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16610 tritium dial
I know they made the early 16610 models with tritium markers that can patina. But what about the dial on those early 16610’s: does it ever go matte like the 16800 and earlier models?
I know the 16800 had both matte and glossy dials, and some of the glossy ones either spidered or “speckled” (and turned matte)
I basically wanted to compare and contrast the 16800 tritium dial and the 16610 tritium dial
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16610 tritium dial
I know they made the early 16610 models with tritium markers that can patina. But what about the dial on those early 16610’s: does it ever go matte like the 16800 and earlier models? I know the 16800 had both matte and glossy dials, and some of the glossy...
My 16610 is from 1989 R series
All glossy dials with 16610, not matt ones. Patina is not strong like 16800's like Nico said.