1601 on Jed's leather

[gerard88t]

Hi all, I was able to have bracelet swapped to leather. Tell me what you think?
I finally got to see the serial is a low 1.5 million. What year would that place it? Band is marked 2 67 but it would be cool if it's 1966. I saw online tables say 1.4 is 1966 and 1.6 is 1967. Would a 1.5 be late 66? Thanks for helping

[Vincent65]

looks good - I think it might be '66!

[nsumner]

Looks great! Could be either 66/67, hard to say. Don't dwell on it, it's a lovely watch.

[gerard88t]

This strap is like cashmere.

[gerard88t]

Thank you It's fun guessing if it's a 66 or not though.
I'm looking forward to Rikki servicing it after he gets done with my daytona. Then for fun I am going to switch that strap to the black dial 16520. Good idea?

[AWS]

Jed's strap and DateJust - a great combo.

[Dan Pierce]

Great looking vintage combo.
dP

[crowncollection]

exact dating is near impossible. we hav guides only rolex know exactly, looks good

[cruvon]

I like, looks great!

[gerard88t]

Thank you guys! As to age I can rely more on the bracelet and inside case back, which both have II 67 and 2 67 stamped on them, so it's highly likely 1967. Could the band really be original to the watch if all dates are equal on them? This will be a first for me because I never had a Rolex where the bracelet matched the year of the head

[bluemartinifan]

Really like the combo Gerard - you can wear that beauty with jeans or a suit

[gerard88t]

Russ, check out my next picture!

[gerard88t]

Working on a home project and dressed for it way before I even knew I'd get the strap on watch today, and funny how it's coordinated to my painter dickies pant and sanuk sandals

[dstacy]

Good looking watch. Sorry but to be honest I'm not a fan of DJ's on vintage leather. If you're not going to use a bracelet I like them better on dressier croc or lizard straps. But you know what? Its your watch and your money you worked hard for so screw me. Wear it and enjoy!

[gerard88t]

I got what you mean and it's a fun trend too
A DJ already is comfortable and this strap is so soft making it even more comfy and nearly unnoticeable. I will put it on a nice black croc strap too. I think it's fun to try a datejust on every type strap, but when it's time to be serious it goes back on the proper jubilee

[bluemartinifan]

Perfect look Gerard, casual and unique.
This strap is from Bulang & Sons - the nicest I have owned. I wore it on a 3-day business meeting in Atlanta last week, I just love the combo. Vintage leather against two tone - who could have guessed it would work so well

[mluther]

Originally Posted by bluemartinifan

Here you go Gerard - this strap is from Bulang & Sons - the nicest strap I have owned. I wore it to 3-day business meeting in Atlanta last week, I just love the combo

Beauty

[gerard88t]

Your TT does look good on that strap Russ Makes me think I should have kept my quick set TT DJ, but it went to a good cause, helping me get the daytona. Which I will certainly try on leather when it's back from service. Of all the watches on leather, I feel the datejust makes most sense because even though it's water resistant, I don't immediately think of diving wearing one Leather is also a good reminder on a watch that's not able to tolerate getting wet, such as my old 1965 speedmaster, which I wear on all types of leather straps