The white Roman Lady-Datejust, with box and papers.

The Lady-Datejust is the Datejust at 26mm, the size Rolex made for women from the 1950s until it moved the line to 28mm in 2015. It is the same watch in miniature: an Oyster case with a screw-down crown, an automatic chronometer movement, the date under its Cyclops lens at three, a fluted or engine-turned bezel, and a Jubilee or Oyster bracelet. Because Rolex made them for six decades in every dial and metal, the pre-owned market is deep and this is where the money goes when people search for a women’s Rolex.

Two things separate this 79174 from the others on this page: WGACA says it comes with the branded box and papers, and it gives the serial prefix, F, which Rolex used around 2003 to 2004. Papers matter on a Rolex because they tie the serial to a date and an original sale, which is what the next buyer will ask for. The dial is white with Roman numerals, the most classic Datejust face, and the bracelet is sized to a 7.5 inch circumference, the largest of the units here.

WGACA gives the reference as 79174, the movement as automatic with quickset date, the case as 26mm with a fluted bezel and sapphire crystal with a Cyclops, the dial as white with Roman numeral markers, the bracelet as a Jubilee with clasp closure, the extras as branded box and papers, the serial as F26xxxx, the circumference as 7.5 inches and the condition as Excellent with light scratching throughout the hardware. The white gold bezel, calibre, chronometer rating, reserve and 100 metres are Rolex’s published figures for the reference.

WGACA authenticates in-house and is not a Rolex authorised dealer, and Amazon adds its 30-day return window. Ask to see the papers and the serial before buying, and ask when it was last serviced. Nothing here was measured on the watch.

This unit is sold by What Goes Around Comes Around (WGACA) through Amazon Luxury Stores, authenticated by the seller with Amazon’s 30-day return window on top; it is one piece, and when it sells the listing goes away, so the second button opens the live search for 26mm Lady-Datejusts.

Steel and two-tone Lady-Datejusts have resold close to what pre-owned buyers paid, sometimes more, sometimes less; that is a pattern, not a promise, and nothing here is investment advice.