1978 Rolex Datejust Chronometer Rare Ref. 1630 Like Oysterquartz Watch - 14K Gold & Stainless Steel Diver’s Watch an excellent

an excellent

Movement type: Caliber 1449

It has no aging hidden in the engine compartment unlike most 50+ year old examples

Powering it is its caliber 290 handwound movement

1978 Rolex Datejust Chronometer Rare Ref. 1630 Like Oysterquartz Watch - 14K Gold & Stainless Steel Diver’s Watch an excellentToday's offering showcases this very rare Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust Ref. 1630 encased in 14K gold and stainless steel. Its design, intended for the Oysterquartz line, remains one of the most atypical ever produced by the company. Before releasing the watch with a quartz movement, Rolex equipped a very limited number of these pieces with a mechanical Caliber 1570 movement, the classic and precise mechanism that powered many of the early