Datejust 41
The Rolex Datejust 41 is the modern, full-size version of the watch that started the whole idea of a date on the dial. Rolex launched the original Datejust in 1945 for the company's 40th anniversary, and it was the first self-winding chronometer wristwatch to show the date in a window at 3 o'clock. The Datejust 41 arrived in 2016 as the successor to the Datejust II, keeping the 41mm case that bigger wrists wanted but slimming down the bezel and shrinking the hour markers so the watch reads like a proper Datejust instead of an oversized one. We sell more Datejusts across the counter at 19 W 47th Street than almost any other single Rolex family, and the reason is simple: it is the one watch that works with a suit on Monday and a t-shirt on Saturday, it holds value, and every configuration from a plain steel Wimbledon to a two-tone Everose fluted-bezel piece slots cleanly into that 41mm case. If you want one watch that a first-time buyer and a lifelong collector will both respect, this is usually where we start the conversation.
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Specifications
History
Iconic References
Buying Guide
Pricing & Market Data
Cultural Significance
Collector's Lore
A few things collectors trade notes on with the Datejust 41. First, the Wimbledon dial. The nickname is unofficial, tied to Rolex's long association with the Wimbledon tennis championships and the green-on-grey color scheme, and it turned a quiet steel Datejust into one of the most requested watches in the catalog almost entirely on the strength of that dial. Second, the fluted bezel. On the White Rolesor references the flutes are cut into solid 18k white gold even though the case and bracelet are steel, which is why a fluted-bezel Datejust catches light differently than any smooth-bezel steel watch and why it costs more than the steel-only version. Third, the Cyclops debate. Some buyers love the 2.5x magnification over the date and some cannot stand the bubble, and it is the single most common reason a buyer crosses over to the no-date Oyster Perpetual 41 instead. Fourth, bracelet feel. Longtime Datejust owners will tell you the Jubilee is the more comfortable bracelet and the Oyster is the more rugged one, and that choice is more personal than the metal or the dial. We have handled thousands of Datejusts on 47th Street, and the pattern holds: buyers agonize over dial and bracelet, and years later that is exactly what they are glad they got right.
Reference Guides
Deep dives on the specific Datejust 41 references, with current market value and buying notes.
Datejust 41 126300
Datejust 41
Ref. 126331Datejust 41 126331
Datejust 41 Everose Rolesor (steel and rose gold two-tone)
Ref. 126333Datejust 41 126333
Datejust 41 Yellow Rolesor
Ref. 126334Datejust 41 126334
Datejust 41 White Rolesor (fluted white gold bezel); the grey-and-green Roman version is the "Wimbledon"
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