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Old 27 August 2019, 05:01 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by MorningTundra View Post
My understanding is Omani Khanjar, Saudi Royal crests, UAE govt dept emblems etc were applied by regional ADs for their VIP clients to curry favor, rather than at the Rolex factory. They’re authentic Rolex with “aftermarket” dial enhancements. They fall in the same class as other “logo dials”. They’re not OEM like say, the 1/4 Century Club dials for Eaton’s.


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That is incorrect.
These are Rolex commissioned watches that came out of Rolex factory as such. They were no facilities in the Middle East ‘70s and ‘80s to add the print to the dials of these models.

They are factory dials......Rolex stopped doing it in the 90s.
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