Rolex · Lady-Datejust 26 · 69158 · pre-owned on Amazon
The gold Lady-Datejust, with the factory diamonds.
The 69158 is the Lady-Datejust Rolex dressed up itself: 18k yellow gold, a bezel of round diamonds, diamonds down the lugs, and here a red vignette dial that fades from claret in the centre to black at the edge, set with ten diamond markers. On the President bracelet with the hidden Crownclasp. Serial N, so about 1991. Pre-owned through a Luxury Stores reseller, graded Excellent.
- Case
- 26mm, 18k yellow gold, factory diamond bezel and diamond-set lugs
- Movement
- Calibre 2135 automatic, quickset date, about 42 h
- Dial
- Red vignette, 10 diamond hour markers, Cyclops date
- Water resistance
- 100m (10 ATM), Oyster case
- Bracelet
- 18k gold President, hidden Crownclasp, about 7 inches
- This unit
- Excellent; light tarnishing to caseback, light scratching to hardware; serial N
Which Lady-Datejust this is
Rolex made the 26mm Lady-Datejust in a long ladder of references. The 69178 is plain gold with a fluted bezel; the 69138 adds a diamond bezel; the 69158 adds diamonds to the lugs as well, so the whole front of the watch is set. All of it is factory work, which matters, because a Datejust with aftermarket diamonds is worth a fraction of one Rolex set itself.
The vignette dial is the rarer part. Rolex made these degradé dials in a few colours in the late 1980s and 1990s, red among them, with diamond markers in place of batons. The centre reads claret under a lamp and near-black in the shade, and the ten diamonds sit where the batons would be, with the date window at three.
Reading the listing
The seller gives the serial prefix as N, which Rolex used around 1991, and the bracelet as the President with the hidden Crownclasp, which is the bracelet Rolex fitted to the gold Lady-Datejust of this level. The circumference is 7 inches. The condition line says Excellent with light tarnishing to the back of the case and light scratching to the hardware, which is normal for thirty-year-old gold that has been worn.
Papers and box are not mentioned, so assume neither. Every figure here comes from the listing and from Rolex’s published description of this generation of the Lady-Datejust, not from handling the watch.
Buying it pre-owned on Amazon
Rolex is pre-owned only on Amazon. This unit is sold by What Goes Around Comes Around 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 Lady-Datejusts.
Factory-set gold Datejusts have resold close to what people paid for them for decades, sometimes more, sometimes less; that is a pattern, not a promise, and nothing here is investment advice.
Specs
- Reference
- 69158
- Case size
- 26mm
- Case material
- 18k yellow gold, factory diamond bezel and diamond-set lugs
- Movement
- Automatic, Rolex calibre 2135, quickset date
- Caliber type
- Rolex 2135, chronometer certified
- Crystal
- Sapphire Crystal
- Water resistance
- 100m (10 ATM) per Rolex for the Oyster case
- Power reserve
- About 42 hours
- Complications
- Date with Cyclops
- Origin
- Swiss Made
Specifications as published by Rolex. We research from manufacturer documentation and published sources rather than hands-on testing. Researched 2026-09-12.
Verdict
A factory-diamond gold Lady-Datejust with a red vignette diamond dial on the President, pre-owned on Amazon: the Datejust at its dressiest, from the year it was made that way.
Strengths
- Factory diamond bezel and lugs on a solid 18k gold case
- Red vignette dial with diamond markers, a rarer dial than the plain ones
- President bracelet with the hidden Crownclasp
- Amazon’s return window on top of the seller’s authentication
Trade-offs
- 26mm; small on most wrists by today’s standards
- About 1991; service history not stated
- One unit; when it sells, it is gone
- No box or papers mentioned
Buy it if
Someone who wants the full-gold, factory-diamond Lady-Datejust with a dial that is not another white or champagne, on a bracelet that reads as jewellery.
Skip it if
You want a larger Datejust, a steel one, or a plain dial you can wear every day without thinking about it.
FAQ
Both are 26mm gold Lady-Datejusts with a factory diamond bezel. The 69158 also has diamonds set into the lugs; the 69138 has plain gold lugs.
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- Rolex Lady-Datejust, official collection page
- Amazon Luxury Stores listing (What Goes Around Comes Around, pre-owned), read 2026-09-12
Researched and last updated 2026-09-12. We do not test watches in hand; every figure above is traceable to the manufacturer or the sources listed here.
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Reference 69158 · $25,000+
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