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Old 20 November 2021, 06:28 AM   #1
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Rolex what does BKDJ stand for?

Hello guys, Im not sure if Im in the right section for this, but Im wondering if any of you know what BKDJ in the Datejust TT diamonds dial stand for?

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Old 20 November 2021, 06:58 AM   #2
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No idea what this could mean?

It’s for sure some French….
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Old 20 November 2021, 06:59 AM   #3
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Burger King Disc Jockey.
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Old 20 November 2021, 07:04 AM   #4
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Ok now in French.
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not 100% sure, but some quick searching around has me thinking it's based on:

BlacK Diamond dial - Jubilee bracelet
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Old 20 November 2021, 07:22 AM   #6
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B is for Baguet I’m pretty sure. DJ is def for Datejust. Not sure about the “k”
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Old 20 November 2021, 07:25 AM   #8
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Old 20 November 2021, 07:36 AM   #9
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not 100% sure, but some quick searching around has me thinking it's based on:

BlacK Diamond dial - Jubilee bracelet
Thanks for a real reply :) make sense

After some search BKDO would be Black Diamond Dial - Oyster bracelet
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Hummm, while it's not French, could "BK" and not just "B" be an abbreviation for black? As in the black dial.
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Old 20 November 2021, 01:40 PM   #11
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Ok now in French.
That will be $10,000 CAD... or ten American dollars.
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Hummm, while it's not French, could "BK" and not just "B" be an abbreviation for black? As in the black dial.

Rolex always uses B for Bleu as Blue and N for Noire for black.
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