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Old 28 January 2012, 01:37 AM   #1
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Question about definition of 'President'

I would gladly welcome an education on what is or is not a president. I recognize a day, date watch as a president. I have also seen similar watches that are only the day. I have also seen the 'presidential' band.

However, I sometimes see older watches like a 1503 that I have in all gold to be listed as a president. I did not think this was/should be called a president. Yet all you have to do is google it and there are watch companies that have it listed for sale as one.

Are they simply taking liberty of an older all gold watch and just calling it a 'President' ?

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Old 28 January 2012, 01:48 AM   #2
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"President" is actually a nick name for the type of gold bracelet used first on Eisenhower's gold Datejust, I believe. He never owned a Day-Date. There's a lot of confusion on the subject.
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Old 28 January 2012, 02:07 AM   #3
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The watch is Day-Date, always in precious metals and not in SS.

The bracelets used, as well as for the gold ladies Datejust in gold and platimun, were called "President".

Some were in "bark" finish, to my opinion their BEST version.
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Old 28 January 2012, 02:13 AM   #4
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The watch is Day-Date, always in precious metals and not in SS.

The bracelets used, as well as for the gold ladies Datejust in gold and platimun, were called "President".

Some were in "bark" finish, to my opinion their BEST version.
So then any Rolex that is not Day & Date, should not be called a president ?
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Old 28 January 2012, 02:17 AM   #5
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There is no confusion whats so ever as to what he was wearing.

Ike's watch had a gold jubilee bracelet and the pictures below are of his actual watch.

Note the engraving in the back which Rolex did before presenting the watch.
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Old 28 January 2012, 02:28 AM   #6
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There is no confusion whats so ever as to what he was wearing.

Ike's watch had a gold jubilee bracelet and the pictures below are of his actual watch.

Note the engraving in the back which Rolex did before presenting the watch.
Should that watch have gold spring bars?
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Old 28 January 2012, 02:30 AM   #7
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Should that watch have gold spring bars?
Most likely.
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Old 28 January 2012, 02:33 AM   #8
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to me a president is a day-date, whether it is an automatic or oysterquartz.

there is a president bracelet, typically associated with the automatic day-date. i don't consider a men's gold datejust on a president bracelet to be a president.

i DO consider a women's gold datejust on a president bracelet, a president, because there is not a women's day-date.
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Old 28 January 2012, 03:21 AM   #9
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I thought President refers to the bracelet.
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Old 28 January 2012, 03:43 AM   #10
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I thought President refers to the bracelet.
x 2....
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Old 28 January 2012, 03:45 AM   #11
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That used to be the case but nowadays Rolex refers to the DD as the President.
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Old 28 January 2012, 07:16 AM   #12
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Should that watch have gold spring bars?
Yup. The stainless steel to 18k gold contact will wear very fast and deep!
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Old 28 January 2012, 07:32 AM   #13
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Old 28 January 2012, 07:40 AM   #14
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The above letter and the rest of the correspondence between Rolex and Eisenhower can be found here: www.rolexmagazine.com
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Old 28 January 2012, 10:07 PM   #15
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From the above link, there's this:

http://rolexblog.blogspot.com/2010/0...mack-1986.html

An ad where Rolex calls the watch itself "the President Day-Date".
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Old 28 January 2012, 10:20 PM   #16
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From the above link, there's this:

http://rolexblog.blogspot.com/2010/0...mack-1986.html

An ad where Rolex calls the watch itself "the President Day-Date".
I don't think I've seen that before. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 29 January 2012, 02:01 AM   #17
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From the above link, there's this:

http://rolexblog.blogspot.com/2010/0...mack-1986.html

An ad where Rolex calls the watch itself "the President Day-Date".
See, Rolex was confused too!
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Old 29 January 2012, 02:10 AM   #18
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See, Rolex was confused too!
Not at all, I think they knew exactly what they were doing when they named it.
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