Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1509

Yellow-gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date ref. 1509 with patterned bezel and bracelet — Inventory 2406, listed as a 1965 example.

The 1965 sale listing for inventory 2406 shows “1509” stamped between the lugs of a gold Date. Rolex Certified Pre-Owned separately lists a 34 mm, 18 ct yellow-gold 1509/8 dated 1972.

Core facts

detail	documented record
reference	1509; a separate CPO listing uses 1509/8
family	four-digit Oyster Perpetual Date
production	one listing dates an example to 1965; a separate 1509/8 listing is dated 1972
case	34 mm; 18 ct yellow gold in both cited listings
bezel	CPO describes the 1509/8 bezel as engine-turned
movement	Secondary tables list Cal. 1565 and 1575 for the 1509
dial	gold in the 1965 dealer listing; champagne in the 1972 CPO listing
crystal	Westphal and parts tables list acrylic Cyclop 117; CPO lists sapphire for its 1972 example
bracelet	both listings describe gold Rolex bracelets

Production outline

The 1965 example has 1509 stamped between the lugs; its serial is masked as 1.3XX.XXX. The 1972 CPO listing is for a separate 1509/8 and shows no reference stamp. Neither listing sets the production endpoints.

Movement notes

Watch-Wiki, Time Connection, and Star Time list Cal. 1565 and 1575 for ref. 1509 or 1509/8. Rolex parts sheets for those calibers list Date components under refs. 1500, 1501, and 1503. No published movement photo ties either caliber to a 1509. See the movement guide.

Dial map

The 1965 photographs show a gold dial with applied baton markers. CD Peacock describes its 1972 dial as champagne.

Gold dial with baton markers and patterned bezel on ref. 1509 — Inventory 2406: dial and bezel

Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes

CD Peacock describes the 1509/8 bezel as engine-turned. A Rolex Forums chart and Luxury Bazaar's bezel guide call the pattern Greek Key; its credited photo appears to show the same inventory 2406 watch, based on its dial, hands, date, and bracelet. A 2014 Rolex Forums thread questions that name. The 1965 watch has closely spaced grooves.

Westphal's 2017 table lists acrylic Cyclop 117 for refs. 1509 and 1509/8. Time Connection and Star Time give crystal 25-117 for the 1509/8. CD Peacock lists sapphire on its 1972 watch but does not say whether the crystal was replaced. Time Connection and Star Time also list crown 24-530-8 and tube 24-5320 for the 1509/8.

Inventory 2406: case and bezel
Inventory 2406: reference stamp

Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes

The 1965 listing describes a gold Rolex band. In 2013, a Rolex Forums seller described a band stamped “from 65” and repaired near the clasp. The serial prefix and description match inventory 2406, so the forum sale likely concerns the same watch. The seller's “from 65” claim applies to the bracelet; it says nothing about the watch head. CD Peacock also lists an 18 ct gold bracelet on its 1509/8. Neither listing identifies the bracelet reference or end links, or establishes original delivery.

Patterned gold bracelet fitted to the 1965 1509 example — Inventory 2406: bracelet

Related references

See the Oyster Perpetual index, movement guide, and serial-number guide.

Inventory 2406
Dial and bezel
Case and bezel
Bracelet
Reference stamp

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