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14 August 2013, 12:38 AM
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Rolex Diamonds under microscope
Took my Datejust to work today and took some high mag pics of the diamonds on the dial. Overall, the diamonds look very good. There are a few inclusions...but keep in mind I took these photos from 10x to 75x. I believe diamonds are graded at 10X. Forgive the dirt on my lens.
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14 August 2013, 12:43 AM
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Very cool! Thanks for sharing!
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14 August 2013, 12:46 AM
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Never see this angle of the Rolex diamond before. Thx for sharing
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14 August 2013, 12:46 AM
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great pics, thanks.
And yes, diamonds are graduaded with 10x magnification. |
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14 August 2013, 01:41 AM
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Well for the diamonds of that size its not going to make a huge difference in the price grade.Rolex normally uses VS1 to VS2 or VVS1 to VVS2 stones but when bought in quantity like Rolex does we are not talking huge prices, like if it was a single stones over half a carrot and upward of same quality.
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14 August 2013, 01:47 AM
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Nice shots! Thanks for adding these!!
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14 August 2013, 02:20 AM
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$1950 extra for 10 diamonds vs. stick dial. Comes out to $195 per diamond for an "average" .1ct diamond - very high methinks.
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14 August 2013, 02:21 AM
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awesome!
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14 August 2013, 02:22 AM
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Thanks for sharing, very informative in its own way.
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14 August 2013, 02:35 AM
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Cool shots of the diamonds
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14 August 2013, 02:54 AM
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Very nice, thanks for sharing!
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14 August 2013, 03:26 AM
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Very cool to see. I have always wondered about the quality of the diamonds.
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14 August 2013, 03:34 AM
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Before i thought that the diamonds are stuck with the base with some kind of super glue, but from the pictures i can see the four teeth hold the diamond.
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14 August 2013, 03:41 AM
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14 August 2013, 04:48 AM
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Very cool post! Really great shots
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14 August 2013, 05:42 AM
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14 August 2013, 05:50 AM
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Absolutely fantastic pics!! . .
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14 August 2013, 05:51 AM
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14 August 2013, 05:51 AM
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Thanks guys. At 10X (grading magnification), the diamonds look great. There was just the crack on one of the diamonds...probably occurred when they set it. All diamonds were definitely at least VS1 quality. I don't doubt that they are VVS2 or VVS1.
The diamonds are tiny so I'm not sure if it's significant enough to notice. However, it good to know Rolex uses quality diamonds |
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14 August 2013, 05:53 AM
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Never see this on TRF, thanks for sharing.
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14 August 2013, 06:06 AM
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Cool, thanks for sharing. I really like that DJ also, the black dial makes the diamonds pop.
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14 August 2013, 06:19 AM
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Thanks for sharing.
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14 August 2013, 06:22 AM
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Very cool
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14 August 2013, 06:27 AM
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Excellent pictures!
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14 August 2013, 06:30 AM
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Very cool
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14 August 2013, 08:05 AM
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The price delta on a Sub's diamond dial is even higher. Think those are .2ct each IIRC.
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14 August 2013, 08:08 AM
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14 August 2013, 11:02 AM
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