Rolex Oyster-Perpetual Date Purple Linen Dial Ref. 1500 18/16 The original guarantee papers are

The original guarantee papers are present

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Rolex Oyster-Perpetual Date Purple Linen Dial Ref. 1500 18/16 The original guarantee papers areThe Rolex OP Date reference 1500 is a cool 34mm watch that has become more of a focus with collectors over the past years, especially when it has a special twist like this example! Already a rare feature would be a linen (or sometimes referred to as mosaic) dial on these, most commonly seen in silver or champagne color, but this fella was born with a blue versionand it turned purple through the years. How cool is that?! Furthermore, on the dial is