Reply With QuoteWonderful looking piece. Congratulations.
Chuffed to bits to have grabbed this one - Thanks Mark - remarkable condition for a watch from 1982!!
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Martyn
Last edited by MartynJC (UK); 25th May 2018 at 23:05.
Wonderful looking piece. Congratulations.
That's lovely - well done
I was sorely tempted by that, it's a gem
I present the Rolex 17000 Oysterquartz in white / cream dial with rather rare Buckley dial, dating from 1982. This is one of 25,000 oysterquartz watches produced by Rolex over 25years. The movement is (apparently as I have not viewed it) highly over-engineered with a similar finish to a mechanical movement:
5035 Specifications:
32,768Hz VCTCXO Quartz Module
Integrated circuit: CMOS
Temperature compensation: Yes
Rate trimmer: Yes
Power source: UCAR 357 silveroxide battery, 1.55v
Width: 29.75mm
Height: 6.5mm
11 jewels
Antimagnetic: Yes, to 1000 Oersted
Hacking: Yes
Quick set date: Yes
ref: http://www.oysterquartz.net/the_5035_movement.htm
The pictures below are from this evening, except the last
This particular watch is in superb shape for a thirty-five year old. Crisp lines and perfect crystal and runs like a dream. The angular shape is not unlike a RO and Mike Dowling has written articles about this that the reader may want to look up at leisure. The tritium lume dots have long gone from the face - but everything else is crisp and neat. The bracelet is easy to adjust with push-pins and collars rather than crew threads. It is the typical adjustment and fit of a Rolex Oyster bracelet, though the links taper quite dramatically from the shoulders to the clasp - more so than your average. The links look solid and almost slab like which gives the bracelet quite a masculine feel to it. Dimensions:
face without crown: approx 36.5mm diameter
lug-lug top to bottom: approx 42mm
thickness: 12.8mm
fits really well now I have the links adjusted.
detail:
from the web:
Last edited by MartynJC (UK); 25th May 2018 at 22:55.
I do like the black painted hands on the Buckley models.
I'm very jealous. The black hands and markers against the white dial make it very easy to read, and an Oysterquartz to boot.
Very nice love the case on these , great buy
Lovely, great case shape on the OQ & still the coolest looking quartz movement ever IMO.
Nice example, well done.
Very nice, congrats.
What can you see happening to the price of these in years to come?
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Surely that is one of the most beautiful quartz movements ever made.
It is a lovely thing but to be fair a lot of early quartz movements are pretty special.Originally Posted by Exiztence
A lot of people hear quartz and think modern, plastic & disposable. Nearly all early quartz movements were solidly engineered, jewelled trains and fully serviceable. In fact the only thing that kills them is usually ham fisted people changing batteries (destroying coils) or people leaving dead batteries in to leak.
These would have been cutting edge and I have heard they were more expensive than an automatic equivalent when new.
Personally I’d sooner have one than an auto datejust, I’d want mechanical too but a quartz like this alongside a sub would make a great ‘grab n go’
The future is difficult to predict, but I can guess that as these are relatively rare and somewhat collectible - so the price may increase. I can't imagine the price dropping unless the whole world ends. In any case they are one of the cheapest Rolex on the second hand market at the moment but good examples are difficult to come by.
Martyn.
It's a beautiful example Martyn and I thought about sending a pm myself when in saw the sales post but change my mind. My days of multiple Oysterquartz ownership are long gone but I kept my favourite.
Cheers
Neil
That does seem to be a lovely example, and I was a nanosecond away from PMing Mark until I remembered that i have 16 watches. That's far too many for me, really.
I go through periods of lust for the OQ, which involves many hours trawling the Internet looking for an example that's irresistible in terms of price, condition and seller/location. I love them.
16? Pah! That’s no excuse man!
That blue dial is gorgeous Neil.
Very nice. How do they hold up to Grand Seiko quartz?
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In what way?
In terms of quality of build, accuracy etc.
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Which GS?
Current or 40 year old period equivalent?
I guess a comparison from that era and also a comparison of modern OysterQuartz and GS 9f
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There is no modern Oysterquartz (Rolex stopped production in 2001 is my understanding) . I can’t compare to the GS - perhaps other people can ?
As with most things Rolex there are rumours.These rumours are around the movements being produced for a very brief period and then these movements being cased for the next 20-25 years!
Sounds great if true.
These to me represent huge back for the buck.
I would like another one, but clean and unmolested versions are few and far between. Normally someone has run amok whiles polishing them.
This just reminds me of how good the Oysterquartz is. I've had two over the years and plan on acquiring another one soon but as already stated, good ones seem hard to find.
Lovely dial and condition congrats
My OQ says hello as well :
Love these..can parts /movements still be obtained from Rolex in case of issues ?
I’m pretty sure they still service them, no?Love these
Mmm ...interesting ...may have to invest .Any idea how much a service by Rolex would cost for one of these ?
Standard service was £430 in 2015 from Rocco
Sounds reasonable ..whats Rocco ?
http://www.watchworks.co.uk
Thanks Dave.
This is a great thread, hope you don’t mind me asking you OQ owners a few questions as I’m on the hunt:
- what are people’s thoughts on the COSC vs non-COSC versions of the datejust? Is one worth a premium over the other?
- has anybody sold their OQ because of the “ticking” noise?
- RSJ have just quoted £70 for battery replacement and £600 for full service and that it’s usually a full service every 3 batteries. Does that sound accurate to you owners?
Going to put a WTB up now.
Thanks
Tom
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Just wondering what the battery life is for the Oyster Quartz. Remember having my father-in-laws 1980's Omega quartz serviced a few years back. Movement was originally designed to run on mercury oxide batteries. The modern equivalent silver oxide batteries, whilst compatable have a much reduced run time. Is this the same with the Oyster Quartz movement?
Jneds, all nice but that blue dialed oyster quartz is absolutely gorgeous. Three's a crowd so happily take the blue one off you.
Last edited by mylofitz; 8th November 2018 at 13:53.
I think the battery life is "up to 5 years", but around 3 years is more realistic.
Thanks.
Is it also the case that once the battery is dead it will bleed into the movement, so you need to replace quickly? If so that's a bit of an issue with my rotation plan.
Depends how long you plan on leaving a dead battery in the case for I guess?
If you don't plan on wearing it and the battery is dead, just ask your local watchmaker to take it out.
You get plenty of notice before the battery dies as the watch will stop keeping time accurately.etc
When my OQ battery died last year it was a good month or so before I could get to Rolex St James for a change, wasn't any issues.
Last edited by mutanthands; 8th November 2018 at 15:16.
Good to know, thank you
Do the ousterquartz suffer from battery leak issues? Had one of them quartz omegas that leaked and had to replaced the movement.
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It's going to be more of a battery problem than a watch problem. For one NEVER use Alkaline batteries as they tend to leak once they're worn out, on the other hand I have yet to see a Silver Oxyde battery leak.
The ticking noise is loud! It doesn't bother me but I have had comments on it in meetings at work, and have to keep it out of the bedroom or my wife moans!
I paid £500 for a full service at Rolex St James ~2 years ago (no cosmetic changes obvs), so I guess £600 with inflation (and Rolex inflation) is about right.
Such an underrated timepiece the Oysterquartz, they are simply stunning when in original condition. Alas, like a poster above I've mostly found them to be over-polished when I've seen one that initially fancied.
Perhaps something to do with the watch being serviced more often due to the battery life-get a quick polish every time you swap out the battery and it's bound to add up...
I love my 17000!
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