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Il Rolex Datejust it is one of the most popular models of the House of the Crown. The reason for its success is easy to say: in Datejust, Rolex it brings together all the features for which it is famous in the watchmaking field in a single timepiece: the case Oyster, the automatic movement Perpetual and the chronometric precision of its movements. To these already valuable characteristics, the Rolex Datejust he adds another, from which the same name of the model comes: the indication of the date in a window at 3 o'clock, with the date window at midnight precisely.
Since 1945, the year of its introduction on the market, the Rolex Datejust has preserved its original characteristics, gradually innovating the materials, such as sapphire glass, the aesthetics, with the addition of Cyclops lens on the date display, the technique, with gradual but continuous innovations in the movement. In its 36 mm version, the Rolex Datejust is one of the classics of contemporary watchmaking.
The reputation as a watchmaking classic of Rolex Datejust is not without consequences on the side of price. A time between Rolex more affordable, Rolex Datejust today it is increasingly sought after by collectors and, consequently, its cost of purchase does that to go up.
Fortunately, the watch market offers numerous quality alternatives to the Rolex Datejust. Let's look at five of these together.
IWC Engineer
With a diameter of 40 millimetres, an automatic movement with 42 hours of power reserve, a water resistance of 12 atmospheres and a classic style that harks back to the XNUMXs, theIWC Engineer it is certainly among the most suitable choices for those who want a quality alternative to the Rolex Datejust. Available with black or gray dial and with steel or gold case, l'IWC Engineer It presents itself as a versatile and modern watch.
Oris Big Crown Pointer Date
This Oris It's a fairly unusual watch. The name, Big Crown, derives from the model of the same name Oris from 1938, equipped with an oversized winding crown to be usable even by airplane pilots with hands covered by gloves. The other part of the name of this Oris, Pointer Date, derives from the complication of the date window implemented thanks to a special central sphere, which "points" to the external perimeter of the dial on the day of the month, without interrupting the graphic continuity with bulky date windows. The military style is also the stylistic feature of today Oris Big Crown, which with its Arabic indices, its large and easily legible hands and a very wearable diameter of 40 mm presents itself as a very wearable clock for every day.
Grand Seiko Hi Beat
Grand Seiko is a luxury watch brand owned by the watchmaking giant Seiko. Grand Seiko's purpose is to make the best watches of which Japanese manufacturing is capable, regardless of cost constraints. The Grand Seiko Hi-Beat hides, behind a rather conventional aesthetic, a high frequency movement, the Grand Seiko Hi-Beat, capable of oscillating at ten alternations per second, 36 alternations per second, guaranteeing very high precision. Also there retention of second-hand value, a worry of niche brands. It's not a problem. If anything, the flaw of this watch is the difficulty in obtaining it and finding a service center…
Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M
The Omega Sea Master Aqua Terra is the direct rival of Rolex Datejust in house Omega. The date window at 6 o'clock and the absence of a magnifying glass will make lovers of symmetry and stylistic cleanliness happy: the indication of the day of the month, in fact, integrates very discreetly into the dial of theOmega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150 M..
THEOmega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150 M. it is equipped with a glass back through which to observe the functioning of the movement Coaxial, which certainly makes this watch unique in its price range. The glass caseback contributes, it is true, to the increase in thickness, but a watch enthusiast certainly appreciates the possibility of seeing the movement of his mechanical watch in action, especially if it is equipped with such an unconventional escapement as the Coaxial di Omega.
Tissot Gentlemen
Il Tissot Gentlemen it is very popular among alternative watches to Rolex Datejust. It is a timepiece entirely produced in Switzerland, with ETA Powermatic 80 movement. The membership of Tissot al Swatch Group and the availability of innovative technologies AGE, such as spiral in antimagnetic silicon they guarantee that those who purchase this watch will be putting a very good timepiece on their wrist. The style of Tissot Gentlemen resembles that of the rolex datejust, but the absence of a magnifying glass on the date window and a "cross" motif on the dial mean that this watch does not appear as a mere copy, but rather as a timepiece with its own style, albeit with "suggestions" taken from from others.
