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Old 29 September 2023, 03:16 AM   #1
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Rhodium vs Slate

Good afternoon. I am curious. I just took delivery from an AD on what I thought was a slate dial for a DJ 41 with diamond markers.....

I had a DJ 2 with Rhodium diamond dial that I have had for over 10 yrs. Isnt the slate dial supposed to be a bit darker then the rhodium???

I will probably go to an AD and see if they have this watch on display and make the comparison. Just thought I would ask here.

Thanks for the feedback.
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Old 29 September 2023, 03:40 AM   #2
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I just sold my DJ II with rhodium diamond dial that I also had for close to 10 years.

To my knowledge the newer slate dial is different than the older rhodium dial was but I could be wrong.
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Old 29 September 2023, 03:58 AM   #3
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Had a slate DJ and rhodium DJ. The color is definitely different. But I would say Slate was LIGHTER than rhodium. I’ll try and find a pic…
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Old 29 September 2023, 04:05 AM   #4
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Best I could find but yes, rhodium is like a metallic sunburst charcoal. Slate was more much more gray.
Top pic of slate DJ31. Bottom is DJ36 rhodium.
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Old 29 September 2023, 05:35 AM   #5
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My understanding is that rhodium and slate are exactly the same. Just a name change.
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Old 29 September 2023, 05:41 AM   #6
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Isn’t slate also the Wimbledon dial?
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Old 29 September 2023, 06:07 AM   #7
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I have often wondered about the difference between the two. I have a transitional YM40 with the new 70-hour movement but prior to the transition to Slate. The Rhodium dial is a beautiful dark great that absolutely comes alive in the light. Here is what mine looks like...

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Old 29 September 2023, 06:18 AM   #8
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My understanding is that rhodium and slate are exactly the same. Just a name change.
In 2017 when I bought my Slate Wimbledon DJ41, Rhodium was also available.

It would have been odd for Rolex to call the same colour two different names.

They are different.
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Old 29 September 2023, 06:49 AM   #9
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My understanding is that rhodium and slate are exactly the same. Just a name change.
This is my understanding also. I suppose it could vary with model. I can't tell the difference between a slate and rhodium dial Sky Dweller.
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Old 29 September 2023, 07:32 AM   #10
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I agree with you. The reality is, I updated to the slate, as a client of mine had one in Honolulu and it looked a bit darker then the rhodium that i had with the DJ2.
Even the bill from the AD, lists the watch as Dark Rhodium, but on Rolex.com it is slate. This is perplexing.....LOL
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