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Old 19 April 2015, 10:37 AM   #1
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DD 40 Dials

The blue hands dial in this pic looks like the "starburst(?)" pattern. But at the DD the brochure picture and the description says lasered pinstripes. Anyone seen a better more detailed pic than this one which is the only image I have seen on the Internet.
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Old 19 April 2015, 11:05 AM   #2
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That is the diagonal motif dial, not the laser etched motif dial. Rolex website shows the different motif dials.
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Old 19 April 2015, 11:08 AM   #3
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Whatever it is, it is stunning.
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Old 19 April 2015, 11:20 AM   #4
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That is the diagonal motif dial, not the laser etched motif dial. Rolex website shows the different motif dials.
I mean the one on the left...starburst or pinstripes
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Old 19 April 2015, 11:45 AM   #5
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Whatever it is, it is stunning.
Agree
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Old 19 April 2015, 11:55 AM   #6
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The right PT version is FANTASTIC!
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Old 19 April 2015, 11:57 AM   #7
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Old 19 April 2015, 02:27 PM   #8
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Would be hard to chose between the two.
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Old 20 April 2015, 10:30 AM   #9
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I mean the one on the left...starburst or pinstripes
Neither. It looks like the Ice Blue dial available only on platinum.
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Old 20 April 2015, 11:55 AM   #10
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I think the one on the left is in white gold. Lighting may make it look like ice blue, but ice blue only comes on platinum versions (I think?).
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Old 20 April 2015, 12:41 PM   #11
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I think the one on the left is in white gold. Lighting may make it look like ice blue, but ice blue only comes on platinum versions (I think?).
I think the blue hands and the smooth bezel tell us it's a PT. But the picture in the color photocopied (i.e. it wasn't a very good picture) brochure at the AD said the Ice Blue dial (with blue hands and numerals) has vertical laser etched pinstripes. They were subtle but I can't make out any pattern like that in the picture on the left.
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Old 20 April 2015, 01:21 PM   #12
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Old 20 April 2015, 05:56 PM   #13
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There are pinstripe, sunburst and new diagonal dials that we've seen so far. I haven't seen pinstripe in pt, only in rose gold so far. Your pics above show sunburst and diagonal.
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Old 20 April 2015, 06:16 PM   #14
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Love them both..that pale ice blue is killer..good to see a few new details with dials becoming available on Rolexes too. Taste prevails as ever.
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Old 20 April 2015, 06:28 PM   #15
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Whatever it is, it is stunning.
This. So nice.
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Old 21 April 2015, 01:30 AM   #16
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I like the diamond tapisserie squares but unlike on an AP the dial font is now hard to read, would have liked them clearer.
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Old 21 April 2015, 03:25 AM   #17
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I believe the watch on the left has the laser-etched 4 quadrant dial. You can see the horizontal lines at the top of the cyclops.

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Old 21 April 2015, 03:37 AM   #18
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i believe the watch on the left has the laser-etched 4 quadrant dial. You can see the horizontal lines at the top of the cyclops.

Thank you! This is the answer picture no doubt i have been seeking.
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Old 21 April 2015, 04:46 AM   #19
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I believe the watch on the left has the laser-etched 4 quadrant dial. You can see the horizontal lines at the top of the cyclops.

Drool!!! That is the winner right there!
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Old 21 April 2015, 05:30 AM   #20
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Old 21 April 2015, 06:02 AM   #21
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I love the textured dials - I just saw this one from the past circa 1974, no idea they existed (from the Phillips auction catalog).
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Old 21 April 2015, 08:35 AM   #22
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The dial on the right looks very stunning.
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Old 21 April 2015, 08:41 AM   #23
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The dial on the right looks very stunning.
Agreed. I wish they put it on a stainless model.
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