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Old 16 July 2014, 10:08 AM   #1
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Need help identifying DD dial.

Greetings.... recently dug out this old safe queen from my father's safe. Its an old DD he purchased around 1998. Very interesting dial but he can't remember much about it. So I would like to ask the all Rolex knowledgeable members of this forum to help identify this dial. I tried google without much success. Model number on the receipt is 18238-83858-P04. So can anyone with knowledge about this watch please share whatever you know. We are definitely keeping the watch, but would like to make conversations about it more interesting in the future. A thousand thanks,

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Old 16 July 2014, 10:12 AM   #2
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Not an expert and I'm sure Crowncollection will be by to give you the right answer. Good luck and cheers!
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Old 16 July 2014, 10:49 AM   #3
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Beauty! Dial looks authentic, I've seen similar before. I'm sure people with greater knowledge of DDs will chime in soon enough.
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Old 16 July 2014, 12:45 PM   #4
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Not an expert and I'm sure Crowncollection will be by to give you the right answer. Good luck and cheers!
thanks mate, to the OP yes it part of the stone dial range pretty hot stuff at the time, there are 7 variations this is marble, interesting diamond setting also, setting was used used on jubilee aniversary dial also and onyx also, pretty rare mate your is the least seen with opal a close second
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Old 16 July 2014, 01:04 PM   #5
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Not my taste overall but definitely interesting, and I love the use of only the 9 and the 6.
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Old 16 July 2014, 04:05 PM   #6
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Thank you Crowncollection. I had suspected it was some kind of stone material. But I have never seen marble with such pattern. Good to know that its all Rolex original too. We will now know this watch is pretty rare and definitely a keeper. Maybe i should bring it to RSC and have the gold polished to restore it original glory. Thanks again.

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Old 16 July 2014, 05:03 PM   #7
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Old 16 July 2014, 05:14 PM   #8
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Any idea where to find daydate dial catalog. Thanks.

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Old 17 July 2014, 03:15 AM   #9
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Thanks again Alpino for taking the time and effort to reply. This is the exact info i was hoping to get. I knew if i was to get anything anywhere, this forum with members like you would be my answer.

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Old 17 July 2014, 03:39 AM   #10
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I wouldn't polish that bad boy. Just a clean with soap and a brush will do the trick. Condition is excellent. Congrats.
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