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Old 1 February 2009, 09:38 AM   #1
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Exotic rolex dials?

ive seen meteorite, sodalite, and Chrysophrase... what other exotic dials has rolex made in past/present?

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Old 1 February 2009, 11:45 AM   #2
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Not Exotic to me, but there you go!!!Name:  Orange Hand Wrist shots 002.jpg
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Old 1 February 2009, 11:52 AM   #3
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I love the Tahitian MOP dials. As you can see by my avatar, I'm a big fan of Tahitian pearls.

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Old 1 February 2009, 12:03 PM   #4
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I love the Tahitian MOP dials. As you can see by my avatar, I'm a big fan of Tahitian pearls.

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pictures?

when i said exotic i didnt mean rare explorers and SD's and red subs.. i mean exotic materials... meteorite, sodalite, etc
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Old 1 February 2009, 12:13 PM   #5
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pictures?

when i said exotic i didnt mean rare explorers and SD's and red subs.. i mean exotic materials... meteorite, sodalite, etc


Now you're getting picky
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Old 1 February 2009, 12:25 PM   #6
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pictures?
I stole this pic from someone's Ebay listing since I don't actually have a Tahitian MOP dial. Sorry.

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Oops! I see Richard beat me to it. Black MOP and Tahitian MOP are the same thing.
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Old 1 February 2009, 12:20 PM   #7
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Black MOP! This is fairly "exotic".

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Old 1 February 2009, 12:40 PM   #8
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whats sodalite, and Chrysophrase ?
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Old 1 February 2009, 03:04 PM   #9
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whats sodalite, and Chrysophrase ?
It sure ain't diet soda! That DJ w/ the sodalite dial is gorgeous. Just wow. If that dial is available I think I want one.
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Old 1 February 2009, 03:57 PM   #10
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[QUOTE=tjs3023;971579]It sure ain't diet soda! That DJ w/ the sodalite dial is gorgeous. Just wow. If that dial is available I think I want one.[/QUOT

It is!!
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Sodalite:



Chrysophrase:



Turquoise:



now we have black MOP above.. curious if any others... i remember seeing a yellow? was that just yellow mop or some special stone?
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Old 1 February 2009, 03:05 PM   #12
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I dunno, the sodalite kind of looks like a cheap kitchen counter.
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Old 1 February 2009, 03:07 PM   #13
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I dunno, the sodalite kind of looks like a cheap kitchen counter.
Id have to agree.

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Old 1 February 2009, 03:08 PM   #14
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Id have to agree.

That was an amazingly quick find!
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Old 1 February 2009, 03:11 PM   #15
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That was an amazingly quick find!
Google+"cheap blue kitchen counter" works miracles
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Old 1 February 2009, 03:21 PM   #16
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No offense taken here, everyones' got their opinion. It's just blue is my favorite color and I just bought that same DJ w/ a silver jubilee diamond dial.
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Old 1 February 2009, 04:16 PM   #17
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a friend of mine hates everything rolex.. saw a diamond sodelite dial daytona and told me "wow" thats when i started lookin em up and found turquoise and the other... excited to see if any more
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Here's one from my 1988 Bark President that I took off when I sold the watch. Made from real wood and looked great on that DD.
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ive seen meteorite, sodalite, and Chrysophrase... what other exotic dials has rolex made in past/present?

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Old 1 February 2009, 09:38 PM   #20
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terrible phone pic, but only one i have right now. but as wolfgang pointed out, heres a pic of the wood dial president with bark textured band.

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Rolex Goldust dials are pretty amazing, mother of pearl coated with 24k gold.
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Old 1 February 2009, 11:31 PM   #22
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I've only seen one of these..

It's not my watch or photo but I've had this one in my hands.

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Don't know if this qualifies for "exotic"... Just plain 'ol white MOP.
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Is mother of pearl really exotic? I have mother of pearl buttons on my shirts.

In any case, here's a photo of the wife's Rolex. Black mother of pearl dial with Arabic numbers. It's hard to capture the full beauty of the dial since it changes colors in various light. You can see a tint of green in the photo.

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I think MOP would be considered out of the ordinary, strikingly unusual or strange in effect or appearance. Yep, exotic for sure.
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