Oyster Perpetual 116000 silver Arab 3-6-9

[Lew Archer]

A quick shot of the new OP...looks familiar, eh?

[Jack T]

Nice, clean lines. Really, a non- fluted DJ, sans cyclops. Why not?

[wjgoretsky]

Yea!! Another happy owner.
Congrats on your acquisition.

[dcla]

I just wish they made the black dial with white markers instead of the pink. I'd be all over that!

[wjgoretsky]

Originally Posted by dcla

I just wish they made the black dial with white markers instead of the pink. I'd be all over that!

They sort of do, but you have to go to the Explorer model to get it:



REFERENCE
214270

CASE
Oyster, 39 mm, steel

[bogratful]

116000 oyster perpetual black dial white stick instead of pink look at time4luxury

[superdelsol]

Originally Posted by dcla

I just wish they made the black dial with white markers instead of the pink. I'd be all over that!

Here is a TRF thread with photos of the Ref 116000 with the black Arabic dial and white lume markers. The thread indicates that this dial is/was available only in Asia:

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=74581

I have a Ref. 116034 Oyster Perpetual with the same dial that I bought from a TRF seller. This watch was originally purchased from an AD in Hawaii. Either this dial was initially available in the U.S. when the 36mm Oyster Perpetual was introduced, or maybe Hawaii received some "Asia only" models because it's a vacation destination for Asian tourists. One cool thing about this dial is that the 3/6/9 are lume filled, which wasn't always the case with the 36mm Explorer dials, and the 39mm Explorer has white gold numerals like the Air-King.

Here is a wrist shot of an identical watch that I borrowed from a blog:

[javier]

I like the 116000. I like yours. In my case I added the Explorer hands and I like it more and more and more......