Which dial is most durable?

All are durable in normal wear — the differences are optical rather than structural. Lacquer shows fingerprints more readily; sunray hides fine marks better because the brushed surface scatters light.

Do coloured dials get discontinued?

Yes, and without announcement. Rolex does not pre-announce discontinuations, so a lacquer colour can leave the catalogue between one year and the next.

Why do watches look different in photos?

Sunray finishes throw light in a directional band, so the dial colour changes with the angle of the light and the camera. Flat lacquer dials photograph consistently; sunray rarely does.

What are the different Rolex dial types?

Rolex dial are either unray, with a bru hed radial fini h that throw a rotating band of light, or flat fini he uch a lacquer. Marker run from baton to Roman. Textured dial uch a the Land-Dweller’ honeycomb add a third category. The fini h change far more than the colour.

Sunray versus flat

A unray dial i bru hed radially from the centre, o light i thrown off in a band that weep around the dial a the wri t turn . Sunray dial are never one colour at a time — that i the point,…

Markers, texture and contrast

Marker are eparate from fini h. Baton marker are traight luminou bar and read cleane t; Roman numeral — including the late Wimbledon dial with it green-outlined index — read more formal and…

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