The two-tone Datejust 36, silver dial, nothing else.

The Datejust 36 is the watch Rolex built its reputation on: the first self-winding wristwatch with a date that changed at midnight, launched in 1945, and made ever since in a 36mm Oyster case with a screw-down crown, an automatic chronometer movement, the date under its Cyclops lens at three, a fluted, smooth or engine-turned bezel, and a Jubilee or Oyster bracelet. Because Rolex made it for eight decades in every dial and metal, the pre-owned market is deep and this is where the money goes when people search for a Rolex that is not a Submariner.

Rolex made the 116233 from 2005 to 2018: the two-tone Datejust 36 with the yellow gold fluted bezel, the Jubilee bracelet that gained the concealed Crownclasp in this generation, and the calibre 3135 with a quickset date. A silver dial with batons is the version that disappears under a cuff and comes out for the wedding; it is also, usually, the least expensive dial on the reference, and this one has no stated box or papers, which is why it costs what it does here.

WGACA gives the reference as 116233, the size as 36mm, the case as having a fluted bezel and sapphire crystal, the movement as automatic, the clasp as a hidden crown clasp and the condition as Excellent with light scratching and tarnishing throughout the hardware. It does not state box, papers or year. The silver baton dial and the two-tone Jubilee are from the title and the photograph; the calibre, chronometer rating, reserve and 100 metres are Rolex’s published figures for the 116233.

WGACA authenticates in-house and is not a Rolex authorised dealer, and Amazon adds its 30-day return window. Ask for the serial, whether box or papers come with it, and 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 36mm Datejusts.

Steel and two-tone 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.