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Old 14 May 2021, 04:11 AM   #1
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Meteorite
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Rolex uses rare elves to polish the platinum. They have a union deal and make like $90 per hour and get time and half on weekends.
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Old 14 May 2021, 04:16 AM   #2
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Old 14 May 2021, 04:20 AM   #3
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Old 14 May 2021, 04:26 AM   #4
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Old 14 May 2021, 04:26 AM   #5
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Stunning! Thanks for sharing Bas.
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Old 14 May 2021, 04:34 AM   #7
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Old 14 May 2021, 04:35 AM   #8
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Old 14 May 2021, 04:38 AM   #9
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Old 14 May 2021, 04:46 AM   #10
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Amazing! Do you have any shots of the back side or the thickness?
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Old 14 May 2021, 07:01 AM   #11
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Amazing! Do you have any shots of the back side or the thickness?
It's a paper thin wafer applied to the top of the brass dial plate. Other models are lacquered or have a different finish applied, this one just happens to have a thin wafer slice of meteorite. The wood dials are the same way.

I want to know how they thinly cut that slice?
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Old 14 May 2021, 07:02 AM   #12
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Old 14 May 2021, 07:05 AM   #13
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It's a paper thin wafer applied to the top of the brass dial plate. Other models are lacquered or have a different finish applied, this one just happens to have a thin wafer slice of meteorite. The wood dials are the same way.

I want to know how they thinly cut that slice?
With extreme difficulty I hear. They have to Chuck away a huge amount of it and you can imagine the holes the have to drill out for the date etc aswell, the Daytona dials must be an absolute nightmare it’s very fragile.
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Old 14 May 2021, 03:19 PM   #14
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It's a paper thin wafer applied to the top of the brass dial plate. Other models are lacquered or have a different finish applied, this one just happens to have a thin wafer slice of meteorite. The wood dials are the same way.

I want to know how they thinly cut that slice?
I don't have a picture of the side or back, but yes, that is exactly how they're constructed.

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Old 14 May 2021, 10:04 AM   #15
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Amazing! Do you have any shots of the back side or the thickness?
And is it rough to touch?
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Old 14 May 2021, 10:16 AM   #16
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And is it rough to touch?
You bet your bejeezes it is!!! But don’t touch as to prevent rust!! +1
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Old 14 May 2021, 05:13 AM   #17
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Old 14 May 2021, 05:48 AM   #22
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Didn’t know there was a meteorite option for a DJ
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Old 14 May 2021, 07:11 AM   #23
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Didn’t know there was a meteorite option for a DJ
+1 ! Lovely
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Old 14 May 2021, 05:56 AM   #24
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Great picture how does it feel to touch; is it smooth or stone like feeling?
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Old 14 May 2021, 03:24 PM   #25
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Didn’t know there was a meteorite option for a DJ
This is for the 31mm Datejust, there's no meteorite available for 36mm Datejusts I believe.

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Great picture how does it feel to touch; is it smooth or stone like feeling?
Would have loved to touch it, but I just can't do that, don't want smudges on the dial!
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Old 14 May 2021, 06:20 AM   #26
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Wow. That’s a gorgeous pic of an amazing dial

Thanks for sharing Bas
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Old 14 May 2021, 06:42 AM   #27
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Thanks for sharing the photo. Very nice.
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There are some secret processes involved to “toughen” the blank of material beforehand methinks. Also likely to be using cutting edge (punful there) slicing technology.

I’d sure like to know/see them but that’s not likely


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