17 jewels
The Rolex caliber 1600 is a 17-jewel manual-winding movement manufactured in Switzerland and released in 1964. It features Kif shock protection and displays hours and minutes only. The movement is entirely in-house. The caliber 1601 succeeded it with increased jewel count, while the 1602 variant appears in modern Cellini models.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Movement Type
Manual Winding
Jewel Count
17 jewels
Display Type
Analog
Shock Protection
KIF
