Mother of Pearl Series

Light, caught in shell. The Mother of Pearl series is our family of genuine natural-shell dials — real mother of pearl, finished so the surface shifts through soft silvers, pinks and greens as the wrist moves. Because the shell is natural, no two dials are ever identical. Each one is a limited edition, retired for good once it sells out. This page gathers the whole family in one place: the dress Natural and Pink editions set with Swarovski crystals, and the diver-style Submariner Mother of Pearl Edition.

The material is the point. Mother of pearl is the iridescent inner layer of shell — nacre — and it carries a depth a printed dial cannot fake: a quiet, shifting lustre that reads differently in daylight, lamplight, and shade. The dress editions set genuine Swarovski crystals at the hours; the Submariner edition runs lumed applied indices for low light. Either way, the shell does the talking.

Which Mother of Pearl is for you?

• Want the dress look in white shell? The Natural / Swarovski Edition — white mother of pearl, genuine Swarovski crystal markers, no lume — in Date and Day-Date.
• Want a warmer tone? The Pink / Swarovski Edition — pink-blush mother of pearl, Swarovski crystal markers, no lume — in Date, Day-Date, and No Date.
• Building a diver? The Submariner Mother of Pearl Edition — mother of pearl with Swiss Super-LumiNova BGW9 Grade A lumed applied indices — in Date, Day-Date, and No Date.
• Collecting the series? Some members — including the original Mother of Pearl Diver's Dial — are already retired and will not return; sold-out pieces are shown for the record.

The series at a glance

Why the series works

The material. Every dial is genuine mother of pearl — natural shell, not paint or print. The nacre carries a living iridescence that shifts with the light, and because it is natural, every dial's figure is one of a kind.

Markers, set two ways. The dress Natural and Pink editions are set with genuine Swarovski crystals at the hours for a clean sparkle; the Submariner edition runs applied indices for low-light legibility.

Lumed or bare. The Submariner Mother of Pearl Edition fills its applied indices with Swiss Super-LumiNova BGW9 Grade A; the Swarovski editions are non-lume — their crystals catch light rather than store it. Pair a lumed dial with lumed hands so the build reads as one piece.

One size, standard fit. These are standard 28.5mm three-hand dials, so they fit any case built for a 28.5mm dial — a Bauhaus 33, an SKX013, or another aftermarket case. They run on the NH35 / NH36 / NH38 family (No Date dials also take NH70 / NH71 / NH72); the Day-Date needs the NH36. The series has no GMT dials.

Limited, then gone. Each Mother of Pearl dial is produced in a single capped run and never remade. When one sells out it is retired for good — the sold-out pieces below are kept on the page so the full series stays on record.

Browse the full series below. New to modding? Start with our complete build guide.