“Bark” engraving on the bezel and bracelet of the Wind Vintage 1980s Rolex Day-Date Courtesy of Wind Vintage It wasn’t that long ago that dealers had a hard time unloading an all-gold gem ...

Case in point: This 1980s Rolex Day-Date in 18-karat yellow gold with a sapphire and diamond dial from Wind Vintage currently available exclusively on The Vault.

Powered by the advanced calibre 3255 movement and finished with a fluted bezel and the signature white-gold ... The Rolex Day-Date 40 with meteorite dial retails for $56,800—if you can ...

The President bracelet is still kept exclusively only for the Day-Date and the precious metal models of Rolex’s Datejust collection. This year, Rolex has further introduced a fluted bezel in platinum ...

10 Rolex models that changed the wrist ... yet radiating elegance in the fluted bezel and specially designed Jubilee ... the Day-Date marked a new pinnacle of luxury for the entire field ...