{"product_id":"rolex-datejust","title":"Rolex IBM Datejust Ref. 16220","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: var(--font-body);\"\u003eIn the late 1980s and into the 1990s, IBM gifted Rolex Datejusts to employees marking significant service milestones — typically 25 years with the company. The casebacks were engraved with the recipient’s name alongside the IBM logo that has become a recognizable hallmark of the program. These watches sit at a fascinating intersection of corporate Americana and horology: a moment when one of the most powerful companies in the world chose a Rolex Datejust as the appropriate token of a career’s worth of work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe Ref. 16220 is the perfect watch for that era. Introduced in 1988 and produced into the early 2000s, it carries an engine-turned bezel — a machined, knurled alternative to the polished smooth or fluted gold bezel — that gives the watch a tactile, almost mechanical quality. There’s something fitting about that finish on a watch from 1991: the same year IBM was shipping the PS\/2 and the early ThinkPad was a year from launch. It’s a Datejust that brings you back to the golden ange of personal computing.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAt 36mm, with a beautifully aged silver tropical dial on a full stainless steel Oyster case and bracelet, this example is a shining example of a classic from Rolex.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBeneath the surface beats the Rolex Caliber 3135, widely considered one of the finest automatic movements Rolex has ever produced. Introduced in 1988, it became the workhorse that powered the Datejust for decades — reliable, precise, and built for daily wear.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDial\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal silver dial that has tropicalized evenly with age, taking on a warm, creamy character\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--font-body);\"\u003eOriginal hands and crown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvenly aged lume across dial and hands, warm and consistent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBracelet \u0026amp; Clasp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Rolex stainless steel Oyster bracelet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--font-body);\"\u003eShows expected stretch consistent with age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Rolex clasp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eCase\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStainless steel Oyster case with engine-turned bezel in excellent vintage condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--font-body);\"\u003eAppears unpolished, with strong proportions and crisp bevels retained\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--font-body);\"\u003e36 mm (without crown) \/ 20 mm lug width\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--font-body);\"\u003eReference 16220\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--font-body);\"\u003eCirca 1991 (X serial)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMovement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRolex Automatic Caliber 3135\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--font-body);\"\u003e31 jewels, 28,800 A\/h, quickset date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSmall chip on the sapphire crystal at 7 o'clock. Excellent overall condition.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rolex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43916168364097,"sku":"gtv-013","price":7500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/2122\/6305\/files\/IMG_3883-i0xIYCnlfDhpvqvFQ9zDAl9zGx6aNH.jpg?v=1779896782","url":"https:\/\/goodtimevintage.net\/products\/rolex-datejust","provider":"Good Time Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}