UK Perfect Replica Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref. 16516 with a turquoise dial
I reported on Rolex’s new Daytona dial variations during Watches and Wonders. The absolute standout for me was the yellow gold version with its turquoise-blue lacquered dial. Something about that best fake watches just make me smile. While I would have preferred a version with a gold bezel and bracelet, the contrast between the black ceramic bezel and the black Oysterflex bracelet creates much more visual drama. As it turns out, it’s not the first time that Rolex equipped its Daytona with a dial in that color.
In the late 1990s, former Rolex CEO Patrick Heiniger had five platinum Daytonas created. While the platinum Daytona is a standout in today’s collection, the five watches Heiniger ordered were the first five platinum top replica Rolex watches versions of the “Zenith Daytona.” The story goes that Heiniger kept one of them for himself and gifted the remaining four to valuable business partners who had become personal friends. All five models feature special stone or shell dials and comprise a series of five unique high quality copy watches, three of which were auctioned a few years back. We know the dial materials used for four of them — dark mother-of-pearl, lapis lazuli, coral, and the special turquoise pictured above.
What seemed to be a blue lacquer dial…
For the longest time, it was thought this UK cheap super clone watches were blue lacquer “Stella” dial. Upon closer inspection, a team at Sotheby’s discovered a small difference in texture and color between the main dial and the sub-dials. As it turned out, the dial was crafted from a proper turquoise mineral stone. This was concluded after the dial was removed from the case, and its backside revealed the natural stone material. The applied lacquer on the front of the dial makes this harder to detect as it hides the grain normally found in a natural turquoise stone.
That makes this platinum online replica Rolex Daytona watches far more special than expected. I love the vivid blue color of natural turquoise because it contrasts nicely with the case and bracelet materials we usually see. The blue turquoise dial was combined with a 40mm platinum case that housed the Rolex caliber 4030, a movement based on the Zenith El Primero caliber 400. But the story of this watch is all about the dial. While we prefer the standard dial configuration with regular markers over this one with Arabic numerals, it is still an absolute stunner that might have even inspired the new Daytona with an actual lacquered dial.