The California dial dates back to the early 1940s when it was created by Rolex as what was then referred to as, an ‘’error-proof’’ dial using a combination of Arabic and Roman numerals so that there could be absolutely no ambiguity when time-reading, especially for military use.
Today the dial is synonymous with Panerai who first used a Rolex made California dial for their historic Radiomir model of the same era.
Basic spec. of the 1977 Automatique California includes: a 43. 8mm Stainless steel case housing an automatic RTA002 based on an ETA 2824-2, a 3.9mm Sapphire crystal and 200 meters of water-resistance. All 1977 models comply to ISO 6425 diver’s watches. They are created in runs of 77 pieces.
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