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Old 21 February 2020, 11:33 AM   #1
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Jacek Kozubek

Has opened www.tropicalwatch.com Not sure if there's a physical location.

As expected, there are some very nice pieces for sale! I know there are a lot of fans here.

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Old 21 February 2020, 11:52 AM   #2
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Jacek is a class act, I'm done several deals with him over the years.
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Old 21 February 2020, 11:53 AM   #3
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very good guy, wish him all the best!
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Old 21 February 2020, 12:12 PM   #4
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Great guy, so did he leave hq Milton?
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Old 21 February 2020, 12:50 PM   #5
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Great guy, so did he leave hq Milton?
Yes, he left a couple of months ago to start his own thing, he took some well deserved time off in-between and launched his new venture today.
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Old 21 February 2020, 12:59 PM   #6
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Holy Smokes - some beauties there.

I would have like less florid and more straightforward language in certain descriptions. A service dial is now a “newer SWISS only dial”.




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Old 21 February 2020, 01:26 PM   #7
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Great guy, so did he leave hq Milton?
Yup. Why work for The Man when you're The Man? Best of luck to Jacek in his new endeavour.
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Old 21 February 2020, 02:41 PM   #8
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Dude rocks badly. Nice looking site and inventory.


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Old 21 February 2020, 09:42 PM   #9
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Any Instagram page?

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Old 21 February 2020, 10:16 PM   #10
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At least for now he doesn’t under Tropical Watch since a Seiko fan and a seller in Florida have those names on IG.




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Old 21 February 2020, 10:25 PM   #11
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Old 22 February 2020, 01:10 AM   #12
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Well at least we now know who was responsible for the ridiculous dial descriptions at HQ Milton over the years

“The Gloss is the Boss”
“Copper Sparkle Fade”
“Dirty Serti”
“Ghost Chocolate”
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Old 22 February 2020, 01:51 AM   #13
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There are some great pieces on his site. Wow.
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Old 22 February 2020, 05:42 AM   #14
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Bought two of my Rolex watches from Jacek. Great knowledge and experience.


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Old 23 February 2020, 01:18 AM   #15
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I'm finding the descriptions refreshingly honest.

"The deep end of the weird pool" referring to the Serti dial Sub is outstanding.

https://tropicalwatch.com/watches/j8et
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Old 23 February 2020, 01:50 AM   #16
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Couldnt agree more. Very honest and transparent when it came to asking about some watches he had for sale.
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Old 24 February 2020, 06:00 AM   #17
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Couldnt agree more. Very honest and transparent when it came to asking about some watches he had for sale.


100%. In discussing his watches, there were a couple of times he told me ‘based on what you’re looking for, I wouldn’t buy this watch. Wait for the next one.’


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Old 24 February 2020, 06:30 AM   #18
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Old 24 February 2020, 06:31 AM   #19
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Nice looking stuff for sure I wonder if the Blueberries will resurface again.

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Old 28 February 2020, 01:12 AM   #20
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I always thought his dial descriptions were intended as a tongue in cheek joke. "lava dial" "Stardust dial". Unfortunately the public took those names and ran with them as though they were something special.

He has always been very honest with me. Great guy to deal with.
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Does Jacek Kozubek/tropicalwatch has a shop in San Diego?
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Old 12 November 2023, 07:32 AM   #22
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Great to deal with.
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Old 13 November 2023, 02:12 PM   #23
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Does Jacek Kozubek/tropicalwatch has a shop in San Diego?
No he doesn't. Online site only.
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