Correct hands for 1965 Rolex Date 1501

[Tobiasr]

Hello forum experts,
I am looking for a nice stainless steel Rolex Date 1501 from the year 1965 (birth year of my wife, as a gift for her).
Most options I found have baton hands, this one has Dauphine.
Can anyone advise, which ones are correct? Optically I prefer Dauphine, but I do not want a Franken watch. Any advise, also on a buyers guide or history of the 1501 would be very welcome. 1501 information is a bit underrepresented on the web as far as I can see...
Thanks!
Tobias

[Tobiasr]

Also - afterthought - the dial seems to miss the lumen plots. So, this is probably not correct / later replacement? Thanks for any hints...

[R.W.T.]

It's exactly as it should be, imho.

All dials had T SWISS T lume or not.

In 65 very easily could've had Dauphine with those markers I think and they would also have no lume.

I'd own that.

The band is later probably.

[Tobiasr]

Originally Posted by R.W.T.

It's exactly as it should be, imho.

All dials had T SWISS T lume or not.

In 65 very easily could've had Dauphine with those markers I think and they would also have no lume.

I'd own that.

The band is later probably.

Thank you! Very helpful. Is there a way to properly determine the production year of the watch?
Roman / arabic numbers inside the case back? Serial number of the watch?
Thank you!
Tobias

[Kingface66]

Originally Posted by Tobiasr

Thank you! Very helpful. Is there a way to properly determine the production year of the watch?
Roman / arabic numbers inside the case back? Serial number of the watch?
Thank you!
Tobias

Serial number (between the lugs) can narrow it down a lot, coupled with the inner caseback, you can get quite close.