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I love a Malachite dial so I grabbed one of these from AliX. It wasn't cheap at $50 and came with a disappointing amount of scratches on the dial and the markers.
I spent some time waxing the dial and polishing out the markers. I've used a good quality car wax successfully even on painted dials, a stone dial is even safer to do. The wax I use is AUTO GLYM, a product from Great Britain. The markers were done with a dremel pad in a variable speed drill at a much lower RPM than my dremel can go.
The waxing took off some of the logo letters. I was actually OK with this as the white color looked out of place - too bright, and too much contrast. I took all the white letters off and replaced them with silver stickers.
At some point the dial suffered a couple minor chips at 32 and 52, I don't remember it happening. Fortunately neither one shows. Stone dials are really fragile.
The case and bracelet I picked are really nice for about $50. Look at that SEL recess! And it has a Glidelock clasp.
So here it is. I'd love to have a Rolex with a Malachite dial, they did make them. But this will do for now, hah.
Thanks for looking!
![KvClfJ.jpeg](https://images.clickpix.org/KvClfJ.jpeg)
I spent some time waxing the dial and polishing out the markers. I've used a good quality car wax successfully even on painted dials, a stone dial is even safer to do. The wax I use is AUTO GLYM, a product from Great Britain. The markers were done with a dremel pad in a variable speed drill at a much lower RPM than my dremel can go.
The waxing took off some of the logo letters. I was actually OK with this as the white color looked out of place - too bright, and too much contrast. I took all the white letters off and replaced them with silver stickers.
![KvCQlo.jpeg](https://images.clickpix.org/KvCQlo.jpeg)
At some point the dial suffered a couple minor chips at 32 and 52, I don't remember it happening. Fortunately neither one shows. Stone dials are really fragile.
![KvCrJD.jpeg](https://images.clickpix.org/KvCrJD.jpeg)
The case and bracelet I picked are really nice for about $50. Look at that SEL recess! And it has a Glidelock clasp.
![KvCBWk.jpeg](https://images.clickpix.org/KvCBWk.jpeg)
So here it is. I'd love to have a Rolex with a Malachite dial, they did make them. But this will do for now, hah.
![KvCC2P.jpeg](https://images.clickpix.org/KvCC2P.jpeg)
Thanks for looking!
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