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Rob Spayne · 7 April 2018, 01:48 AM

First off, hats off to Crown Collection for his consistently great contributions, furthering our collective knowledge on some arcane topics.

In this thread, he discusses the diamond bezels that Rolex dealers stocked to up-sell customers. Specifically,

"18000 series men’s day- date –
44 brilliants set in yellow gold (part code MBZ4488)
44 brilliants set in platinum (part code MBZ4466).
46 brilliants set in white gold (part code MBZ4690)"

My question is, did these bezels have larger stones than the standard factory bezels (that would have come on a 18348 for example)? Or, in the case of the white metal bezels on YG watches, is it just an optical illusion that the diamonds are larger?

Thank you.

7 April 2018, 01:48 AM	#47
Rob Spayne "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 5	Question about diamond size in the dealer add-on bezels First off, hats off to Crown Collection for his consistently great contributions, furthering our collective knowledge on some arcane topics. In this thread, he discusses the diamond bezels that Rolex dealers stocked to up-sell customers. Specifically, "18000 series men’s day- date – 44 brilliants set in yellow gold (part code MBZ4488) 44 brilliants set in platinum (part code MBZ4466). 46 brilliants set in white gold (part code MBZ4690)" My question is, did these bezels have larger stones than the standard factory bezels (that would have come on a 18348 for example)? Or, in the case of the white metal bezels on YG watches, is it just an optical illusion that the diamonds are larger? Thank you.