A3817 getting a break today..amazing what the Rolex tropical lovers have been offering me for this watch..sorry..not for sale! Cheers, David
Nice piece. It's amazing to me though that "tropical dials" no matter what the brand have a following and tend to fetch higher prices than their similarly conditioned brethren.
Well, in the case of vintage Primeros, tropical dials had no following before David. He is single-handedly creating the market. To be sure, he found a very nice example - mellow cocoa color, very even, nice creamy lume and the metalwork is beyond reproach. Then there is his photography.... I must say, I am warming to the idea. For anyone who wants to try their luck, there's one on the 'bay from Mr. f.q.watches, but to my eye, the color is less cocoa than what the french call caca d'oie http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZENITH-EL-P...533287721?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item58998d2b29Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
If you buy from that seller, make SURE you take the watch to a watchmaker IMMEDIATELY. While many of his watches are very nice, some have had a few shortcuts made when a repair was needed.
Oh, I wasn't implying any manipulation or skullduggery - just a discerning collector's eye agreed. He has a tendency to improvisation
Very nice. The tropicals don't always work for me, but that one does. Along the same lines (also not for sale)...
interesting that the decimeter ring has faded on the G 382, but the subdials haven't. They look like the same pigment on unfaded dials.