Black Ammonite Dial
Day-Date 18208 — Black Ammonite Dial
Black ammonite fossil dial with diamond markers; stone dials of this kind were not listed in catalogues. Case A207'466, 1999, Japanese guarantee 2001.
Identifying details
- Hardstone dial
Dial cut from genuine stone such as lapis lazuli, onyx, tiger’s eye, jasper or sodalite.
- Day of the week
Day of the week spelled out in a window, usually at 12 o’clock.
- Double quickset
Day and date can each be set rapidly through the crown.
- Gem-set dial
Hour markers set with precious stones (“Serti”).
- Smooth bezel
Plain polished fixed bezel instead of a rotating or fluted one.
- Date
Date display.
- Cyclops
Magnifying lens over the date.
Variants of 18208
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Black Ammonite DialCurrent | 1999 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 18208
- Production
- 1999
- Case material
- 18k yellow gold
- Case diameter
- 36 mm
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Date
- Yes
- Caliber
- Rolex 3155
Dial, bezel & hands
- Dial colour
Movement
Rolex 3155
Rolex’s first double-quickset caliber, setting day and date independently of the hands; fitted to the 18200-series Day-Date from 1988 and carried into the early 118000 series.
Automatic · Introduced 1988 · 31 jewels