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Rolex Dials History

The History of Rolex Dials

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The History of Rolex Dials

The History of Rolex Dials

From the beginning, Rolex watches stood out for the artistic and esthetic designs at the time of manufacturing their dials. Dials consist of the face, the markers and the hands. The result of the different varieties makes up the artistic and esthetic look of Rolex dials.

Throughout time, different faces such as the classic silver color characterized Rolex along with the white, black, blue, champagne or two-color dials, evolving into a variety of textures and designs.

The markers that characterized the Rolex dials were the Stick Markers with different length and thickness, polished or not, applied or painted, as well as triangular, square or round markers.

They may come with Roman or Arabic markers, made of gold for steel/gold and gold watches as well as white gold markers for watches made of steel, white gold or platinum.

We may also find the diamond dial type which includes applied diamonds instead of markers. In addition, these type of dials may combine sapphires, rubies and emeralds. Moreover, there were stone dials such as the Eye of the Tiger, lapis lazuli, mother-of-pearl, turquoise blue, etc.

    Regarding the hands, there are some model types:

    "Alpha"

    "Moderne"

    "Feuille"

    "Lance"

    "Baton"

    "Fancy"

    "Dauphine"

    "Skeleton"

    "Breguet"

    and the popular Mercedes used in most of the sport series.

    The Rolex Oyster series may have date or no date dials and the date series always has the calendar opening at the 3 o’clock position.

Rolex Dials Models

Rolex "Prince Brancard"

Rolex "Prince Brancard" (1929- 1935)

Ref. 971

Dial: Two Tone silver with painted Arabic numerals + Auxiliary seconds dial."Moderne" blued steel hands

Rolex "Prince Brancard"

Rolex "Prince Brancard" (1930)

Ref. 971U

Dial: White with arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds dial."Feuille" blued steel hands

Rolex"Prince Railway"

Rolex "Prince Railway" (1930)

Ref. 1527

Dial: Two Tone silver and gold with painted arabic numerals and indexes+ auxiliary seconds dial"feuille" gold hands

Rolex "Prince Classic"

Rolex "Prince Classic" (1930)

Ref. 1541

Dial: Bicolour Pink and mat silver with indexes + auxiliary seconds dial"Baton" blue steel hands.

Rolex "Prince Brancard"

Rolex "Prince Brancard" (1930)

Ref. 1491

Dial: Two Tone silver with painted Arabic numerals + Auxiliary seconds dial."Moderne" blued steel hands

Rolex "Prince Brancard"

Rolex "Prince Brancard" (1930)

Ref. 5068

Dial: Mat silver, with painted arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds dial, aperture for the jumping hours."Baton" blued steel hands

Rolex "Prince Railway"

Rolex "Prince Railway" (1930)

Ref. 4376

Dial: Mat silver, with painted arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds dial, aperture for the jumping hours."moderne" blued steel hands.

Rolex "Tank"

Rolex "Tank" (1920)

Ref. 912

Dial: Mat silver, with applied gold arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds dial,"Lance" gold hands.

Rolex "Dauphin"

Rolex "Dauphin" (1930)

Ref. 6552 / 1526

Dial: Two tone silver, with painted arabic numeral,"Fancy" blued steel hands

Rolex "Curvex"

Rolex "Curvex" (1930)

Ref. 3059

Dial: Pink with painted roman numerals+ auxiliary seconds dial."Baton" Blued steel hands.

Rolex "Prince Century Club"

Rolex "Prince Century Club" (1950)

Ref. 3937

Dial: Mat silver, with the letters "1/4 CENTURY CLUB" instead of numerals+ auxiliary seconds dial."Baton" bleud steel hands.

Rolex "Prince"

Rolex "Prince" (1940)

Ref. 3361

Dial: Black, with applied gold indexes. “Dauphine” gold hands

Rolex "Chronometer"

Rolex "Chronometer" (1940)

Ref. 8094

Dial: Black with applied gold indexes and Roman numerals+ Auxiliary seconds dial “Dauphine” gold hands.

Rolex"Chronometer"

Rolex "Chronometer" (1940)

Ref. 3287

Dial:  Black, with painted Arabic numerasl and indexes + auxiliary seconds dial, Gold Hands.

Rolex "Rectangle"

Rolex "Rectangle" (1940)

Ref. 4013

Dial: Mat silver, with applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds dial. “Feuille” gold hands

Rolex "Perpetual Super Precision"

Rolex "Perpetual Super Precision" (1950)

Ref. 8126

Dial: Mat silver, with applied gold indexes + auxiliary seconds dial. “Dauphine” Gold hands. (rolex perpetual, super precision)

Rolex "Perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Perpetual Chronometer" (1940)

Ref. 4643

Dial: Mat silver, with applied gold indexes + Auxiliary seconds dial. “Dauphine” gold Hands.

Rolex "Perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Perpetual Chronometer" (1950)

Ref. 4645

Dial: Mat silver, with applied gold indexes

Rolex "Chronometer"

Rolex "Chronometer" (1940)

Ref. 3258

Dial: Two tone pink gold, with painted arabic numerals+ auxiliary seconds dial. “baton” blued steel hands.

Rolex "Chronometer"

Rolex "Chronometer" (1940)

Ref. 3737

Dial:  “champagne”, with applied gold indexes + auxiliary seconds dial. “Baton” gold hands

Rolex "Perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Perpetual Chronometer" (1950)

Ref. 4645

Dial:  Gold, decorated with Neptuno pulled by two seahorses in polychrome “cloisonne” enamel, with applied gold indexes. “Dauphine Gold Hands”

Rolex "Chronometer"

Rolex "Chronometer" (1950)

Ref. 305/8724

Dial: Gold, decorated with a dragoon in polychrome “cloisonne” enamel. “Dauphine gold hands”

Rolex "Precision"

Rolex "Precision" (1940)

Ref. 4417

Dial: Dial: mat silver, with indexes. “Baton” steel hands.

Rolex "Perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Perpetual Chronometer" (1940)

Ref. 4134

Dial: Mat silver, with applied gold indexes and roman numerals+ auxiliary seconds dial. “Baton” gold hands

Rolex"Chronometer"

Rolex "Chronometer" (1940)

Ref. 4845

Dial:  “Champagne” with applied gold indexes. “Dauphine” gold hands.

Rolex "CUBE MONNAIE"

Rolex "CUBE MONNAIE" (1930)

Ref. 2582

Dial: Mat silver, with applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds dial. “baton” gold hands..

Rolex "Chronometer"

Rolex "Chronometer" (1950)

Ref. 4118

Dial: Pink, with applied gold indexes + auxiliary seconds dial. “Dauphine” gold Hands.

Rolex "Chronometer"

Rolex "Chronometer" (1950)

Ref. 4117

Dial: Pink with painted roman numerals and indexes+ auxiliary seconds dial. “baton” gold hands

Rolex "Saturno"

Rolex "Saturno" (1940)

Ref. 3029

Dial: Pink “Feuille” blued steel hands.

Rolex "Shock Resisting"

Rolex "Shock Resisting" (1950)

Ref. 3265

Dial:

Mat silver, with painted arabic numerals and indexes + auxiliary seconds dial. “Skeletoned” gold hands..

Rolex "Chronometer"

Rolex "Chronometer" (1950)

Ref. 9386

Dial: Mat silver, with applied diamonds indexes (applied later)+ auxiliary seconds dial “dauphine” white gold hands.

Rolex "Precision"

Rolex "Precision" (1960)

Ref. 9919

Dial: Bronze + auxiliary seconds dial.  Dauphine gold hands.

Rolex "Precision "

Rolex "Precision " (1960)

Ref. 8952

Dial: Gold, with applied gold indexes. “Baton” Gold hands.

Rolex "Ultra Slim"

Rolex "Ultra Slim" (1970)

Ref. 9780

Dial: White enamel with painted Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds dial “Skeleton” blued steel hands

Rolex "Oyster Viceroy"

Rolex "Oyster Viceroy" (1930)

Ref. 3359

Dial: Pink with radiumed arabic numerals. “Skeleton” Radiumed hands.

Rolex "Oyster perpetual Chonometer"

Rolex "Oyster perpetual Chonometer" (1940)

Ref. 3372

Dial: Black, with arabic numerals. “Skeleton” radiumed hands.

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Super Precision"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Super Precision" (1930)

Ref. 5011

Dial: Mat silver, with applied gold arabic numerals “Feuille” gold hands

Rolex "Oyster Perpeutal Rigid Hooded"

Rolex "Oyster Perpeutal Rigid Hooded" (1940)

Ref. 3595

Dial: “champagne” with arabic numerals and indexes + auxiliary seconds dial. “baton” hands.

Rolex "Oyster perpeutal Rigid Hooded"

Rolex "Oyster perpeutal Rigid Hooded" (1939 - 1950)

Ref. 3065

Dial:  Black, with painted Arabic numerals. “alpha” gold hands.

Rolex "Oyster perpetual Chronometery"

Rolex "Oyster perpetual Chronometer" (1930)

Ref. 2764

Dial: Mat silver, with applied indexes and roman numerals + auxiliary seconds dial,  “Feuille” gold hands

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer" (1940)

Ref. 5013

Dial: Mat silver, with applied gold indexes and Roman numerals+ auxiliary seconds dial. “Dauphine” gold hands.

Rolex "Oyster perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Oyster perpetual Chronometer" (1939 - 1946 )

Ref. 3131

Dial: Champagne with applied gold indexes and arabic numerals. Baton gold hands

Rolex "Oyster perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Oyster perpetual Chronometer" (1939 - 1946 )

Ref. 3131

Dial: Mat silver , with applied gold indexes and roman numerals “Feullie” gold hands..

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Rigid Hooded"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Rigid Hooded" (1940)

Ref. 2940

Dial: Mat silver, radiumed arabic numerals

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronomete"

Rolex "Prince Brancard" (1950)

Ref. 5015

Dial: Mat silver, with applied gold indexes. “Alpha” gold hands

Rolex "Oyster perpetual Impero"

Rolex "Oyster perpetual Impero" (1940)

Ref. 3877

Dial: “Champagne” with painted Arabia numerals and indexes + auxiliary seconds dial. “baton” blued steel hands.

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer" (1950)

Ref. 3686

Dial: Pink with applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds dial. “baton” gold hands.

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual" (1950)

Ref. 3796

Dial: “Champagne” with painted Arabic numerals and indexes + auxiliary seconds dial. “Baton” gold hands.

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer" (1940)

Ref. 6548

Dial:  Mat silver, with gold indexes. “Dauphine” hands.

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Athlete"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Athlete" (1940)

Ref. 4127

Dial: Mat silver, with indexes and Arabic numerals. “Skeleton” radiumed Hands.

Rolex "Oyster perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Oyster perpetual Chronometer" (1950)

Ref. 6090

Dial: Mat silver, with diamondset indexes. “Alpha” gold hands.

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer" (1950)

Ref. 5018

Dial: Mat silver, with applied gold indexes. “Dauphine” gold hands..

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer" (1950)

Ref. 6098

Dial: Champagne with applied gold indexes. Dauphine gold hands

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Precision"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Precision" (1950)

Ref. 6099

Dial: Mat silver, with applied gold indexes and arabic numerals. “Feuille” gold hands.

Rolex "Oyster Shock resisting"

Rolex "Oyster Shock resisting" (1950)

Ref. 6082

Dial: Mat silver, with applied steel indexes. “Alpha” steel hands

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer" (1950)

Ref. 6085

Dial:Dial: Mat silver with applied gold indexes. “Alpha” gold hands

Rolex" Oyster Perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex " Oyster Perpetual Chronometer" (1951- 1955)

Ref. 6105

Dial: Mat silver, with applied gold indexes, aperture for the date, “Alpha” gold hands..

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer" (1940)

Ref. 4467

Dial: Mat silver, with applied gold indexes + aperture for the date. “Alpha” gold hands.

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual" (1950)

Ref. 6301

Dial: Polycrhome “cloissone” enamel representing a dragoon. “Dauphine gold hands”

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer" (1960)

Ref. 6285

Dial: Black, with applied gold indexes. “dauphine” gold hands

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer" (1950)

Ref. 6074

Dial: Black with applied platinum indexes, aperture for the date. “Dauphine” platinum hands.

Rolex "Oyster perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Oyster perpetual Chronometer" (1957- 1961)

Ref. 6548

Dial: Mat silver, with Arabic numerals in green painted enamel and diamondset indexes. “Dauphine” radiumed hands.

Oyster Perpetual Date Just"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Date Just" (1950)

Ref. 6609

Dial: Mat silver, with applied gold indexes, aperture for the date- “Baton” Gold hands.

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Date"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Date" (1950)

Ref. 6537

Dial: Mat silver, with applied gold indexes. “Dauphine” gold hands.

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Superlative Chronometer"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Superlative Chronometer" (1960)

Ref. 1007

Dial: Black, with applied gold indexes. “baton” gold hands

Rolex "Oyster perpetual chronometer"

Rolex "Oyster perpetual chronometer" (1960)

Ref. 6567

Dial: “Champagne” with applied gold indexes. “dauphine” gold hands.

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Date"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Date" (1960)

Ref. 1501

Dial: Black with applied gold indexes, aperture for the date. “Baton” radiumed hands.

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Date"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Date" (1960)

Ref. 1503

Dial: Satined Silver, with applied gold indexes, aperture for the date, “baton” gold hands.

Rolex "Date Just"

Rolex "Date Just" (1960)

Ref. 1601

Dial: White with applied gold indexes, aperture for the date “Baton” gold hands.

Rolex "Date Just"

Rolex "Date Just" (1960)

Ref. 1600

Dial: Satined silver, with applied steel indexes, aperture for the date, “Baton” steel hands.

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date" (1960)

Ref. 1803

Dial:  Mat silver with, applied gold indexes, aperture for the date and the day of the week, “Baton” gold hands.

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date" (1950)

Ref. 6611

Dial: Mat silver, bevelled, with diamonds indexes, aperture for the days and the date

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer" (1953- 1955)

Ref. 6305

Dial: Black with diamonds set indexes, aperture for the date, “Dauphine” gold hands.

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Day  Date"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Day  Date" (Present Series)

Ref. 18038

Dial: Champagne with diamond set indexes, aperture for the day and the date. “Baton” gold hands.

Rolex "Oyter Perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Oyter Perpetual Chronometer" (1950 - 1953)

Ref. 6062

Dial: Mat silver, with applied gold star indexes+ auxiliary seconds dial, outher graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the lunations. “Dauphine” gold hands.

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer"

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Chronometer" (1949- 1952)

Ref. 8171

Dial:  Mat silver, with applied gold indexes + auxiliary seconds dial, outher graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the day of the week, the months and the lunations.”Alpha” gold hands.

Rolex "Complications"

Rolex "Complications" (1950)

Ref. 81806

Dial: Champagne with applied gold indexes + auxiliary dial for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer graduation for the days of the month and tachometer indication, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the lunations. “Baton” gold hands.

Rolex "Luminor Panerai"

Rolex "Luminor Panerai" (1940)

Ref. 6152-1

Dial:  Black, with radiumed arabic numerals and painted indexes

Rolex "Chronograph Antimagnetic"

Rolex "Chronograph Antimagnetic" (1942)

Ref. 4113

Dial: Mat silver, with applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dial, outer tachometer and telemeter graduations. “Baton” gold hands.

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