Rolex Oyster Perpetual Ladies

It is perhaps one of the greatest injustices in horology that women's wristwatches have not historically received the same respect as their larger cased counterparts, resulting in far fewer executions worth collecting.  This is truly a shame - but fortunately, Rolex got the memo long before most, and have been producing outstanding ladies watches for over 50 years. And we're talking about the real thing - not those that utilize faux-gold, not-so-precious stones and batteries - Rolex's offerings are mechanical, functional, wearable art. Fortunately there are things like this to soften the blow: A 26mm Oyster Perpetual. This particular example, a Reference 76080 dates to the circa 2000 and features a stainless steel Oyster case, an smooth polished steel bezel, a lovely sunburst salmon dial with applied luminous indices and a matching handset, and a stainless steel Oyster bracelet with a signed blade clasp. Checking all of the boxes as its larger brothers, this lovely piece can easily be worn as a dress watch or a demure daily driver for the lady who knows what proper watches are all about.