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Model reference: 178384-0045
A 31 mm Datejust with a stone-set bezel, a pink dial set with stone markers, a silver-tone case and a five-link bracelet, with the date under its magnifier.
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About this watch
This configuration sets stones twice: once around the bezel as a continuous ring, and again as the hour markers on a pink dial. Nothing on the face relies on a printed marker or a plain metal ring, so the light comes back from two concentric bands.
The frames show the two views that matter for a watch of this kind: the straight-on view, where both rings of stones are visible at once, and the three-quarter view, where the pink dial turns darker and the bezel stones catch highlights individually. The case-back and side frames show what the outside of the watch looks like away from the dial.
A fluted bezel works by facets: each ridge turns from bright to dark as the watch moves, producing a broken band of light. A stone-set bezel works differently — the ring is continuous, and the light breaks up at the level of individual stones rather than along the whole circumference.
The side profile makes the structural difference clear: the set bezel rises above the case as a defined band, while a fluted ring reads as part of the case. That changes the outline of the watch more than any single colour decision does.
The dial is pink with an even surface that brightens towards the edges as it turns, and the markers sit on it as separate set elements rather than printed points. The contrast is between a soft, continuous colour and hard, bright details — which is why this dial looks busier in a close view than in a straight-on one.
Pink is also a colour that changes with its surroundings, so a frame taken on a warm surface reads differently from one taken on a grey background. Compare the two dial views on this page rather than a single frame from elsewhere.
The date sits at three o’clock under a raised lens in the crystal, which magnifies the numeral and adds a bright curved highlight over that part of the dial. On this configuration the lens sits directly inside the ring of bezel stones, so the right-hand side of the watch carries more visual activity than the other three sides.
Two checks belong here: that the lens is clean and unmarked, and that the date changes cleanly through a full cycle. Both need a short video rather than a photograph.
Five narrow links run across the width of the bracelet in the frames here, which is the finer, more closely spaced pattern. Compared with a three-link bracelet, the same width is divided more times, so the bracelet curves more smoothly and reflects light in thinner strips.
It also makes sizing more sensitive: each link is narrower, so a single link removed changes the fit less than it would on a wider-link bracelet — but more links are involved, so ask how many are fitted and whether spares are included.
Within this collection the Datejust sizes run from 28 mm through 31 mm and 36 mm to 41 mm. Thirty-one millimetres sits between the smallest case and the full-size one, and on this reference the bezel makes the watch read slightly larger than its diameter suggests.
As always, the diameter is only one number: add the lug-to-lug length and the thickness, then compare with a watch you already wear. The case-profile frame on this page shows how much of the total height comes from the bezel rather than from the case body.
Stones and metal are the two areas where the photographs cannot answer everything. Ask what the bezel stones and dial markers are — natural, synthetic or imitation — how they are set, and what the case and bracelet are made from, including any plating.
Then ask the condition questions: whether any stone is loose or discoloured, and whether the bracelet shows stretching at the folds. A straight-on daylight photograph of the dial and bezel together is the single most useful image for those checks, and the reference 178384-0045 keeps the conversation specific.
Specification
| Detail | Description |
|---|---|
| Model reference | 178384-0045 |
| Model size | 31 mm |
| Dial | Pink, with set stone hour markers |
| Hour-marker layout | Set stone markers around the dial, replaced by the date at 3 o’clock |
| Date display | 3 o’clock, under a magnifying lens |
| Bezel design | Set with a continuous row of round stones |
| Bracelet design | Five-link, silver-tone in the photographs |
| Clasp | Concealed folding clasp inside the bracelet |
| Colour combination | Pink dial inside a stone-set bezel, with a silver-tone case and bracelet |
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