About Vintage Tropical A384

hi Zenith experts on OF,

i has my eyes on A384 (panda dial) since the revival model came out in 2019, and decide to get one vintage original piece.

however, after i do some research, i realize that, some of the vintage A384 have tropical dial in 2 ways.

First one is slightly yellow dial with black subdial.
Second one is white dial with brown subdial.

i am curious that, why the tropical performs in different way? and is it due to using different paint in different production batchs? is it possible to summary which period/serial number range can lead to which kind of tropical? (like rolex gmt fusion bezel and ghost bezel)

Good question. I have been collecting el Primeros for several years and have not seen a breakdown of production runs that separate the brown tropical A384s from those that remain mostly black/dark brown. Not to say the scholarship hasn’t been done…they are great pieces. Love how wearable they are. And I’m a fan of the GF ladder bracelet.