Rolex Datejust Malachite dial Ref. 16078 - bark finish - "very good condition"

This Rolex Datejust, reference 16078, comes in 18 karat yellow gold with a malachite dial: green stone with natural banding, gold hands and no hour markers. The bezel and the centre links of the bracelet carry the bark finish, and the watch is offered in very good condition.

The 16078 belongs to the five-digit Datejust generation with sapphire crystal and the automatic calibre 3035 with quickset date. Its 36 mm case and bracelet in bark-finished gold give it a textured surface that sets it apart from the fluted and smooth versions. The Datejust, introduced in 1945, was the first self-winding chronometer wristwatch with the date in a window on the dial. A yellow gold Datejust with bark finish and a stone dial.