Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 126500LN: The Chronograph at Sixty
The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 126500LN with black dial: the 2023 anniversary update, calibre 4131 and why collectors seek it out. A Splendore Journal story.
The Journal
Collector Watches
Notable watches from the wider world of horology, seen through the lens of the dial.
Vacheron Constantin Overseas Perpetual Calendar Skeleton in Pink Gold
Vacheron Constantin Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Skeleton 4300V/220R-B547 in pink gold: the first skeleton Overseas, its sapphire dial and calibre.
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Vacheron Constantin Overseas 4500V: The Black-Dial Steel Traveller
Vacheron Constantin Overseas 4500V/110A-B483: the black-dial steel self-winding Overseas, from the 222 of 1977 to calibre 5100 and the 2018 black dial.
Patek Philippe Aquanaut Travel Time 5269R-001: Home in Rose Gold
Patek Philippe Aquanaut Travel Time 5269R-001 in rose gold: the story of the first non gem-set quartz Travel Time, its blue-grey dial and Home
Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/1A-010: Portrait of a Modern Icon
The story of the Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/1A-010: from the 1976 ref. 3700 to its 2021 discontinuation, its gradient blue dial and calibre.
RGM Model 501-PC: A Fired Enamel Dial for a Perpetual Calendar
RGM's first perpetual calendar since the 1990s pairs a white fired enamel dial with blued steel hands and a pocket watch layout.
H. Moser & Cie. Retrograde Seconds: Fumé, Twice Over
Moser brings its 30-second retrograde seconds to the Streamliner and Endeavour, framed by Midnight Blue and Blackor fumé dials.
IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon: Purple Set in Platinum
IWC pairs a purple sunray dial with platinum, a flying minute tourbillon and the Kurt Klaus perpetual calendar, in 50 pieces.
NOMOS Metro Ice Blue: A Galvanic Dial and a New Calibre
NOMOS gives the Metro a galvanic ice blue dial and a new hand-wound calibre, the DUW 4701, in two new references.
Casio Oceanus Manta OCW-SG1000MC: Black Ceramic and a Marbled Sea
A polished black ceramic dial meets a marble ceramic bezel unique to each of 300 pieces in Casio's new Oceanus Manta.
