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TheGreatKat
路Great story! And it gives some of us a sense of better taste as not everybody could see and compare so many brownnish dials. Thank you!
On Browns (Speedmaster Content)
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Haha, just love that shot with merci chocolate! Beautiful! 馃榾
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KAZAAM
路Here's my brown speedy with brown tachymeter insert too.....!!!
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Norfolk
路Slight tangent but I have identified the same thing with Chronomasters from the same period. All dials were made by Singer circa 1968/69. Same as the Speedmasters. It appears there was a certain batch of black paint used at this time that is pre disposed to the browning. It is also seen in pre62 models but extremely rare and I believe the radium is the factor in these models. Shown below 2 very rare variations on the normal Croton Chronomaster. Made for US jewelry stores in Texas and Florida and sold 1969/1970.
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keepsonticking
路One of my browns definitely lost much of its varnish due to moisture as it spent years in SE Asia in the navy during the war in Vietnam. The original owner had it serviced and kept the old parts.
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Not sure what to call this 145.022-69. It's not black but not brown. It's like looking at a black dial through a dirty yellow filter. (It's slightly more prominent or visible in person.) It's like when the sun starts getting lower in the sky and the colors take on a yellowish glow.
I've seen several other dash 69s that are similar. It is more apparent when sitting in the watch box next to other speedies.
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amcclell
路My 145.022-69ST is similar, so I think that is a characteristic of this particular dial.
