisture and dust entering a watch case and damaging the movement. The Rolex watchmakers developed a fully sealed watch case, which Wilsdorf named the Oyster, and released to an appreciative audience in 1926. In 1931, Rolex introduced the first automatic winding wristwatch, giving it the legendary name Oyster Perpetual. In 1945, they released Datejust. The Datejust was the first watch to have the date jump instantaneously at midnight. The 1950s saw a whole lot of releases such as the Air-King (1958), the Explorer (1953), the Submariner (1953), the GMT Master (1955), the Day-Date (1956), the electromagnetic field resistant Milgauss (1956), the Lady-Datejust (1957) and the first Deep Sea model (1960). Wilsdorf’s death in 1960, saw ownership of Rolex S.A. (a collection of sub-companies) passed to the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation which was founded by Wilsdorf in 1945, the mission of which is simply to sustain Rolex S.A. indefinitely.