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Here you go John....
This dial was blue when it left Rolex in 1970 and turned brown when exposed to light thus being a tropical due to paint defect. I imagine it is hard to visualize it being blue. The second was a black dial DRSD also when it left Rolex in 60's and today it is brown or tropical. Lastly, here is my 1960 2998-2 and Omega never made one with a brown dial. These dials never made in brown and result of defective paint and sun thus the whole term "tropical". Again this is my opinion and never heard of a different one than this in my 25 years of collecting. Again yours is a great example!! Cheers,
Speedmaster 145022-69 chocolate dial
I have owned several speedmasters in the past but very far removed from being an expert in them and hoping someone could assist me with some basic questions. The dial is a very even colored chocolate brown. Because of the consistency of the color It appea...
Thaís is an endless debate among my GTG peers ...
My impression, having examined various brown dialed ones is that they are born brown. If it was some sort of patina, there should be some color irregularities, is special under the sub dial chronograph hands. Some guys, with an opposite view, claim that t...
Paint defect....
If it weren't a paint defect how come many are still black? My 60' 2998-2 has a pure chocolate dial. Similar to Rolex watches I own with choclate dials the dials were born with black dials. It is a combination of a pant defect and effect of sun on the pai...
As far as I know, there weren't any brown dials released . . .
. . . until recently, so I'm forced to conclude yours is an aged - and perfectly, at that - specimen. I know it's hard to come to grips with considering the excellent condition of the print and markers, but there you have it. Congratulations on a stellar ...
thank you for your replies
I believe both are strong possibilities. Nilomis has a very good point when he brought up the consistency of the color. I can see a scenario where some dials came into Omega with the incorrect color and they got used, for whatever reason. It's hard for me...
Here you go John....
This dial was blue when it left Rolex in 1970 and turned brown when exposed to light thus being a tropical due to paint defect. I imagine it is hard to visualize it being blue. The second was a black dial DRSD also when it left Rolex in 60's and today it ...