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Elsewhere, Cartier’s elongated oval-shaped Baignoire watch has a mesmerizing, hypnotic dial featuring an irregular mosaic of mother-of-pearl, turquoise, and onyx stones.

Part of what makes a Rolex a Rolex is you have those kinds of dials. I'm talking about everything: the model name, the supportive parameter text, and things like the date-window numerals.