Rolex Seadweller Mk2 Matte Dial Reference 16660 nato-straps it offers plenty of room

it offers plenty of room for stationery

following a commission by Scandinavian Airline Systems (SAS) to design a watch to commemorate their new route that went over the North Pole

The lume plots are all perfect and have turned a nice creamy colour

The solid link Oyster bracelet is a reference 78763 in excellent condition with polished centre links and a clasp stamped ‘FZ 3’ and solid endlinks

The crowns didn’t screw down and were phased out and many were replaced at service

Rolex Seadweller Mk2 Matte Dial Reference 16660 nato-straps it offers plenty of roomPHs matte beast SDIn the early 1980s Rolex began using more robust sapphire crystals on their watches. Known as transitional models, early example were fitted with matte dials a lot like the dials in the plastic glass watches that had preceded them. This transitional Seadweller is fitted with its original Mk2 matte dial (many were replaced at service with glossy dials) with a creamy patina on the hour plots that are a good match with the hand lume.