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.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Movement Type
Manual Winding
Jewel Count
17 jewels
Display Type
Analog
Winding
Manual
Shock Protection
KIF
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