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The dial in flat light (realized later I should have taken a photo) looks to be a totally bland, ordinary blue. But get it out in the sun and this "linen dial" really comes alive. In the light I also came to appreciate the quality of the indexes and hands...  

Perhaps my favourite variation of all vintage Datejust models. And rare, too. Nice find.

I’ve read that the horizontal linen dials are actually called Shantung dials, made for the Asian market in the 70s and consisting of silk. Don’t know enough about this dial variation to be certain - if someone wants to chime in ...

Which I guess is part of the reason why it can surprise me here and there. Hopefully someone can definitively answer that one for us🤞🏻

What a beautiful example you have! Here’s my freckled one joining in... Enjoy your beautiful 1603! Cheers, Alex ...  

I see the ocean, complete with beach sand🏝

Hopefully the more I wear it, the sooner I will find myself by the beach 😎 Thank you for your kind comments, Alex

Espero estés disfrutando un excelente verano! Abrazo, Alex

Starry dial or constellation dial, or even Milky Way dial! Very nice datejust Alex. Enjoy! René