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vanbatson · 1 February 2018, 09:08 AM

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone knew what year Rolex introduced Lapis Lazuli dials to the Date Just model?

I have just purchased a 1974 18c yellow gold Date Just with a lapis dial. I believe the dial is a genuine example, but what I would like to know is whether it is original to the watch itself.

I have attached a couple of images for reference.

One area of contention is the T Swiss T marking. Now, I know this would indicate lume hands/markers, but my watch has no markers and plain hands. Almost every other example I've seen has the exact same markings, which is very confusing.

Anyway, any help/information would be very much appreciated!

Thanks,
Gerry

vanbatson · 1 February 2018, 09:25 AM

Apologies - I'm unable to upload photos from my phone... Hopefully someone can shed some light on what year the dials were introduced anyway!

Thanks again.

vanbatson · 1 February 2018, 10:44 AM

Images are now attached.

Thanks,
Gerry

R.W.T. · 1 February 2018, 08:26 PM

Totally correct. They all had T SWISS T

Non lume hands and no lume on the dial. Just the way the print was set.

vanbatson · 2 February 2018, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R.W.T.

Totally correct. They all had T SWISS T

Non lume hands and no lume on the dial. Just the way the print was set.

Thanks for confirming! Do you know what year lapis dials started appearing in Date Just models at all?

R.W.T. · 2 February 2018, 07:01 PM

i had one from 78 like yours.

Rolex knows...but they won't tell you if your watch came that way or not. :-)

Mostly when they've been swapped people put regular hands with lume.

I would bet your watch came with that dial.

crowncollection · 2 February 2018, 08:08 PM

Looks great all original imho

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joli160 · 2 February 2018, 08:10 PM

Stunning dial

vanbatson · 4 February 2018, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R.W.T.

i had one from 78 like yours.

Rolex knows...but they won't tell you if your watch came that way or not. :-)

Mostly when they've been swapped people put regular hands with lume.

I would bet your watch came with that dial.

Great, thanks for the info! Someone had mentioned to me that they didn't start featuring until the early 80s, which I found a little odd as most of the examples I have seen during my research were 70s examples.

I trust the people I bought from too - long standing family business and have never let me down before!

vanbatson · 4 February 2018, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crowncollection

Looks great all original imho

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Brilliant. Thanks for taking the time to look and comment - very much appreciated!

vanbatson · 4 February 2018, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joli160

Stunning dial

Thanks! It's amazing how much it changes in different lighting. Very happy with it!

1 February 2018, 09:08 AM	#1
vanbatson "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: England Posts: 7	Date Just Lapis Lazuli Dials Hello, I was wondering if anyone knew what year Rolex introduced Lapis Lazuli dials to the Date Just model? I have just purchased a 1974 18c yellow gold Date Just with a lapis dial. I believe the dial is a genuine example, but what I would like to know is whether it is original to the watch itself. I have attached a couple of images for reference. One area of contention is the T Swiss T marking. Now, I know this would indicate lume hands/markers, but my watch has no markers and plain hands. Almost every other example I've seen has the exact same markings, which is very confusing. Anyway, any help/information would be very much appreciated! Thanks, Gerry

2 February 2018, 08:08 PM	#7
crowncollection "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: David Location: australia Posts: 20,157	Looks great all original imho Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ watches many

2 February 2018, 08:10 PM	#8
joli160 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: NL Watch: Yachtmaster Posts: 14,355	Stunning dial __________________ Day Date 18238, Yachtmaster 16622, Deepsea 116660, Submariner 116619, SkyD 326935, DJ 178271, DJ 69158, Yachtmaster 169622, GMT 116713LN, GMT 126711.

1 February 2018, 09:25 AM	#2
vanbatson "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: England Posts: 7	Apologies - I'm unable to upload photos from my phone... Hopefully someone can shed some light on what year the dials were introduced anyway! Thanks again.

1 February 2018, 08:26 PM	#4
R.W.T. "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Central Texas Posts: 1,973	Totally correct. They all had T SWISS T Non lume hands and no lume on the dial. Just the way the print was set.

2 February 2018, 07:01 PM	#6
R.W.T. "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Central Texas Posts: 1,973	i had one from 78 like yours. Rolex knows...but they won't tell you if your watch came that way or not. :-) Mostly when they've been swapped people put regular hands with lume. I would bet your watch came with that dial.

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