Reference:16613 - Revision history

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	The factory sub-variants of the LB:		The factory sub-variants of the LB:

	* ~~'''~~Standard sunburst blue~~'''~~ — the canonical 16613LB dial. Blue radial sunburst, applied gold markers, gold Mercedes hands. Tritium lume on early watches, Luminova then Super-Luminova on later examples.		* Standard sunburst blue — the canonical 16613LB dial. Blue radial sunburst, applied gold markers, gold Mercedes hands. Tritium lume on early watches, Luminova then Super-Luminova on later examples.
	* ~~'''~~Tropical purple~~'''~~ — blue 16613LB dials that have oxidized over decades to a distinctly purple or plum hue. The shift is driven by long UV exposure and slow chemical aging of the blue pigment, and it is progressive and irreversible. Tropical purple dials appear either evenly across the full face or in uneven patches depending on how the watch was worn and stored. The collector market treats an even, attractive tropical purple as a desirable feature rather than a defect, consistent with the broader market for tropical vintage Rolex dials.		* Tropical purple — blue 16613LB dials that have oxidized over decades to a distinctly purple or plum hue. The shift is driven by long UV exposure and slow chemical aging of the blue pigment, and it is progressive and irreversible. Tropical purple dials appear either evenly across the full face or in uneven patches depending on how the watch was worn and stored. The collector market treats an even, attractive tropical purple as a desirable feature rather than a defect, consistent with the broader market for tropical vintage Rolex dials.
	* ~~'''~~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). Factory Sertis are not aftermarket conversions; Rolex produced them 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). Factory Sertis are not aftermarket conversions; Rolex produced them 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". The name is not a reference to the Sultanate of Oman or the Khanjar emblem, which is a separate provenance line covered in Special branches below. 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". The name is not a reference to the Sultanate of Oman or the Khanjar emblem, which is a separate provenance line covered in Special branches below. Sultan dials are scarcer than silver Sertis and command premiums when papers and serial fall inside a coherent run.

	[[File:Ref 16613 serti-dial.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|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]]		[[File:Ref 16613 serti-dial.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|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 16613LN dial is black gloss with gold-applied hour markers and gold Mercedes hands. The LN runs as a single core dial configuration through the production span, with three documented sub-variants:		The 16613LN dial is black gloss with gold-applied hour markers and gold Mercedes hands. The LN runs as a single core dial configuration through the production span, with three documented sub-variants:

	* ~~'''~~Standard gloss~~'''~~ — black lacquer base, applied gold hour markers, gold Mercedes hands. Tritium lume on early watches, Luminova then Super-Luminova on later examples.		* Standard gloss — black lacquer base, applied gold hour markers, gold Mercedes hands. Tritium lume on early watches, Luminova then Super-Luminova on later examples.
	* ~~'''~~Nipple dial (early)~~'''~~ — earliest 16613LN examples carry nipple-style applied markers with a raised central boss, a detail carried over from the preceding 16803 and 16808 generation. Found on the first years of production, and a collector identification point for pre-1990s watches.		* Nipple dial (early) — earliest 16613LN examples carry nipple-style applied markers with a raised central boss, a detail carried over from the preceding 16803 and 16808 generation. Found on the first years of production, and a collector identification point for pre-1990s watches.
	* ~~'''~~Serti dial~~'''~~ — factory gem-set dial in the 16613LN line. Diamond hour markers in place of the standard luminous plots. On the LN the diamond markers typically pair with ruby accents at the cardinal positions, with diamond-only configurations also documented. Factory Serti examples carry a substantial premium over aftermarket gem-set conversions, and the gap between the two has made the category a long-running site for fraud — extra scrutiny on any Serti example is warranted.		* Serti dial — factory gem-set dial in the 16613LN line. Diamond hour markers in place of the standard luminous plots. On the LN the diamond markers typically pair with ruby accents at the cardinal positions, with diamond-only configurations also documented. Factory Serti examples carry a substantial premium over aftermarket gem-set conversions, and the gap between the two has made the category a long-running site for fraud — extra scrutiny on any Serti example is warranted.

	=== Service-replacement dial caution ===		=== Service-replacement dial caution ===

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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
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