Fresh from the Showcase here at SwissWatchExpo. Today, we are going to highlight mother of pearl
in Rolex dials, that beautiful material. It is so elegant and gorgeous. Specifically though,
we are going to look at some larger sizes, some more masculine case sizes, including a really
sporty piece that I think is going to be a really unique look. So let's get into it right now.
Mother of pearl is such a unique material to be used for watch dials. And it's something a
lot of different brands do, but no one, I think to greater effect than Rolex. For those of you
who don't know, mother of pearl is a naturally occurring material. It comes from the inside of
clam and mollusks shelves. And if you're seeing those shells ithe wild before you might recognize
the material, it's very sleek, shiny, you get a lot of different colors in it. Some silver,
some whites, even some more, a deeper richer colors like green purple, orange, red, and really
it's sort of like a kaleidoscope of colors in which a different person can see different things
depending on who they are. And it's an incredible use in jewelry and watch dials. And again, Rolex
does it a lot in their dressier, more elegant pieces. It's very popular with ladies watches.
They've been doing it since the 80s, but they also use it on men's watches too. And I think it does
add a really, really unique dressy and elegant touch to even some larger, more masculine pieces.
And we've got three fantastic examples here today. The first one, the simplest of the three,
this is a Datejust 41. So we're only looking at basically 40 millimeter and up watches. These
are going to be for, traditionally for men. Although a lot of ladies are wearing the 40
millimeter plus watches now, it's a really bold look. So if you're into that too, don't click away
from this video. We might have something for you here as well. This is a relatively simple look,
very classic, although a larger case size than the traditional Datejust - it's 41 millimeter
case. We stated on the Jubilee bracelet. This is the newer style with the actual class period.
At the end, they never made the invisible bracelet on the 41 millimeter, but this is
the strongest Jubilee, bracelet construction to date, still in production right now. And it
is going to be pretty much impervious to the stretching and flexing you've seen on
some more vintage, like 1601 type of bracelets are really even more, uh,
more common and recent Jubilee bracelets as well. This is a fantastic construction and
it's going to stand the test of time in a way that I don't think this model has in the past,
but let's get into what the video is about. The mother of Pearl here is an incredibly rich,
this is a one of the flatter more simpler types so that you get a ton of different varieties. And of
course every single dial is different and every single dial looks different to different people.
This, I don't get quite as much of the purple ingrains in it, but this is more of a subtle dial.
And I think that's the purpose of this watch. So this is something at first glance might look
like a silver dial, but then if you stare a little deeper into it, you get to notice
those intricacies and those details that you truly only get with mother of Pearl.
Like all of the wives is going to be showing you this as a Rolex factory diamond dial.
Non-exclusive but mother of Pearl is most common with diamonds. They go great together. And this
watch and the two others I'm going to show you is a great example why. We also have the same model
Datejust 41. But in this case, this is a two-tone in Rose gold. So this adds a little extra touch
to it. The mother of Pearl also is a bit richer and more colorful. And of course you're really
going to need to do the closeups and look at these watches on our website to get the full detail.
But this one, you'll notice a bit more of a subtle green color to it, and a little more blues,
but you still get that rich, shiny silver color on it as well. The Rose gold also adds a little extra
pop of color. It's a bit, it's a bit warmer. It's a bit more toned down. So it doesn't look quite as
cold as the other watch does. And I think that's great if you're the type of person who likes Rose
gold, or if you're just looking for a little more variety in your, in your watch collection or the
color patterns of the metal so that you have. And then there's one more that we have to show you
that I cannot wait. This is, you've probably already been cheating and looking over here,
but it is such an exciting watch. Very rare, not one that I think you're going to see a lot of.
This is a Rolex Daytona, a ceramic bezel, 40 millimeter case size in a beautiful white
gold case. And this absolutely stunning mother of Pearl, this almost looks ice blue. And you might,
you might even think it looks like that at first glance. So many different colors, so much
contrast, and this is hands down the sportiest looking watch I've seen with the mother of Pearl
dial and it looks absolutely incredible. Another sporty touch. This is on the Rolex Oysterflex
rubber bracelet. It looks surprisingly dressing for rubber. Not a material I really see dressed
up on watches before, but it's super clean and super comfortable, and it's super sporty, a great
to be worn outside in the summertime. It's getting warmer out there. So this is a great watch for it.
And especially if you're looking to either add a very unique Daytona to your collection,
or if you were looking for a very bold look and a very rare watch that you were
not going to see a lot of, not only does it have a rich beautiful mother of Pearl.
The contrast with this black ceramic bezel
is really sharp and it's got this fantastic looking white gold class with deployant here
at the back. This is an absolutely cornerstone piece of anyone's collection, who is lucky
enough to own it. And it's just one of the fantastic examples of mother of pearl watches
and mother of pearl dials we got here. I picked three of my favorites, but this was a very,
very tough decision. And we've got a ton of more options more than I would even have time
to get into on this video. So if you'd like mother of pearl, you not only need to like and subscribe
to this channel. If you haven't done that yet, you need to get yourself over to SwissWatchExpo.
Cause we've got dozens of beautiful examples and we're getting more every single day.
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