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[[File:Ref 16550 cream dial example.webp|thumb|right|280px|alt=Cream-toned 16550 with steel surrounds|A cream-toned 16550 example]] | |||
The cream dial is the most-discussed variant on the 16550. A subset of Polar white dials aged to a distinctive cream or ivory tone, called panna in Italian collector usage and peach on the most orange-shifted examples. Rolex never specified the colour as a finish. Collector consensus traces it to a defect in the early white dial paint composition, an affected batch more photosensitive than the corrected formula that oxidised unevenly over time and shifted to cream. Rolex revised the paint mid-run, though no precise cutover date is documented. | The cream dial is the most-discussed variant on the 16550. A subset of Polar white dials aged to a distinctive cream or ivory tone, called panna in Italian collector usage and peach on the most orange-shifted examples. Rolex never specified the colour as a finish. Collector consensus traces it to a defect in the early white dial paint composition, an affected batch more photosensitive than the corrected formula that oxidised unevenly over time and shifted to cream. Rolex revised the paint mid-run, though no precise cutover date is documented. | ||