Which material do you use in dials? 28 July 2023 13:10 Updated The base material in our watch dials is brass. Mother-of-pearl dials have a combination of a brass base with a mother-of-pearl top layer. The same formula is used in dials featuring recycled materials. Related articles Which material do you use in your watch hands? Which materials do you use for transparent case backs? Which luminous material do you use on dials and hands? Which material do you use for applied dial elements, such as hour markers? How accurate are Oris watches?