Precious stones: Rolex diamond-set watch
To endow their watches with the most dazzling precious stones, have their own gemology and gem-setting department. The stones are evaluated and selected with great precision by the brand’s professional gemologists. Only precious stones that meet their demanding criteria and Rolex quality standards are selected. The next step is setting, where the gem-setters place and set each one of the precious stones, achieving the creative harmony required to highlight the aesthetics, color and brilliance of the jewel.
Diamond pavé dials
The gem-setters precisely set the diamonds in place by hand. A diamond pavé dial dazzles and enhances the entire structure of the watch. In addition to the intrinsic quality of the stones, other factors contribute to the beauty of Rolex’s stone setting: the precise alignment of the size of the gems, their orientation and position, the regularity, solidity and proportions of the setting, as well as the metalwork finish.
Hour markers: simplicity and elegance
If the dial is the face of a watch, the appliques are the traits that enhance its personality. Made exclusively with 18-carat yellow, white or rose gold, sometimes filled with luminescent material or colors that add subtlety, they are extraordinarily diverse. Rolex has more than a thousand types of markers available: Arabic or Roman numerals, classic or professional indices with geometric shapes or set with precious stones.