When midnight falls, the Oyster Perpetual Logbook bridges the gap between the past and the future, between what has been achieved and what remains to be achieved. Since 1956, it has witnessed some of the greatest moments in history on the wrists of visionaries, skilled men and women, and pioneers. These are the people who make each day a promise of the future.
When it was launched in 1956, the Day-Date was a major innovation: it was the first calendar replica watch to display the day of the week in a curved window at 12 o’clock on the dial in addition to the date, a technical feat at the time. Made entirely of precious metals – 18-carat yellow gold, white gold, stellar gold, or 950 platinum – and fitted with the iconic Presidential strap, its multiple dials make it the ideal canvas for self-expression.
Although the days are the same no matter where you are, they are written differently due to language differences. Day-Date uses most writing systems – Latin, Arabic, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Japanese, Chinese ideograms, and even the Ge’ez alphabet used in the Horn of Africa – to express the wearer’s cultural identity. Available in 26 languages, it is a truly global, universal and personalized watch on https://ashleyout.com/replica.
When midnight falls, the date and day of the week change simultaneously in their respective windows on the dial. This feat of watchmaking, the “miracle of midnight”, relies on a disc mechanism. It results from years of research: from 1950 to 1955, Rolex registered four patents for timepieces featuring the day and date.
In 1956, for the famous Oyster Perpetual Day-Date launch, Rolex created a three-piece chain presidential strap made only of 18-carat gold or 950 platinum, which is still exclusive to the Day-Date and the precious metal version of the Datejust.
Worn by many of the world’s politicians, directors and visionaries, the Day-Date is highly recognizable, especially for its iconic presidential bracelet, whose evocative name and the prominent figures who have worn it have ensured that the Day-Date is known as the “presidential watch.”