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kingsrider
·I will not comment on tropical dials, I will not comment on tropical dials, I will not comment on tropical dials...
Tropical Dial
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nonuffinkbloke
·Tropical dials! Sought after by some, avoided by others.
Right. I get the idea... it's a personal thing. Also, (after browsing this thread) I can see that,
(excluding damage or corrosion) there appears to be no accurate way to prove that a
50 year old dial has discoloured correctly .
Weather they are tropical dials, brown dials or nasty stained undesirable dials, I am amazed
at what is going on on Chrono24. Have they gone 'bonkers mental'?
I searched 105.012 and got 17 watches. 15 of them were black dials. They ranged in price
from $6556 to $16231. (Don't know what the $1 on the end is for???)
Then (and this is the 'bonkers mental' bit) they had two watches advertised as 'Tropical dials'.
So, in the light of what I've read in this post, I was expecting them (in line with Speedmaster101)
to be a bit more expensive. They are priced at $28747 and $22695!
When I first posted pictures of my watch on this site, Spacefruit informed me it was a 105.012 'brown dial'. (I've included some pictures of the dial taken in natural and artificial light) '.
I was also made aware that it has a few minor irregularities such as the crown, chrono hand, strangely rotated DON bezel and incorrect 117/633 bracelet.
Now I have to say, I was pleased to find that some collectors may find my dial attractive. I was also
pleased that it may add some value... I read, with interest, the Speedmaster101 article on brown dials. It confirmed the 'higher value' of these watches but these Chrono24 prices seem way off the scale.
Do people actually buy them or do they start at $28k and knock them down to a more sensible margin?
Right. I get the idea... it's a personal thing. Also, (after browsing this thread) I can see that,
(excluding damage or corrosion) there appears to be no accurate way to prove that a
50 year old dial has discoloured correctly .
Weather they are tropical dials, brown dials or nasty stained undesirable dials, I am amazed
at what is going on on Chrono24. Have they gone 'bonkers mental'?
I searched 105.012 and got 17 watches. 15 of them were black dials. They ranged in price
from $6556 to $16231. (Don't know what the $1 on the end is for???)
Then (and this is the 'bonkers mental' bit) they had two watches advertised as 'Tropical dials'.
So, in the light of what I've read in this post, I was expecting them (in line with Speedmaster101)
to be a bit more expensive. They are priced at $28747 and $22695!
When I first posted pictures of my watch on this site, Spacefruit informed me it was a 105.012 'brown dial'. (I've included some pictures of the dial taken in natural and artificial light) '.
I was also made aware that it has a few minor irregularities such as the crown, chrono hand, strangely rotated DON bezel and incorrect 117/633 bracelet.
Now I have to say, I was pleased to find that some collectors may find my dial attractive. I was also
pleased that it may add some value... I read, with interest, the Speedmaster101 article on brown dials. It confirmed the 'higher value' of these watches but these Chrono24 prices seem way off the scale.
Do people actually buy them or do they start at $28k and knock them down to a more sensible margin?
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Fost
·Some brands are less subject to tropicalization... But When it happen it is not so bad...
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Spacefruit
··Prolific Speedmaster HoarderWith a tropical dial the value is in the eye of the beholder.
Often these dials are only attractive when cheap. Once they cross into the hands of dealers, and the full pound of flesh is extracted, they loose a lot of desirability.
I love this because the dial cost $5 :
Now that said, once a watch has changed colour, leaving a solid high quality dial, that is valuable. Here is possibly the most valuable brown dial I know of:
Anyone can call a dial tropical, in fact often a watch might be described as tropical, swiftly followed by qualifying statements. (Degraded, damaged, dirty or clean, perhaps even, galaxy or dark chocolate). This variation in colours make a huge difference in value.
Here is a dirty tropical:
Tropical is just a group, and like any group the individuals in it vary wildly in desirability and value.
It is this judgement i find so appealing, and the hunt to find one without premium.
Often these dials are only attractive when cheap. Once they cross into the hands of dealers, and the full pound of flesh is extracted, they loose a lot of desirability.
I love this because the dial cost $5 :
Now that said, once a watch has changed colour, leaving a solid high quality dial, that is valuable. Here is possibly the most valuable brown dial I know of:
Anyone can call a dial tropical, in fact often a watch might be described as tropical, swiftly followed by qualifying statements. (Degraded, damaged, dirty or clean, perhaps even, galaxy or dark chocolate). This variation in colours make a huge difference in value.
Here is a dirty tropical:
Tropical is just a group, and like any group the individuals in it vary wildly in desirability and value.
It is this judgement i find so appealing, and the hunt to find one without premium.
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flame
·Hi
Quite a nice chocolate example....
Best - Neil
Quite a nice chocolate example....
Best - Neil
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watchlovr
·From one extreme;
To another;
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tjoy89
·Not everyone's cup of tea but I love it. Tropical RO Dual Time
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Rumar89
·My desert camo Flagship 30L. Seems so much more noticeable in the photo than in person.
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Searching
·My Seamaster 😉
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cwindham
·I wouldn't call mine tropical but it sure is starting to fade to brown. Mostly on the edges of the dial and edges of the sundials. More like a chocolate color. It doesn't get much sun either so it may be another 20 years before it turns completely.
My movement number is in the 29,xxx,xxx range.
My movement number is in the 29,xxx,xxx range.
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robocaspar
·Rock tropical
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fzhu052
·This just showed up on eBay. I really don't understand what can be done next.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/332149941229
https://www.ebay.com/itm/332149941229
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kov
·Just got my 105.012-65 back home, this dial moves into the right direction 🥰
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Kmart
·^ Beautiful! 🥰 That dial texture is unreal. And the lume plots have aged incredibly well too.
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watchlovr
·Best I've seen, none are mine unfortunately.
Photo credit Rolex Passion.
Photo credit Rolex Passion.
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Optimizer13
·I like this brown color with some gradation.
