Rolex Day Date 18038 - Hour Marker Identification?

[Elliot22 1]

 

Hi all,

Looking to purchase my friends 18038 Day Date but have never seen these hour markers on a daydate dial before. I tried searching and came up with nothing. Possible Factory option over roman numberals/stick markers?

Any insight would be helpful. Thanks WUS!

[wheelorg 2]

 

Never seen before. One thing I can think of is that it was originally a diamond dial and that they have been removed.

 

[Alex 1]

 

Thanks Mark020

I still have not come up with anything either

 

[watchjanek 0]

 

The only thing that makes sense is that is started off as a diamond dial, and the diamonds were removed.

You can get an idea of what it should look like there.

 

[Conier 1]

 

For a year now I've been checking 18038's on eBay and I also looked at many after market dials for the day/date and have never run across one like your example.

 

[Delan 0]

 

That is what I was thinking too....

 

[Efighter 0]

 

Bumping up, anyone have any insight?

 

[uLh2see 0]

 

bump still trying to figure it out

 

[Hoo 5]

 

It was originally intended to have diamonds but they ran out?