Rolex 18k Precision "U.F.O" 1966

A solid eighteen carat yellow gold manual wind Rolex Precision with an integrated mesh bracelet. This watch is a very unique offering from a brand that was very well known for its various iterations of the Oyster case. This model is perhaps the cousin of the iconic U.F.O model that was introduced in the early 1950's during the height of some of the most revolutionary and modern design to impact the planet from visionaries like van der Rohe and Charles and Ray Eames. The design approach to this watch very much reflects this new movement. Clean, simple lines and the introduction of the integrated bracelet was very modern for Rolex, and watch design in general. When people look at the revolutionary Royal Oak and Nautilus designs from Genta in the 1970's, this was introduced over a decade earlier. The thin case holding a manually wound caliber 1210 movement sits beautifully on the wrist, and is a wide 36mm across. This is how its cousin came to acquire the moniker the "U.F.O".  It appears