Black Turn-O-Graph (116264) Dials

[maxwellllll]

(First post here! "Lurking for over a decade!")

Turn-O-Graphs are weird. I kinda like them--the "last to die" 116264 especially. At first, I really liked the blue dial. But then I saw the "grey." Yet when I go dig on C24 (or whatever) there are none with grey (other than a random bi-metal). There are blue, black, and white. But sometimes the black isn't exactly black. It's "anthracite," or "matte black," or "gunmetal" or something. I can't tell if this is "real," or if they're all the same color and people are just setting their photo processing to max contrast/vibrancy. (thanks, Insta!)

Does someone who knows far more than me have any light they can shed? Were all "black" 116264's made with "matte" black dials? Were some greyer than others? Was there a switch at some point from one black to another black?

(sub question: Is there any sort of definitive online resource for the answers to these and many other Rolex questions that I have once every 5 years or so? e.g. if I have a Speedmaster question, I just google my question and add "Fratello" to it, because those guys have written an article about everything Speedmaster related. Not sure with the Rolex version might be. Or maybe I'm in the middle of it.)

Thank you.

(I was gonna post pix, but I don't have enough street cred for that yet. A quick google image search should do the trick for you though.)

[TimeLord2]

You can post pics just no URLs until 10 posts. Right click on one of the images to save it or copy it and then post it. Might be small enough to post. Use the Go Advanced button and the paper clip icon then follow the instructions for image sizes on the popup window. Good Luck!

[Dan S]

We don't see 6-digits in this forum very often. :-)

[maxwellllll]

Originally Posted by Dan S

We don't see 6-digits in this forum very often. :-)

Whoops. Sorry. I’d assumed that something that had been retired for a decade might the considered vintage these days. My bad.

[L.K Johnson]

I’m really getting old when 6-digit pieces inquiries are posted here in the vintage section. By coincidence I’m wearing my 1625 TOG today for inspo!

[TuRo]

The 6 digits relaunch model early millennium recap - The black are all a sort of matte black not grey tbh (photos make them look grey) they were made for about a decade. They had the re-launch of red writing (6202 tog was first R/Writing - fun fact) and came on Jubillee and oyster and there is (another fun fact) a green writing one in Japan as a special edition - they are nice, quite rare, but a 6 dig. 36mm Datejust that's been to college of course !!