Diamond-set Rolex Datejust Lady's Wristwatch
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Rolex Datejust Ref 69173 a lady's stainless steel, gold and diamond-set automatic wristwatch with date and bracelet circa 1984, dial: Mother-of-pearl, diamond-set numerals, calibre: cal. 2135 automatic movement, 29 jewels, movement number: 134785, case: brushed and polished tonneau-form, screw-down crown and back, after market diamond-set bezel, case number: 8223191, Closure: brushed and polished steel and gold Jubilee bracelet with folding clasp dimensions: 26 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 145 mm, signed: case, dial and movement, accessories: none
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
- Mother-Of-Pearl - Mother-of-pearl, technical name "nacre", is the inner layer of a sea shell. The iridescent colours and strength of this material were widely used in the nineteenth century as an inlay in jewellery, furniture, (especially papier mache furniture) and musical instruments.
In the early 1900s it was used to make pearl buttons. Mother-of-pearl is a soft material that is easily cut or engraved.
Nowadays it is a by-product of the oyster, freshwater pearl mussel and abalone industries. - Date Aperture - A date aperture is a cut out section in the face of a watch or clock, displaying the day of the month.
- Bezel - On a clock or watch, the bezel is the metal frame into which the watch or clock glass is fitted. In clocks, the bezel may include a hinge and a flange, in effect a door to the face of the clock. In jewellery the bezel is a band of metal with a projecting lip that holds the gemstone in its setting.
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