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powerfunk · 30 April 2022, 04:33 AM

It seems like "Dustproof" was a marketing experiment for Rolex from 1957-1963 or so. Dustproofs never say "Oyster" on the dial, even though they almost all have Oyster cases. All Dustproofs are manual-wind, so perhaps they were thinking of distancing manual models from the Oyster brand? Who knows!

The Dustproof references I was able to find are 4444, 4499, 6422, 6424, 8010, and 9708 (the only one with a non-Oyster case). Pics below:

4444

4499

6422

6424

8010

9708

30 April 2022, 04:33 AM	#1
powerfunk "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Real Name: Rob Location: Boston, MA Watch: 1530 Posts: 3,785	Every "Dustproof" reference It seems like "Dustproof" was a marketing experiment for Rolex from 1957-1963 or so. Dustproofs never say "Oyster" on the dial, even though they almost all have Oyster cases. All Dustproofs are manual-wind, so perhaps they were thinking of distancing manual models from the Oyster brand? Who knows! The Dustproof references I was able to find are 4444, 4499, 6422, 6424, 8010, and 9708 (the only one with a non-Oyster case). Pics below: 4444 4499 6422 6424 8010 9708