{"product_id":"rolex-date-34-1505-champagne-stick-dial-on-oyster-1973","title":"Rolex Date 34 1505 Champagne Stick Dial on Oyster 1973","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ref. 1505 sits at the heart of Rolex's Date lineage — the 34mm Oysterdate that ran through the 1970s and into the 1980s as the caliber 1570-family movement reached full maturity. Rolex fitted the 1505 with a self-winding movement certified as a chronometer, housed in the classic Oyster case with a screw-down crown and the fluted bezel that had become the Date's signature silhouette. The plexiglass crystal, period-correct and still present here, is part of what makes a 1505 read as a 1970s Rolex rather than a later evolution — it has a warmth and curvature that hardlex and sapphire simply don't replicate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe two-tone configuration — steel case and bracelet paired with 18k gold bezel and crown — is the more considered choice over the all-steel variant. It gives the watch a formality the steel alone doesn't carry, without the weight or commitment of solid gold. The champagne dial with applied stick indices is the right complement: it absorbs the gold tones without competing with them, and in warm light the dial shifts between cream and pale gold in a way no photograph quite captures. The Oyster bracelet, original to the period, wears narrower than modern references but sits cleanly on the wrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOffered in very good condition throughout — case, crystal, dial, bezel, bracelet, and caseback all showing only light signs of wear consistent with age. Watch only, no box or papers; warranty date recorded as 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55048196423893,"sku":"IT5236","price":4690.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/3182\/9461\/files\/652_3_B.webp?v=1790700540","url":"https:\/\/iconic-timepieces.com\/products\/rolex-date-34-1505-champagne-stick-dial-on-oyster-1973","provider":"Iconic Timepieces","version":"1.0","type":"link"}