Eye of the Tiger       - Rolex hasn't left a stone unturned when it comes to the selection of the materials for their dials. One kind of dial which is used since the early 1970s are Stone dials. These come in a wide spectrum including Lapis, Onyx, Coral, Malachite, Ferrite, Tiger Eye and many many more. The process involves precise cutting, finishing and polishing of the dials and given a high fragility many dials were destroyed even during production. Some stone dials were made for both, white and yellow gold, some only for one of the metals. The Tiger Eye dial was exclusively made for yellow gold examples. This was due to the color hues they came in which included brown and gold tones. No two dials are the same. We have here a brilliant and early example of a Tiger Eye Datejust reference 16018 from 1979. The dominant hues of this dial is golden with a dark brown portion on the top of the dial. The surface almost looks like a silkly finish, Tiger Eye dials are very mesmerizing. The 'stripes' on the dial almost look like they melted together. The Tiger Eye dial is also a dial which is often paired with a brown leather strap to pronounce the dial colors. This beautiful 18K head is fitted with a glossy dark brown Lizard strap beautifully complementing the colors on the dial. last but not least this watch comes with the original Warranty certificate.