Rolex ref 1601 (from 1966) 14k Gold Wide Boy

This specific Datejust Ref. 1601 is a unique variant. Most of the Rolex 1601 are in half gold & steel. This example from the year 1966  is a rare 14k Gold watch plus it has what commonly referred to as the "Wide Boy" dial and hands as the marker and hand configuration are much wider in look and design than the typical stick markers and baton hands more commonly found on Datejust references of the same era. Some collector has said that the 14 gold series were made for the US market. 

Owing to the escalating prices of the gold & steel Bi colour Datejust, these gold Datejust has become relatively cheap to collect. Moreover, basing on my watch collecting experience, these gold watches are often in better conditions as these were being taken care of by the collector than the steel & gold ones.

See those abnormally fat hour indices and hands, commonly known as  “Wide Boy,”

This looks like a Wide Boy. But on closer look, one can see that the markers and hands are not wide enough (photo courtesy from the internet). Perhaps, these can be called Baby Wide Boy?

Please see discussion at the forum below:

https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?373299-Rolex-Wide-Boy