Explorer II 16750 Creme dial advice

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did creme dials come in black surrounds or only WG? Or do I have it backwards?

cream dials are only seen for a few years of the white gold surround transitional 16550
 
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cream dials are only seen for a few years of the white gold surround transitional 16550

Yes I’ve always thought it was only WG. Thanks
 
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I,ve also looked into the transition from 16550 dials moving from “white (unpainted) white gold” surrounds to “black white gold” surrounds on white dials - and there is no clear pattern emerging

the earliest seen is on a 8,9 serial with a cream dial, but this could be an outlier

 
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I have seen as low as 8.45M serial. Let me know if you need link