====== Rolex 1556 ====== The **Rolex 1556** was the fourth-generation [[Rolex Day-Date|Day/Date]] movement from [[Rolex]]. Introduced in [[1965]], Cal. 1556 added faster 19,800 A/h beat rate to the [[Rolex Day-Date|Day/Date]] complication. It is an [[automatic]] movement and a certified [[chronometer]]. [[Hacking seconds]] were added in [[1972]]. **Manufacturer:** * [[Rolex]] **Description:** * [[Self-winding]] movement, bi-directional winding * [[Chronometer]] certificate **Functions:** * [[Central seconds]] * [[Hacking seconds]] * Day/Date **Data:** * D 28.5 mm * 26 [[jewels]] * 19,800 A/h **Production period:** * [[1965]]-[[1977]] * Predecessor [[Rolex 1555]] * Successor [[Rolex 3055]] {{tag>Movements Automatic_movements Rolex_calibres}}