Different shades of tropical: Patek Philippe 3700/1 and Rolex 6265

Collecting · · by Christian Bissener


Patek Philippe Nautilus 3700/1 with blue-black dial aged to brown, next to a Rolex Daytona 6265

Tropical dials age in different ways. Here are two examples: the Patek Philippe Nautilus 3700/1 and the Rolex Daytona 6265.

Details of each are in separate articles: Patek Philippe 3700/1 and Rolex 6265.

Patek Philippe Nautilus 3700/1 with blue dial, front view on the bracelet
Patek Philippe Nautilus 3700/1

Close-up of the Nautilus 3700/1 dial with horizontal grooves and Patek Philippe Genève signature, patina visible
The dial: horizontal grooves, patina along the grooves

Close-up of the Nautilus 3700/1 dial showing the Genève signature and applied baton markers
Signature and baton markers

Rolex Daytona 6265 with silver dial and brown sub-dials, front view
Rolex Daytona 6265

Close-up of the Rolex 6265 sub-dial at 9 o’clock
The sub-dials of the 6265