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Dials of the Oyster Perpetual Land-Dweller 40 and 36
Green Cerachrom dial, Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II, 18 ct white gold
Matt lacquer dials, lavender - Oyster Perpetual 28 - , beige - Oyster Perpetual 36 -, pistachio - Oyster Perpetual 41
Red ombré dial, Oyster Perpetual Datejust 31, 18 ct yellow gold
Turquoise blue dial with intense black counters - Cosmograph Daytona -, iron tiger dial - GMT-Master II -, bright green dial - Sky-Dweller
Iron tiger dial, Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II, 18 ct Everose gold
Bright black dial with Sundust counters (Cosmograph Daytona) and champagne-colour dial with faceted, deconstructed Roman numerals and faceted index hour markers (Day-Date 40)
Dials in decorative stone: eisenkiesel (Day-Date 40), onyx (Day-Date 40) and turquoise (Day-Date 36)
Pearlized white mother-of-pearl dial, diamond-set hour markers (Day-Date 36)
Hand-setting an 18 ct Everose gold dial with diamonds
Mint green dial with 24-hour disc (Sky-Dweller)
Lacquering is used predominantly to create deep or intense colours such as blue (GMT-Master II and Rolex Deepsea)
At Rolex, ice blue dials are reserved exclusively for models in 950 platinum. This ice blue dial (Perpetual 1908) features a guilloche rice-grain motif
Dial-making
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Sketching the dial of the Perpetual 1908 in 950 platinum
Sample of lacquer used to colour the dials
Dial with sunray finish after colouring via PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition)
Testing for the right shade of lacquer according to the sketches created by the Design Department
The sunray finish is characterized by extremely fine lines radiating out from the centre of the dial’s surface
Meteorite dials during electroplating
Fitting the Rolex crown applique on a dial by hand
The dial of the Perpetual 1908 in 950 platinum with its sketch
