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=== 16613LB blue dial === | === 16613LB blue dial === | ||
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File:Ref 16613LB serti-silvered.webp|alt=Factory Serti dial 16613LB with diamonds and sapphire baguettes|Factory Serti dial: silvered sunburst with eight diamond hour markers and sapphire baguettes at 6 and 9 o'clock — the Sultan-style configuration. Sotheby's Hong Kong, October 2021, lot 8026. | |||
File:Ref 16613LB serti-detail.webp|alt=Silvered Serti dial close-up|Serti dial detail: the diamond/sapphire pattern reads as a quieter Sultan than the gold-cased 16808 variant. | |||
File:Ref 16613 serti-dial.webp|alt=Factory Serti dial — diamond hour markers and sapphire indices|Factory Serti dial in the silver-base configuration; the LB Serti is the more commonly seen gem-set 16613 | |||
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The 16613LB dial is blue with a radial sunburst finish, applied gold hour markers, and gold Mercedes hands. The blue reads across a wider range than the LN's black — deep navy in low light, bright cornflower in direct sun, and a paler mid-tone that photographs rarely capture. Later-production dials show a more pronounced sunburst with sharper radial brushing than the flatter blue of early examples. | The 16613LB dial is blue with a radial sunburst finish, applied gold hour markers, and gold Mercedes hands. The blue reads across a wider range than the LN's black — deep navy in low light, bright cornflower in direct sun, and a paler mid-tone that photographs rarely capture. Later-production dials show a more pronounced sunburst with sharper radial brushing than the flatter blue of early examples. | ||
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* Factory Serti — silver-base gem-set dial, diamond hour markers, sapphire indices in the cardinal positions. The name comes from the French ''sertissage'' (gem-setting). Rolex set these at the factory, and a clean factory Serti carries a substantial premium over an aftermarket gem-set dial that looks similar at a glance. The blue-bezel LB Serti is the more commonly encountered configuration of the gem-set 16613. | * Factory Serti — silver-base gem-set dial, diamond hour markers, sapphire indices in the cardinal positions. The name comes from the French ''sertissage'' (gem-setting). Rolex set these at the factory, and a clean factory Serti carries a substantial premium over an aftermarket gem-set dial that looks similar at a glance. The blue-bezel LB Serti is the more commonly encountered configuration of the gem-set 16613. | ||
* Sultan dial (factory champagne Serti) — champagne base with diamond hour markers and sapphire accents, typically two baguette sapphires plus a triangular sapphire at twelve. The naming follows the collector convention used by the wider specialist trade: silver-base gem-set is "Serti", champagne-base gem-set is "Sultan". Neither name refers to the Sultanate of Oman or the Khanjar emblem, which is a separate provenance line entirely. Sultan dials are scarcer than silver Sertis and command premiums when papers and serial fall inside a coherent run. | * Sultan dial (factory champagne Serti) — champagne base with diamond hour markers and sapphire accents, typically two baguette sapphires plus a triangular sapphire at twelve. The naming follows the collector convention used by the wider specialist trade: silver-base gem-set is "Serti", champagne-base gem-set is "Sultan". Neither name refers to the Sultanate of Oman or the Khanjar emblem, which is a separate provenance line entirely. Sultan dials are scarcer than silver Sertis and command premiums when papers and serial fall inside a coherent run. | ||
=== 16613LN black dial === | === 16613LN black dial === | ||
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| 2024-06-11 || Sotheby's Fine Watches || 315 || LB || c.2008, late 16613T blue dial, case Z798795, movement 31654377, full set with December 2008 guarantee || est. USD 8,000–16,000 | | 2024-06-11 || Sotheby's Fine Watches || 315 || LB || c.2008, late 16613T blue dial, case Z798795, movement 31654377, full set with December 2008 guarantee || est. USD 8,000–16,000 | ||
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== Related references == | == Related references == | ||
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* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-submariner-14060m/ "Rolex Submariner 14060M Review", Fratello Watches] | * [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-submariner-14060m/ "Rolex Submariner 14060M Review", Fratello Watches] | ||
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-submariner-date-126618lb/ Robert-Jan Broer, "The New Rolex Submariner Date In Gold Reference 126618LB", Fratello Watches, 2020-11-20] | * [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-submariner-date-126618lb/ Robert-Jan Broer, "The New Rolex Submariner Date In Gold Reference 126618LB", Fratello Watches, 2020-11-20] | ||
[[Category:Submariner]] | [[Category:Submariner]] | ||