So, regarding Tropical. I see that I do not agree with many of you regarding what tropic is.
In my opinion, tropical is, as stated in the quote in the thread start, a black dial gone brown without being damaged. To me, damaged dials are just damaged, regardless of colour. A bright dials gone beige/yellow or something like that is just a patinated dial (and can look good, but not tropical).
This guy writes a bit about tropical and the abuse of the word.
http://rolexpassionreport.com/23316/the-commercial-abuse-of-the-vintage-rolex-term-tropical/
I think he is a bit too harsh maybe, but I totally agree that it is too abused by dealers and collections to push up values.
A pic on the only watch I own that I consider tropical.
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