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powerfunk · 29 June 2018, 04:04 AM

Here I'll attempt to list every type of rare stone Rolex dial. Feel free to let me know if I've gotten anything wrong or forgotten anything. I find a lot of these stone dials are mislabeled, even by pretty reputable sellers, so I hope I've got things mostly straightened out.

The pink dials were the hardest to straighten out, for instance...I hope I've got these 3 kinds of pink correct. Rolex seemed to offer the most stone dials for the 26mm ladies' Datejusts, perhaps because making stone dials is harder the larger it is? Just a theory. Click here for the imgur album or scroll for pics (from around the web):

Agate 18079:

Ammonite 18208:

Aventurine 18238:

Azurite 5184/8:

Bloodstone 18038:

Cacholong 69178:

Carnelian (a.k.a. "chalcedony," which isn't very precise because it's just one of many types of chalcedony) 16018:

Chrysoprase 116519:

Blue coral 79173:

Orangeish-pink coral 18038:

Pink coral 79173:

Yellowish-green coral 69178:

Ferrite 18248:

Fossil (a.k.a. "Jurassic" or "Jurassic Park") 18038 and 18048 models:

Grossular (a.k.a. "grossularite," or sometimes "garnet" which isn't wrong because it's a type of garnet) 116519 and 18239:

Howlite (a.k.a. "marble") 18038:

Green jade 118348:

Lavender jade 118348:

Green jadeite (jadeite is a type of jade, but Rolex does not use the terms interchangeably. "Jade" and "jadeite" dials are both listed separately in the 2008 price list) 69173:

Blue jadeite 69173:

Green jasper 18038:

Rose jasper 79173:

Malachite 278248:

Meteorite 116509:

Nacre (a.k.a. "mother of pearl," a mixture of aragonite and calcite) comes in 4 main colors (I'm not entirely sure yellow and champagne are really different things):

Obsidian 16008:

Onyx 116233 BKADO:

Black opal (a.k.a. "turquoise opal" or "stardust") 18038:

Pink opal 79173 OPG:

Rubellite 18038:

Sugilite (only made for Japanese market) 69178:

Lapis Lazuli 18238 2BR:

Sodalite 16234:

Tiger's Eye 18038:

Bull's Eye 118348 (Bull's Eye is just relatively reddish tiger's eye so calling this "tiger's eye" is also not wrong):

Turquoise 18078:

05carbondrz · 29 June 2018, 10:32 AM

Wow! Thanks for spending the Time to make this great Post.

H-Watches · 30 June 2018, 12:46 AM

This might be my favorite post thank you!

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Brew · 30 June 2018, 01:00 AM

I had no idea! Thank you!!

c41006 · 30 June 2018, 01:15 AM

Thanks for the info!

entropydave · 1 July 2018, 01:26 PM

absolutely fantastic. Thank you for your effort. I can see a new hobby/project coming on...

henrylee · 1 July 2018, 03:05 PM

Amazing effort

NLYogi · 1 July 2018, 09:40 PM

Learned so much! Never knew about coral dials, they are beautiful! Thanks for posting!

brandrea · 1 July 2018, 09:55 PM

That’s pretty incredible stuff Rob

I was familiar with some of the mother of pearl and of course the meteorite dial, but some of those others ... Thanks for shraing

powerfunk · 2 July 2018, 12:24 AM

Glad you guys enjoyed it, it was my pleasure.

People have been discussing things like the nuances of font changes on Subs, GMT's and Daytonas for decades yet I still feel like there's a whole world of interesting stuff Rolex has done throughout history that gets no attention at all.

Gaijin · 2 July 2018, 01:31 AM

Outstanding! I did not see my favorite the Black Onyx. That is a stone right?

powerfunk · 2 July 2018, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Gaijin

Outstanding! I did not see my favorite the Black Onyx. That is a stone right?

Yep! I do have one onyx example in there (116233 BKADO) but the onyx Day-Date is indeed sexy as well

Snow-Dweller · 2 July 2018, 02:34 AM

Excellent work. Well done. I had no idea there were so many.

77T · 2 July 2018, 02:49 AM

Very nice post

And if anyone finds a missing stone maybe contribute an image...

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Swearengen · 2 July 2018, 03:35 AM

Apologies for the slight high-jack of this thread, Omega also use Aventurine and their's seems more sparkly

Nycturbovr6 · 16 July 2018, 02:01 PM

Great post!

Deanwillie · 17 July 2018, 03:57 AM

These are absolutely gorgeous!

SearChart · 17 July 2018, 05:54 AM

Awesome thread! Great work

My favourites are: Lapis lazuli, Onyx, green Jasper.

TheRolexKingofLV · 17 July 2018, 06:16 AM

Very cool thread! Thanks for posting!

crowncollection · 18 July 2018, 09:36 PM

[QUOTE=powerfunk;8718890]Here I'll attempt to list every type of rare stone Rolex dial. Feel free to let me know if I've gotten anything wrong or forgotten anything. I find a lot of these stone dials are mislabeled, even by pretty reputable sellers, so I hope I've got things mostly straightened out.

far left Pietersite dial

The two photos right and below, nickname confetti dial unsure of what stone it is

powerfunk · 20 July 2018, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by crowncollection

The two photos right and below, nickname confetti dial unsure of what stone it is

Thanks David! Those confetti dials are beautiful. I wouldn't have known what some of these (like "cacholong") stones are if it weren't for your posts

Are you sure the pietersite dials are original Rolex dials btw? That dial seems to have somewhat odd numerals, thick day/date window outlines, and a small "T SWISS T" that appear identical to these custom refinish jobs:

GLADIATOR · 24 July 2018, 09:44 AM

AWESOME work (bow)

teqp · 26 July 2018, 12:10 AM

Very interesting, thanks for taking the time!

droptopman · 26 July 2018, 07:09 AM

Wow, awesome work here.

BNA/LION · 26 July 2018, 07:12 AM

Great Work! Many thanks for the thread!

Navarino · 26 July 2018, 09:35 AM

Awesome work. Thanks for putting this together.

Really loving those green jasper and Onyx Day-Dates.

joli160 · 27 July 2018, 01:39 AM

Great thread, thanks

Pw92676 · 27 July 2018, 02:44 AM

Fantastic post, thank you for sharing.

Bigcigardan · 27 July 2018, 02:46 AM

Some great dial options over the years

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function12 · 27 July 2018, 02:58 AM

Wow, I learn a lot today.

29 June 2018, 04:04 AM	#1
powerfunk "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Real Name: Rob Location: Boston, MA Watch: 1530 Posts: 3,799	Every type of stone used for a Rolex dial Here I'll attempt to list every type of rare stone Rolex dial. Feel free to let me know if I've gotten anything wrong or forgotten anything. I find a lot of these stone dials are mislabeled, even by pretty reputable sellers, so I hope I've got things mostly straightened out. The pink dials were the hardest to straighten out, for instance...I hope I've got these 3 kinds of pink correct. Rolex seemed to offer the most stone dials for the 26mm ladies' Datejusts, perhaps because making stone dials is harder the larger it is? Just a theory. Click here for the imgur album or scroll for pics (from around the web): Agate 18079: Ammonite 18208: Aventurine 18238: Azurite 5184/8: Bloodstone 18038: Cacholong 69178: Carnelian (a.k.a. "chalcedony," which isn't very precise because it's just one of many types of chalcedony) 16018: Chrysoprase 116519: Blue coral 79173: Orangeish-pink coral 18038: Pink coral 79173: Yellowish-green coral 69178: Ferrite 18248: Fossil (a.k.a. "Jurassic" or "Jurassic Park") 18038 and 18048 models: Grossular (a.k.a. "grossularite," or sometimes "garnet" which isn't wrong because it's a type of garnet) 116519 and 18239: Howlite (a.k.a. "marble") 18038: Green jade 118348: Lavender jade 118348: Green jadeite (jadeite is a type of jade, but Rolex does not use the terms interchangeably. "Jade" and "jadeite" dials are both listed separately in the 2008 price list) 69173: Blue jadeite 69173: Green jasper 18038: Rose jasper 79173: Malachite 278248: Meteorite 116509: Nacre (a.k.a. "mother of pearl," a mixture of aragonite and calcite) comes in 4 main colors (I'm not entirely sure yellow and champagne are really different things): Obsidian 16008: Onyx 116233 BKADO: Black opal (a.k.a. "turquoise opal" or "stardust") 18038: Pink opal 79173 OPG: Rubellite 18038: Sugilite (only made for Japanese market) 69178: Lapis Lazuli 18238 2BR: Sodalite 16234: Tiger's Eye 18038: Bull's Eye 118348 (Bull's Eye is just relatively reddish tiger's eye so calling this "tiger's eye" is also not wrong): Turquoise 18078:

1 July 2018, 03:05 PM	#7
henrylee "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Socal/LA Watch: 116610LN Ceramic Posts: 3,223	Amazing effort __________________ ♛ Sub 116610LN 2011 ♛ GMT 126710BLNR 2021 ♛ GMT 126711CHNR 2020 ♛ Datejust 16233 X-series 1993 Ω Speedmaster Mitsukoshi 2019 č Cartier Tank w5200025 2021

1 July 2018, 09:40 PM	#8
NLYogi "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 761	Learned so much! Never knew about coral dials, they are beautiful! Thanks for posting! __________________ ♛ Explorer 214270 ♛ Next: Day-Date 36 mm 1 Watch guy

2 July 2018, 02:34 AM	#13
Snow-Dweller 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Real Name: Clive Location: The Alps Watch: collections change Posts: 6,284	Excellent work. Well done. I had no idea there were so many. __________________ . The path from WIShood to WISdom can have many turnings... ——————————————————————————————————— . 16803. 16570. 18038. 114300. GMW-B5000D.

2 July 2018, 02:49 AM	#14
77T 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: PaulG Location: Georgia Posts: 41,953	Very nice post And if anyone finds a missing stone maybe contribute an image... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro __________________ Does anyone really know what time it is?

29 June 2018, 10:32 AM	#2
05carbondrz Banned Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: USA Posts: 2,030	Wow! Thanks for spending the Time to make this great Post.

30 June 2018, 12:46 AM	#3
H-Watches "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Midwest Posts: 374	This might be my favorite post thank you! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

30 June 2018, 01:00 AM	#4
Brew "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Real Name: Larry Location: Finger Lakes Posts: 6,007	I had no idea! Thank you!!

30 June 2018, 01:15 AM	#5
c41006 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Real Name: Joshua Location: Atlanta Watch: Pelagos Posts: 7,933	Thanks for the info!

1 July 2018, 01:26 PM	#6
entropydave "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Dave Location: Huntington, IN Posts: 680	absolutely fantastic. Thank you for your effort. I can see a new hobby/project coming on...

1 July 2018, 09:55 PM	#9
brandrea 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Brian (TBone) Location: canada Watch: es make me smile Posts: 77,918	That’s pretty incredible stuff Rob I was familiar with some of the mother of pearl and of course the meteorite dial, but some of those others ... Thanks for shraing

2 July 2018, 12:24 AM	#10
powerfunk "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Real Name: Rob Location: Boston, MA Watch: 1530 Posts: 3,799	Glad you guys enjoyed it, it was my pleasure. People have been discussing things like the nuances of font changes on Subs, GMT's and Daytonas for decades yet I still feel like there's a whole world of interesting stuff Rolex has done throughout history that gets no attention at all.

2 July 2018, 01:31 AM	#11
Gaijin 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Japan Watch: ing your back. Posts: 16,179	Outstanding! I did not see my favorite the Black Onyx. That is a stone right?

16 July 2018, 02:01 PM	#16
Nycturbovr6 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: New York Posts: 7,630	Great post!

17 July 2018, 03:57 AM	#17
Deanwillie "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Real Name: Dean Location: Miami Watch: Submariner 14060 Posts: 69	These are absolutely gorgeous!

17 July 2018, 06:16 AM	#19
TheRolexKingofLV "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Real Name: Trace Location: Vegas/Bay Area Posts: 9,234	Very cool thread! Thanks for posting! __________________ Official Host "The Penthouse Party" Las Vegas 2018 Instagram @tracenunes

24 July 2018, 09:44 AM	#22
GLADIATOR "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: Adam Location: Costa Blanca, Watch: YMII,GMTII,DAYTONA Posts: 5,288	AWESOME work (bow) __________________ The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. Winston Churchill "We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done."

26 July 2018, 12:10 AM	#23
teqp "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Real Name: Phil Location: SoCal Watch: 116613LN Posts: 3,052	Very interesting, thanks for taking the time!

26 July 2018, 07:09 AM	#24
droptopman "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Real Name: Mark Location: Washington State Watch: SUBS and GMT's! Posts: 9,664	Wow, awesome work here. __________________ Judge Smails: Ty, what did you shoot today? Ty: Oh, Judge, I don't keep score. Judge Smails: Then how do you measure yourself with other golfers? Ty: By height.

26 July 2018, 07:12 AM	#25
BNA/LION 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2011 Real Name: Larry Location: San Diego, CA Watch: ROLEX Posts: 25,624	Every type of stone used for a Rolex dial Great Work! Many thanks for the thread! __________________ ✦ 28238 President DD 18K/YG ✦ 16610LN SS Sub ✦ 16613 18K/SS Serti ✦ 16550 Exp II Non-Rail Cream Dial ✦ Daytona C 116500 ✦ 126710 BLRO GMT-Master II ✦ NEXT-->? ⛳ Hole In One! 10/3/19 DMCC 5th hole, par 3, 168 yards w/ 4-Iron.

26 July 2018, 09:35 AM	#26
Navarino 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: USA Posts: 3,411	Awesome work. Thanks for putting this together. Really loving those green jasper and Onyx Day-Dates.

27 July 2018, 01:39 AM	#27
joli160 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: NL Watch: Yachtmaster Posts: 14,744	Great thread, thanks __________________ Day Date 18238, Yachtmaster 16622, Deepsea 116660, Submariner 116619, SkyD 326935, DJ 178271, DJ 69158, Yachtmaster 169622, GMT 116713LN, GMT 126711.

27 July 2018, 02:44 AM	#28
Pw92676 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Georgia Posts: 6,305	Fantastic post, thank you for sharing.

27 July 2018, 02:46 AM	#29
Bigcigardan "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Real Name: Dan H Location: PA Watch: 18248,9630 Posts: 403	Some great dial options over the years Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

27 July 2018, 02:58 AM	#30
function12 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 518	Wow, I learn a lot today.

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