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A. Lange & Söhne70
Audemars Piguet239
Blancpain2
Breguet3
Breitling274
Bulgari6
Cartier580

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24 referencesGilt dial

Omegac. 1964–1971
Seamaster 300 165.024
Seamaster 300
1 variant
- 165.024, Small Triangle, Pencil Hands · 165.024, Gilt (Gold Writing) DialGiltUndated

Credor

2

Franck Muller10

Jaeger-LeCoultre228

Nomos Glashütte1

Patek Philippe537

Philippe Dufour13

Universal Genève8

Vacheron Constantin141

Vianney Halter1

Decade

1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s

Dial

Gilt
Matte
Glossy

Rolex1955–1961

Cosmograph Daytona 6234

Pre-Daytona

1 variant

Black DialGiltUndated

Rolex1950–1953

Datejust 6105

Ovettone

1 variant

Black Gilt DialGiltUndated

Rolexc. 1953–1957

Datejust 6305

Ovettone

2 variants

Black Lacquer Gilt DialGiltUndated
Three-Line Chronometer Officially CertifiedUndated

Rolexc. 1959–c. 1981

Datejust 1601

2 variants

Glossy Black Gilt DialGiltUndated
TropicalUndated

Rolex1939–1949

Early Chronographs (pre-Daytona) 3484

Chronographe Antimagnétique

1 variant

Gilt Black DialGiltUndated

Rolex1939–1945

Early Chronographs (pre-Daytona) 3525

Monoblocco

1 variant

Second Batch · Prisoner of WarPOWGiltc. 1942

Rolex1953–1955

Explorer 6350

1 variant

Glossy Gilt DialGilt1953–?

Rolex1955–1959

Explorer 6610

4 variants

Red Depth RatingGilt1955–1956
Gilt Depth RatingGiltc. 1956
Large Lollipop SecondsGiltc. 1957
Small Lollipop SecondsGiltc. 1959

Rolex1960–1989

Explorer 1016

13 variants

Gilt Type 0 (OCC)Giltc. 1959–c. 1960
Gilt Type 1Gilt1960–1962
Gilt Type 2Giltc. 1960–1963
Gilt Type 2, Exclamation Point and Underline1962–1963
Gilt Type 2, Underline1962–1963
Gilt Type 3Giltc. 1960–1963
Gilt Type 3, Exclamation Point1962–1963
Gilt Type 4Gilt1963–1964
Gilt Type 4, Swiss with Underlinec. 1963
Gilt Type 4, Swiss T<25c. 1964
Gilt Type 5Gilt1964–1965
Gilt Type 6Gilt1964–1967
Space-DwellerSpace-DwellerGiltc. 1966–c. 1967

Rolexc. 1960–c. 1967

Explorer 5500

34mm Explorer

3 variants

Precision DialGiltc. 1966–c. 1967
Super Precision DialGiltc. 1963–c. 1964
Super Precision, Underlinec. 1964

Rolex1955–1959

GMT-Master 6542

Pussy Galore

4 variants

Small Lume PlotsGilt1955–1959
Pink GMT-Masterc. 1955–c. 1956
Pink GMT-Master, Red Depth RatingUndated
Big Lume PlotsMaxiGiltc. 1958

Rolex1959–c. 1980

GMT-Master 1675

9 variants

Gilt DialGilt1959–c. 1967
OCC Dial1959–1960
Pointed Crown Guards, Chapter Ring1960–1962
Chapter Ring, Exclamation Point1962–1963
Underlinec. 1960–c. 1963
Open Chapter, Double Swiss, T<251963–1964
Open Chapter, Swiss Only, No Underlinec. 1963–?
Open Chapter, Gold Hands1964–1965
Open Chapter, Swiss T<251964–1966

Rolex1960–1988

Milgauss 1019

2 variants

Glossy Black Gilt DialBlack SwanGiltUndated
Semi-Gloss Black DialUndated

Oyster Perpetual 1858

Bubbleback

1 variant

Black Gilt Dial, Small SecondsGiltUndated

Rolexc. 1959–?

Oyster Perpetual 1002

1 variant

Gilt Black DialGiltc. 1962

Oyster Perpetual 6084

Semi-Bubbleback

1 variant

Bombay, Black Gilt DialGilt1952

Submariner 6204

3 variants

Split LogoGilt1953
StandardGilt1953
Sub-AquaGilt1953

Submariner 6205

1 variant

Clean Dial, Pencil HandsGilt1954

Rolex1956–1958

Submariner 6536/1

5 variants

Red Depth RatingGiltc. 1955–c. 1956
Earliest VersionGilt1956–1957
Gilt Depth RatingGiltc. 1956
Intermediate VersionGilt1957
Final VersionGilt1957–1958

Rolex1956–1959

Submariner 6538

James Bond

3 variants

Four LineGilt1956–1959
One-Colour Print1956
Two-Colour PrintUndated

Rolex1959–1980

Submariner 5512

17 variants

Square Crown GuardsGilt1959
Eagle Beak Crown GuardsGilt1959
Tulip Coronet, Chapter RingGilt1959
Mk 1 Old Font CoronetGilt1959–1960
OCC Four Linec. 1959–c. 1960
Pointed Crown GuardsPCGGilt1959–1963
Gilt Chapter Ring, Two Line1959–1963
Gilt Chapter Ring, Four Line1959–1963
Two Line, Exclamation Pointc. 1961–c. 1963
Four Line, No Chapter Ringc. 1963
Upper Underline, Swiss Onlyc. 1963
Chapter Ring, Underlinec. 1962
Double Name (Serpico y Laino)Undated
Gilt Dial, Swiss T<25Gilt1964–1965
Explorer DialGiltc. 1962–c. 1965
Bart SimpsonGilt1966
SEALAB (U.S. Navy)Giltc. 1965

Rolex1962–1989

Submariner 5513

9 variants

Pointed Crown GuardsPCGGilt1962–1963
Explorer DialGilt1962–1965
UnderlineGilt1963–1964
Upper UnderlineGilt1963
Swiss Only, No UnderlineGilt1963
Double Swiss UnderlineGilt1963
Gilt Dial, Open Chapter RingGilt1964–1966
Bart SimpsonGilt1966
Serpico y Laino Retailer DialGilt1966

Rolex1953–1954

Turn-O-Graph 6202

3 variants

Black Gilt DialGilt1953–1954
Red Depth Text1953
OCC DialUndated