Case material: Steel; Charge: Automatic; Conditions: Never worn Year : 1982; Presentation condition : Without documents; Model: Datejust Price on request Gmtbroker Reference: 17000 Manufacturer: Rolex Model Datejust Oyster Quartz 17000 Serial/Year: 7,1XX,XXX -  1982 - 1983 Grade: (What's This?) II Gender: Men's Movement / Features: Quartz movement w/ date, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal Case: Stainless steel w/ smooth bezel (36mm) Dial: Silver Index w/ Tritium hands and hour markers Bracelet: Stainless steel Integral w/ Fliplock clasp Box & Papers: Rolex box, booklets, and papers Comments: This pre-owned Rolex Oyster Quartz timepiece comes with Bob's 3-day satisfaction guarantee and one year warranty Used Rolex DateJust Oyster Quartz 17000 In the 1970's the world saw a significant surge in popularity for quartz watches. This shift in trends among watch consumers nearly toppled the Swiss watchmaking industry, which produced only mechanical movements. During what is often known as the Quartz Crisis of the 1970's, major watch brands, such as Rolex sought to keep up with the growing demand for Quartz watches by developing their own quartz movements. The result was the release of the OysterQuartz 17000 series of watches. In true Rolex fashion, several variations were released, including the stainless steel Datejust ref. 17000 that we have listed here today. Besides the angular case and integrated bracelet, the OysterQuartz looks almost identical to the Datejust watch. An interesting piece of Rolex history, you won't regret adding this used Rolex to y