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Old 29 May 2021, 07:24 AM   #1
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help figuring out specs for this Datejust 31



this watch was gifted to my wife by her mom
Datejust 31 model 178274
purchased around Jan 2015

How can I tell if this is just steel only or perhaps two-tone white gold?
if it is two-tone WG, would it just be the bezel that is gold? or mixed in the bracelet?

Looking at the rolex website now, there are two-tone steel and white gold options but I can't tell what part is gold because it looks like the same color to me

appreciate any help you can provide.
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Old 29 May 2021, 07:35 AM   #2
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The only thing that is white gold is the bezel.
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Old 29 May 2021, 07:51 AM   #3
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The only thing that is white gold is the bezel.
are they all white gold bezel on these watches? or do I need to figure out if it might be steel?
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Yours Is a white gold bezel, a steel bezel looks different.


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Old 29 May 2021, 08:13 AM   #5
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Smooth/domed bezel = steel
Fluted (ridged) bezel = white gold
True for all stainless DJs.
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Old 29 May 2021, 09:31 AM   #6
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are they all white gold bezel on these watches? or do I need to figure out if it might be steel?
The model number that you state tells us, by the last number, that the bezel is white gold.

As mentioned though, all fluted bezels are either white or yellow gold, and yours is obviously not yellow.

Rolex does not make white gold, two tone bracelets, so, again, the model number ending in 4 says that this is a white gold TT model - but since they don't make TT white gold bracelets, the only thing white gold is the bezel.
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Old 29 May 2021, 09:32 AM   #7
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Thank you for the info!
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