Rolex WILL fit a discontinued dial into a NEW watch

[Swiss Mad!]

Apologies if this is common knowledge, but I personally did not know this.

It is especially interesting to find out for me as it puts a completely different slant on my decision making regarding the potential purchase of a new watch.

A brief back story.

I made a thread recently (link below) regarding the RG Daytona 116515LN with chocolate dial.

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=814457

My dilema is that although I really love the watch, I'm just not crazy about the current dial with batton hour markers & solid black sub dials.

I actually prefer the previous version with Arabic numbers & gold outline sub dials.

The fact that I can now order the watch & get it at retail AND have the dial I really want is a game changer for me.

If I did go down the route of swapping the dial, there would be a slight extra cost but nothing like the premium I would be paying buying a discontinued watch from a grey dealer or re seller.

I think the extra cost is around £550 GBP for the dial & £250 GBP labour charge - all purchased & sorted through RSC.

A couple of screen shots from London St. James RSC that I received recently whilst making enquiries about the above.

Just thought I'd share this info for the benefit of any other members who were thinking of doing anything similar.

Thanks