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Old 12 December 2018, 02:08 PM   #1
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Super fat font fuchsia

This is not mine but I just love this bezel never seen one so fat & in fuchsia,even has a kissing 14 ,belongs to a guy I follow on ig @vr.justin


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Old 12 December 2018, 02:12 PM   #2
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Old 12 December 2018, 11:01 PM   #3
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Tropical mark 2 dial??? Never seen one before and the small arrow hand should be on mark 1 dial and not mark 2 I believe
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Old 12 December 2018, 11:06 PM   #4
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Tropical mark 2 dial??? Never seen one before and the small arrow hand should be on mark 1 dial and not mark 2 I believe
It is a gilt dial.
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Old 12 December 2018, 11:07 PM   #5
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Tropical mark 2 dial??? Never seen one before and the small arrow hand should be on mark 1 dial and not mark 2 I believe
Scary....

Try gilt dial..
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Old 12 December 2018, 11:07 PM   #6
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It is a gilt dial.
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Old 13 December 2018, 01:55 AM   #7
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Tropical mark 2 dial??? Never seen one before and the small arrow hand should be on mark 1 dial and not mark 2 I believe
The GMT Mark II dials were not gilt - therefore this is not a Mark II dial.

As far as the insert goes, I will say that I find it interesting.
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Old 13 December 2018, 02:02 AM   #8
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Nice color shift, beautiful character.
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Old 13 December 2018, 03:46 AM   #9
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It’s matte dial how do you think this is gilt????
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Old 13 December 2018, 03:49 AM   #10
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It’s matte dial how do you think this is gilt????
Really!
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Old 13 December 2018, 03:50 AM   #11
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What’s the serial?
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Old 13 December 2018, 04:20 AM   #12
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It’s matte dial how do you think this is gilt????
100% it is gilt
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Old 13 December 2018, 04:21 AM   #13
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What’s the serial?
Probably between 1.2-1.5. It is a beautiful tropical, glossy gilt dial. Last version.
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Old 13 December 2018, 04:36 AM   #14
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Only reflection / gloss I see is on the crystal......
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Old 13 December 2018, 04:43 AM   #15
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Only reflection / gloss I see is on the crystal......
It is still a glossy gilt dial. Even if you can’t recognise it.
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Old 13 December 2018, 04:53 AM   #16
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Only reflection / gloss I see is on the crystal......
Surely, you can see the gilt font, yes?
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Old 13 December 2018, 05:06 AM   #17
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Yes I see that, dial looks matte not shiny or degraded...it looks like like matte...font looks gold for sure just haven’t seen one like that. Dial looks matte and one has to be skeptical these day with vintage...serial number always helps as we all know...you guys are right I guess. I concur with the fatest font fuchsia in history...
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Old 13 December 2018, 09:02 AM   #18
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It’s matte dial how do you think this is gilt????
After a combined 50 or 60 years of combined experience from those responding "it is gilt," I would think you would get it. It might look matte, and might be matte, but not all gilts retained that nice glossy finish after 50 or 60 years.

When members ask questions here, they are looking for substantive, correct responses - not guesses.
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Old 13 December 2018, 09:09 AM   #19
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After a combined 50 or 60 years of combined experience from those responding "it is gilt," I would think you would get it. It might look matte, and might be matte, but not all gilts retained that nice glossy finish after 50 or 60 years.

When members ask questions here, they are looking for substantive, correct responses - not guesses.
Well said jP.
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