While Rolex used a time-intensive gilt process at this time to make beautiful, black dials with the text printed in relief, these white albino dials are simple and pad-printed with black ink. Compared to those black dials, they’re downright flat. But they look cool, they’re rare as hell, and they’re some of the most mythical watches in all of vintage Rolex.
White albino dials have been found in early references of these sport models: 6610 and 1016 Explorers, 6542 and 1675 GMT-Masters, and 6204/6205 Submariners. Most come in cases dating to the ’50s, though some have come from the early ’60s.