Interesting to see the progression from left to right..3 watches from three different parts of the world..
Cheers,
D

 

Dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and caramel.

 

Lou,
outer two are, middle is Jamey's, just here visiting..and thanks for the thumbs up!

 

Hi David and all,

Do we know for sure that these browner variants in fact are tropicals of the A 384 with black sub dials and rehaut? Mr. Rössler is not and – looking at my light milk chocolate version – I'm not so convinced.

Does anyone have original papers accompanying his watch? These could tell the correct reference.

BTW, how many angles does your polygonal back have?

Cheers,


Mick

 

That's awesome! A lot of Rolex guys "cheat" by boiling their watches or dose the dials with copious amounts of UV light to get their subies and sd dials to go all tropical ...

this looks au natural.

 

Well all I can say is that I have yet to have any success changing the colour on speedmaster dials.

Heavy does of UV have so far not affected any. I mean heavy.

Long wave UV, and the more dangerous to humans short wave.

But I too remain sceptical of the nature of some.

 

I have seen perhaps five of these in the last year and they all appear to have a character of their own. that said, they can at times resemble twins until you look at the dials themselves. White vs cream in this case. far from the expert
but I would bet that these are true tropical 384s as they are all a little different. Personal favorites
Jamey S
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Hi Jamey,

Thanks for your thoughts and the great images. The base color of my watch seems to be more cream than bright white.


Mick

 

Hello Lou,

I beg to differ. IMHO, your argument of "continuity of color change" does not hold. The range of colors could also run between two antipodes, the black A 384 and a light brown version.

Two would be enough.

Please note that I only asked for a proof of this "tropical" thesis. I was surprised by the totally even brown areas of my dial. The chronograph counter sub dials do not show the slightest shadow:



Following the "tropical by impact of light" theory there should be darker areas under the needles, which are at the reset position most of the time, if not almost always. For comparison please see the initially white sub dials of my extremely discolored Breitling Navitimer GMT:

Is Mr. Rössler aware of the community's findings? I'm sure that he does not follow this forum. Maybe he should get an up-to-date "list of errors" from you before his next book/catalogue.

Cheers,

Mick

 

Mine has a tropical tan that's uneven....

 

Yes, Mr. Rössler is preparing a new book. However, this will not be an update of his Zenith bible. This will be a catalogue, not a coffee table book. This catalogue should provide a solid base for further research and discussions, as Zenith is not very helpful.

Lou, I will connect you by email in order to get the community's findings ("list of errors") into Mr. Rössler's new publication.


Cheers,


Mick

 

I am told on good information that Zenith is producing a book for their upcoming anniversary. Whether Rossler is involved I did not ask.

Great array of brownies. My guess it is a natural ocurence although most brownies in other brands do not turn light caramel like these!

 

Only the best from Luos to make me laugh.
By the way Rossler is still active

 

Real or not, they are beautiful !!!!!!!