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<small>[[Reference:day-date|Day-Date]] -> '''19019'''</small> | |||
The 19019 is the white-gold Oysterquartz Day-Date. Case, fluted bezel and integrated bracelet are 18k white gold, and behind them sit the same angular 36mm case and the same in-house quartz caliber 5055 that Rolex put in the yellow-gold [[Reference:19018|19018]]. Metal is the only thing separating the two references, and on this watch metal does a lot of work. A white-gold case on a white-gold integrated bracelet reads at arm's length as a steel sports watch of the late 1970s, which is close to the opposite of what a President is built to say. | The 19019 is the white-gold Oysterquartz Day-Date. Case, fluted bezel and integrated bracelet are 18k white gold, and behind them sit the same angular 36mm case and the same in-house quartz caliber 5055 that Rolex put in the yellow-gold [[Reference:19018|19018]]. Metal is the only thing separating the two references, and on this watch metal does a lot of work. A white-gold case on a white-gold integrated bracelet reads at arm's length as a steel sports watch of the late 1970s, which is close to the opposite of what a President is built to say. | ||
[[File:Ref 19019 hero.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex Oysterquartz Day-Date 19019 in 18k white gold with fluted bezel, silvered dial and integrated bracelet|The 19019 in white gold: silvered sunburst dial with applied batons and a printed Roman chapter ring, on the integrated Oysterquartz bracelet.]] | |||
==Core facts== | ==Core facts== | ||
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==Dial map== | ==Dial map== | ||
[[File:Ref 19019 wood dial.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 19019 with a factory wood-grain dial in a white gold case|A factory wood-grain dial behind a white-gold bezel, with a Spanish day disc — the scarce combination on this reference.]] | |||
[[File:Ref 19019 blue dial.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 19019 with a blue lacquer dial in white gold|The blue lacquer dial, the main colour alternative to the silvered standard.]] | |||
Three dials are documented on white-gold examples. The default is a silvered sunburst with applied baton markers and a printed Roman chapter ring around the outside, which is the dial most 19019s wear. A blue lacquer version of the same layout turns up as the main colour alternative. The third is a factory wood-grain dial, an open-grained burr in warm orange-brown with applied batons, and it is the one worth crossing a room for: Rolex's wood dials are associated with the yellow-gold Day-Dates of the period, and finding one behind a white-gold bezel is a genuinely scarce combination. | Three dials are documented on white-gold examples. The default is a silvered sunburst with applied baton markers and a printed Roman chapter ring around the outside, which is the dial most 19019s wear. A blue lacquer version of the same layout turns up as the main colour alternative. The third is a factory wood-grain dial, an open-grained burr in warm orange-brown with applied batons, and it is the one worth crossing a room for: Rolex's wood dials are associated with the yellow-gold Day-Dates of the period, and finding one behind a white-gold bezel is a genuinely scarce combination. | ||
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==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown== | ==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown== | ||
[[File:Ref 19019 case detail.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 19019 white gold case profile showing bevels, fluted bezel and Twinlock crown|The case flank: hard bevels, diagonal lug brushing, fluted white-gold bezel and the Twinlock crown where the bracelet meets the case.]] | |||
The case is the reference's signature and the reason the Oysterquartz still gets argued about. It measures 36mm across, 42.5mm lug to lug and 12.5mm thick, and where a President is round and soft-edged this is slightly barrel-shaped and cut with hard bevels. The finishing is deliberate: diagonal brushing across the lugs, vertical brushing where case meets bracelet, and polish on the flat flanks and on every bevel. Rolex kept the round fluted bezel and the 36mm proportion, so the watch reads as a Rolex from the dial outward and as a product of its decade from the case inward. | The case is the reference's signature and the reason the Oysterquartz still gets argued about. It measures 36mm across, 42.5mm lug to lug and 12.5mm thick, and where a President is round and soft-edged this is slightly barrel-shaped and cut with hard bevels. The finishing is deliberate: diagonal brushing across the lugs, vertical brushing where case meets bracelet, and polish on the flat flanks and on every bevel. Rolex kept the round fluted bezel and the 36mm proportion, so the watch reads as a Rolex from the dial outward and as a product of its decade from the case inward. | ||
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Condition of the integrated white-gold bracelet is the value driver, and more so here than on almost any other Day-Date, because a stretched or over-polished bracelet cannot be replaced with a fresh one. Sharp lug bevels are the other tell, since the case is easy to soften with a careless polish and the bevels are most of what gives the design its edge. Unpolished cases and full sets carry the premium. | Condition of the integrated white-gold bracelet is the value driver, and more so here than on almost any other Day-Date, because a stretched or over-polished bracelet cannot be replaced with a fresh one. Sharp lug bevels are the other tell, since the case is easy to soften with a careless polish and the bevels are most of what gives the design its edge. Unpolished cases and full sets carry the premium. | ||
== Related references == | |||
* [[Reference:19018|Day-Date 19018]] — Oysterquartz President, yellow gold | |||
* [[Reference:18038|Day-Date 18038]] — Cal 3055 President (1977–1988) | |||
* [[Reference:18028|Day-Date 18028]] — 1977–1988 | |||
* [[Reference:18238|Day-Date 18238]] — Cal 3155 President (1988–2000) | |||
* [[Reference:18348|Day-Date 18348]] — 1988–2000 | |||
* [[Reference:1803|Day-Date 1803]] — Fluted President (1960–1977) | |||
See also the [[Reference:day-date|Day-Date family index]], [[Reference:Movements|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers|serial numbers by year]]. | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Day-Date]] | [[Category:Day-Date]] | ||
[[Category:References]] | [[Category:References]] | ||