Jardur Bezelmeter with tropical dial Reference 19018 carries one of

Reference 19018 carries one of the most remarkable dial options Rolex ever offered: burlwood

Worth noting for the collector who values transparency as much as aesthetics — and worth noting equally that the result is genuinely compelling

functional dial philosophy

and near-black — a cadran that looks less like a watch dial and more like a photograph of storm clouds

The effect is monochromatic but never monotonous

Jardur Bezelmeter with tropical dial Reference 19018 carries one ofJardur is one of those American market names that serious collectors have quietly rediscovered a brand that sourced its movements and cases from the finest Swiss suppliers and sold the results through the US market at a time when American buyers demanded genuine quality. The Bezelmeter is its most ambitious proposition: a pilot's chronograph with a rotating bezel carrying degree markings for navigation calculations, a 24 hour inner track, and a dial