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Originally Posted by ianmcg
Let's be clear spider dials are not damaged any more than proper brown tropical dials are.
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In that case let's be extra clear that
everything is damage; faded inserts, yellowed tritium, spider dials, tropical anything, dings/dents/scratches... everything. It's the level of acceptability that makes the difference. You just happened to find one example of a spider dial that no collector would discard. However, the average spider dial remains polarized in acceptability overall. Fringe examples don't illustrate the majority of cases.
But, that's also why I said, "at the end of the day, buy what you like. That's what makes vintage fun." My post wasn't to change your mind. I was only to clarify my own opinion.
And, I still say that spider dials are damaged regardless of the value one might put on them. Some agree, others don't. That's perfectly fine.
Cheers.
