Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1500 Tropical Gilt Dial with Original Chronometer Paper Classic It has faded beautifully to

It has faded beautifully to a super-nice matte azure blue

the later 5513

Amtlich Geprüft is Officially Certified

- Red gold applied numerals

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1500 Tropical Gilt Dial with Original Chronometer Paper Classic It has faded beautifully toWeve always had a soft spot for early Rolex watches with so called gilt dials. These dials feature a mirror like finish and gold colored text, created through a complex and labor intensive process. The term gilt refers to the gold tone printing on the dial not actual gold leaf, but the underlying brass dial plate revealed after the black lacquer is applied and carefully etched away. Because of this intricate and costly production method, gilt dials