The same white shell dial on the Oyster bracelet reads as a considerably different watch, because the three-piece links sit flat and give the wrist a single broad plane rather than the Jubilee's segmented one. Against that, the mother-of-pearl and the diamond markers carry the entire decorative load themselves. Collectors who want the dial without the dress bracelet have exactly this configuration of the Datejust 126201 and no other. It was never the version Rolex led with.

Stainless Steel forms the 36 mm case, with the domed bezel in Everose Gold and a Cyclops lens above the date at three. White mother-of-pearl fills the dial, its grain shifting with the light, and diamonds in gold settings stand where the hour markers would be. The Oyster bracelet closes on a folding Oysterclasp, three-piece links with Everose Gold running down the center. Brushed top surfaces sit against polished flanks.

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