Does this vintage Arabic numeral DJ dial have a name?

[Boopie]

Hello, fellow Rolex enthusiasts. I’ve seen a few examples online of this 1980s Datejust dial: it has almost Deco-style applied Arabic numerals, with a minute track inside of the numbers, and a painted Rolex crown. Stick-style DJ dials of this era have an applied crown at the 12 o’clock spot. Even the Roman numeral DJ dials of that era (and even now) have a crown instead of a XII. Many modern DJ with Arabic numerals have the crown instead of a 12.

I don’t think it’s a bullseye dial, but it is interesting to a see the minute track inside the numbers and that particular Deco-style/font of applied Arabic numbers (with the number 12 instead of a crown). I’ve seen these dials in champagne, white, and blue on Chrono24, eBay etc.

Does this dial style have a name?



https://www.chrono24.com/rolex/datej...id18734537.htm

Thanks.

[Dsmith1974]

Interesting dial. I don’t know if it has a name, but a minute track like that is often referred to as a railroad track.


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[fskywalker]

Copying the picture from the link above for reference:



Haven’t seen one of those before!


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[stewester]

It's known as the boiler gauge dial.

[SearChart]

Originally Posted by stewester

It's known as the boiler gauge dial.

[~Haze~]

It’s a boiler dial on a Datejust.


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ETA after reading I see this was already answered.

[Boopie]

Thanks! None of the listings I saw had a name for the dial. So far I’ve seen it only on 1980s era DJ.

[wclowe]

Since we’re talking interesting dials, what would this be called:



https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/w...readcrumb=back


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[Boopie]

Is it made of wood or a stone?

[SearChart]

Originally Posted by wclowe

Since we’re talking interesting dials, what would this be called:



https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/w...readcrumb=back


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That is birch wood.
They used to offer wood for several models in the 70s-90s, options were: mahogany, birch, walnut, madrona.

I own one of those birch dials for a YG Datejust

[chocopeluche]

Originally Posted by SearChart

That is birch wood.
They used to offer wood for several models in the 70s-90s, options were: mahogany, birch, walnut, madrona.

I own one of those birch dials for a YG Datejust

Do all birch wood have black text ?

Also for the others: Mahogany, Walnut, Madrona how can I tell the difference. Ive read the thread we have in “Watch Reference” but I still have trouble identifying them.


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