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elepaolo

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...is the pearl on vintage SD/Sub always with white gold surrounding? I mean, MBK/MBW pearls are made without any surrounding, which in my opinion is absolutely incorrect, but I was wondering if, in any period, Rolex did release such kind of pearls. Thanks in advance.

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...is the pearl on vintage SD/Sub always with white gold surrounding? I mean, MBK/MBW pearls are made without any surrounding, which in my opinion is absolutely incorrect, but I was wondering if, in any period, Rolex did release such kind of pearls. Thanks in advance.

In short: NO

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Vintage- 1680, 1680/8, 1665, 5513 etc all have acrylic:

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Neo-Vintage - modern- 16660, 16800, 16610 etc. have the WG surrounds:

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Thanks Ubi, you're helpful as always. But my question is if there is a gen pearl without any metal surrounding. Even the acrylic pearls had surroundings, so I was wondering why the hell did MBW made those awful bezel insert without any surrounding. Maybe they know something I don't know :blink::wacko: ?

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Elepaolo-

The acrylic does not have a metal surrounding- It's an acrylic pearl; i.e. the entire pearl is a small plastic dome (when pressed out of the insert it looks like a small plastic mushroom) and there is no metal. rather, the center of the plastic is hollowed out from the back and the lume is applied and sealed.

There is no metal at all for the surrounding.

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General rule-of-thumb for Rolex pearls (this is not a hard-&-fast rule) - if the index markers on the dial have metal surrounds, so will the pearl. If they do not, then neither will the pearl.

Not always, f333. If you have a 16660 or 16800 transitional matte, the dial will have non-surround markers with a metal surround pearl.

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Not always, f333. If you have a 16660 or 16800 transitional matte, the dial will have non-surround markers with a metal surround pearl.

Agree with you Ubi, but that's why Freddy mentioned the general rule. Every rule has its exceptions :D , and we all know that, when it comes to Rolex, exceptions are the rules!

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