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swish77 · 17 March 2009, 02:55 AM

Anyone seen an old Datejust with this kind of dial before? Is this an original Rolex dial or aftermarket one? Or maybe it's a real dial that's been refinished in red. I've never seen a dial like this.

JJ Irani · 17 March 2009, 02:56 AM

Looks horrible.....even the crown on top is crooked!!

postiff · 17 March 2009, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Looks horrible.....even the crown on top is crooked!!

JJ is right crooked as can be.

I personally have never seen a Red dial before on a DJ. I have seen blue, gold, off white, black but not red.

Rolex Lover · 17 March 2009, 03:07 AM

Yekkkhhhhhhh

louie · 17 March 2009, 03:08 AM

i've seen more colored dials before....green,blue,red etc. I'm NOT kidding! Saw them at a preowned shop in town...i never asked abt them,but i think they custom.

greekbum · 17 March 2009, 03:09 AM

its not right

tthopp05 · 17 March 2009, 03:10 AM

What the, how the,who the------

louie · 17 March 2009, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by greekbum

its not right

btw the owner of this preowned shop was a retired ex-rsc technician.

AJF · 17 March 2009, 03:19 AM

Engine-turned bezel on a DJ! I thought they were only available on the OP Date.

AJF

swish77 · 17 March 2009, 03:39 AM

I think the bezel is correct, because I have a 16030 Datejust from 1986 that looks like this but with an ORIGINAL black dial (and properly positioned crown.) I stumbled upon the red Datejust while doing some research to try to figure out if the bezel on my Datejust is white gold or not. That's a question that's still unanswered, so if anyone has tips for determining how you know for sure if the bezel on a 16030 is white gold or not, I'm all ears. Rolex did make some Datejusts with white gold bezels and others with stainless steel bezels, correct? Or maybe I'm confused.

greekbum · 17 March 2009, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by louie

btw the owner of this preowned shop was a retired ex-rsc technician.

I have a 1985 16030 and it has that bezel in WG.

greekbum · 17 March 2009, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by swish77

I think the bezel is correct, because I have a 16030 Datejust from 1986 that looks like this but with an ORIGINAL black dial (and properly positioned crown.) I stumbled upon the red Datejust while doing some research to try to figure out if the bezel on my Datejust is white gold or not. That's a question that's still unanswered, so if anyone has tips for determining how you know for sure if the bezel on a 16030 is white gold or not, I'm all ears. Rolex did make some Datejusts with white gold bezels and others with stainless steel bezels, correct? Or maybe I'm confused.

They did make both.After you clean it does it shine different than the rest of the watch?WG has a totally different glow or shine than SS

zseriessub · 17 March 2009, 04:02 AM

I have seen this before, and by this, I mean the exact same watch. The same online store had a wierd grass-green dial also.

swish77 · 17 March 2009, 04:07 AM

That's a good point. I'll need to shine it up. I assume the white gold is warmer and not as shiny, right?

asylvia · 17 March 2009, 04:22 AM

they did make the engine turned bezel in SS. my father has one like that. at some point they must have stopped offering that, and switched it to WG fluted.

Pimpsy · 17 March 2009, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by swish77

Anyone seen an old Datejust with this kind of dial before? Is this an original Rolex dial or aftermarket one? Or maybe it's a real dial that's been refinished in red. I've never seen a dial like this.

Looking at the way the crown is crookedly set on top of the indices I think it's pretty clear that the dial is aftermarket. The font doesn't look right either.

JJ Irani · 17 March 2009, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by AJF

Engine-turned bezel on a DJ! I thought they were only available on the OP Date.

AJF

Engine-turned bezels did come on DJs and in STEEL only. Now replaced by the steel domed bezel.

JJ

Wolfgang427 · 17 March 2009, 05:09 AM

The watch and bezel are fine, but the dial is redone for the aftermaket.

JPersat · 17 March 2009, 05:15 AM

As far as the bezels go on a SS DJ, if they are fluted bezels, they are white gold. The engine turned bezels that are SS look completely diffrent. The pic is of a SS bezel.

GinGinD · 17 March 2009, 07:50 AM

Rolex did make those very bright and very colorful dials for their DJs. Red. Green. Blue. And a blinding yellow. Don't know if this one is original or not, but there are some that are.

Jeannie

17 March 2009, 02:55 AM	#1
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17 March 2009, 02:56 AM	#2
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17 March 2009, 03:08 AM	#5
louie "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2008 Real Name: Lewis Location: Earth Watch: The Beast Posts: 1,352	i've seen more colored dials before....green,blue,red etc. I'm NOT kidding! Saw them at a preowned shop in town...i never asked abt them,but i think they custom. __________________ " I THINK PERFECTION IS UGLY. SOMEWHERE IN THE THINGS HUMANS MAKE, I WANT TO SEE SCARS, FAILURE, DISORDER AND DISTORTION" - YOHJI YAMAMOTO

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17 March 2009, 05:15 AM	#19
JPersat "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Jarrett Location: San Antonio TX Watch: ing everybody Posts: 1,515	As far as the bezels go on a SS DJ, if they are fluted bezels, they are white gold. The engine turned bezels that are SS look completely diffrent. The pic is of a SS bezel. Attached Images

17 March 2009, 03:07 AM	#4
Rolex Lover Member Join Date: May 2008 Real Name: Ahmed Keraidy Location: Cairo,Egypt Watch: Submariner 16610 M Posts: 816	Yekkkhhhhhhh

17 March 2009, 03:10 AM	#7
tthopp05 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NY Watch: THE MIGHTY DEEPSEA Posts: 839	What the, how the,who the------

17 March 2009, 03:19 AM	#9
AJF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Real Name: Ally Location: Surrey (UK) Watch: 15223 Posts: 638	Engine-turned bezel on a DJ! I thought they were only available on the OP Date. AJF

17 March 2009, 03:39 AM	#10
swish77 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Aaron Location: CT/NYC Watch: ing the time! Posts: 7,001	I think the bezel is correct, because I have a 16030 Datejust from 1986 that looks like this but with an ORIGINAL black dial (and properly positioned crown.) I stumbled upon the red Datejust while doing some research to try to figure out if the bezel on my Datejust is white gold or not. That's a question that's still unanswered, so if anyone has tips for determining how you know for sure if the bezel on a 16030 is white gold or not, I'm all ears. Rolex did make some Datejusts with white gold bezels and others with stainless steel bezels, correct? Or maybe I'm confused.

17 March 2009, 04:02 AM	#13
zseriessub Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 302	I have seen this before, and by this, I mean the exact same watch. The same online store had a wierd grass-green dial also.

17 March 2009, 04:07 AM	#14
swish77 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Aaron Location: CT/NYC Watch: ing the time! Posts: 7,001	That's a good point. I'll need to shine it up. I assume the white gold is warmer and not as shiny, right?

17 March 2009, 04:22 AM	#15
asylvia Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: rhode island Posts: 40	they did make the engine turned bezel in SS. my father has one like that. at some point they must have stopped offering that, and switched it to WG fluted.

17 March 2009, 05:09 AM	#18
Wolfgang427 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Real Name: Wolfgang Location: New Jersey. Watch: Rolex Tudor Omega Posts: 5,592	The watch and bezel are fine, but the dial is redone for the aftermaket.

17 March 2009, 07:50 AM	#20
GinGinD Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Real Name: Jeannie Location: North Carolina Posts: 533	Rolex did make those very bright and very colorful dials for their DJs. Red. Green. Blue. And a blinding yellow. Don't know if this one is original or not, but there are some that are. Jeannie

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