{"product_id":"rolex-oyster-perpetual-zephyr-or-rose-et-acier-1957","title":"Rolex Oyster Perpetual Zephyr Ref. 1008 — Steel and rose gold, ca. 1957","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIdentity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRolex Oyster Perpetual Zephyr Ref. 1008, ca. 1957. Self-winding mechanical movement, chronometer-certified. Oyster case in steel, 34 mm diameter, signed screw-down crown, engraved \u003cem\u003eZephyr\u003c\/em\u003e bezel in 18-carat rose gold. Cream dial, applied gold baton indexes, gold dauphine hands. Plexiglas crystal. Two-tone Oyster bracelet in steel and 18-carat rose gold with folded links, signed deployant clasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHorological context\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Oyster Perpetual descends in direct line from the original Oyster, the first waterproof wristwatch patented by Rolex in 1926. The addition of the Perpetual rotor in 1931 — the first self-winding mechanism with oscillating weight — completed the maison's founding concept: a waterproof and self-winding watch. The no-date variant represents its most pared-down expression. It unfolds across two branches: the chronometer-certified Oyster Perpetuals — including Ref. 1008 \u003cem\u003eZephyr\u003c\/em\u003e with engraved bezel — and the \u003cem\u003eAir-King\u003c\/em\u003e line, whose name pays tribute to the pilots of the British Royal Air Force. These Air-Kings bear the \u003cem\u003ePrecision\u003c\/em\u003e designation on the dial, distinct from chronometer certification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEngraved \u003cem\u003eZephyr\u003c\/em\u003e bezel in rose gold, two-tone steel and rose gold configuration less frequent than yellow gold variants. Cream dial with dauphine hands, typical of mid-1950s Oyster Perpetual production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eServiced watch. Very good condition. Delivered with the brand box and the Contre-Temps 12-month warranty certificate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Contre-Temps Paris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49366189277522,"sku":"TP0078","price":7450.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/4639\/7522\/files\/Oyster_Perpetual_Zephyr_bezel_1.png?v=1778112009","url":"https:\/\/contretempsparis.com\/en-eu\/products\/rolex-oyster-perpetual-zephyr-or-rose-et-acier-1957","provider":"Contre-Temps Paris","version":"1.0","type":"link"}