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Old 21 August 2020, 01:40 AM   #1
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Icon17 A rare dial
Forget that Wimbledon dial, this is rare!

Serviced this 18239 for a buddy and changed the dial to this NOS walnut wood.









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Old 21 August 2020, 01:44 AM   #2
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Wow thats nice Bas
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Old 21 August 2020, 01:45 AM   #3
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Very cool,Bas!
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Old 21 August 2020, 01:47 AM   #4
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Very nice my friend. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 21 August 2020, 01:53 AM   #5
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Wow that’s amazing, I love the wood dials.
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Old 21 August 2020, 01:54 AM   #6
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Beautiful!
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Old 21 August 2020, 01:58 AM   #7
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Old 21 August 2020, 02:00 AM   #8
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Dial looks great but shouldn't the hands have lume for that dial?
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Old 21 August 2020, 02:01 AM   #9
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Wasn't that your spare dial?
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Old 21 August 2020, 02:02 AM   #10
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Wasn't that your spare dial?
Mine is a birch wood DateJust dial
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Old 21 August 2020, 02:03 AM   #11
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Dial looks great but shouldn't the hands have lume for that dial?
Nope. There is no lume on the dial.

It is wrongly printed T Swiss T like many other non-lume dials from that era.
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Old 21 August 2020, 02:06 AM   #12
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Nope. There is no lume on the dial.

It is wrongly printed T Swiss T like many other non-lume dials from that era.
Ah. Makes total sense now!
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Wonderful dial with what looks like tiny burls in the slice of Walnut.

Can you tell us a few things?

Does Rolex advise watchmakers to apply any wood preservative oil to the surface?

Or is the dial sealed with stain lacquer or varnish?

Was curious how the wood avoids cracking/splitting.

Thanks for sharing your work here. It is much appreciated by we who admire the many options in various models.


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Old 21 August 2020, 02:09 AM   #14
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Love the burl dials!!! Looks great!!!
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Old 21 August 2020, 02:11 AM   #16
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Wonderful dial with what looks like tiny burls in the slice of Walnut.

Can you tell us a few things?

Does Rolex advise watchmakers to apply any wood preservative oil to the surface?

Or is the dial sealed with stain lacquer or varnish?

Was curious how the wood avoids cracking/splitting.

Thanks for sharing your work here. It is much appreciated by we who admire the many options in various models.


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It is sealed with clear lacquer. Only way to avoid cracking/warping is to make sure the watch is always water resistant. Moisture is the death of dials like this.
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Old 21 August 2020, 02:28 AM   #17
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Thanks Bas, when can I get my watch back?
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Now that is pretty cool. The color draws me in.
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Old 21 August 2020, 03:14 AM   #19
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Dynamite!!!!

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So if I had an 18239 would I have the option to get one of these? Also are the date and day wheels original or did you add that as well?

It’s a radial dial to boot.
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I kind of like the day date the way it is
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Old 21 August 2020, 05:16 AM   #23
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Old 21 August 2020, 05:19 AM   #24
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Now that's beautiful.
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So if I had an 18239 would I have the option to get one of these? Also are the date and day wheels original or did you add that as well?

It’s a radial dial to boot.
Yes that would be possible, if the dial is still available at the time of the request. These are no longer in production, when they're gone, they're gone.

Chinese date and day were requested, over 20 languages are available on the 3155. These are all original Rolex parts, obviously.
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Beautiful, that is a talking point.
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