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Rolex Stainless Steel Gilt Tropical Dial Wristwatch Ref 1500
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
to many of its counterparts, as vintage Rolex sport watches with gilt or tropical dials sell for
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer Wristwatch Ref 5504 with Tropical Dial
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
An early Rolex stainless steel Explorer wristwatch, Ref. 5504, circa 1950s. Color-change "tropical
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Datejust Wristwatch with Color-Change "Tropical" Dial circa 1960s
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
A color-change "tropical" dial, which has aged from black to brown, is enhanced by soft gilt
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Watch "Le Forban, F.P.M Sécurité Mer", Tropical Dial
Located in Vannes, FR
Watch "Le Forban, F.P.M Securité Mer", Tropical Dial
A vintage marine watch with mechanical
Category
Vintage 1960s French Modern Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pre-Owned Rolex Submariner Ref. #1680 with “Tropical” Dial
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Easily distinguished from its counterparts by the tropical purple color-change dial, this is a
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Stainless Steel GMT-Master Bakelite Pepsi Tropical Dial Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
Case Size: 38mm
Box and Papers: Box Only
Movement: Automatic
Case: Stainless Steel
Dial: Black Gloss
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rolex Tropical Brown Dial Stainless Steel Red Submariner Ref 1680
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
in mint condition, with a beautiful color change "Mark I" "meters first" brown "tropical" dial. The
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rolex Steel and Gold Brown Color-Change Dial Datejust Wristwatch circa 1980s
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
. 16038, offers a distinctive variation of one of the most classic watch. So-called “tropical” dials are
Category
Vintage 1980s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Stainless Steel, Yellow Gold
Rolex Yellow Gold Stainless Steel Color Change Dial Submariner Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Steel and 18k yellow gold Rolex Submariner with an unusual "color change", "tropical" dial: the
Category
1990s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Rolex Yellow Gold Stainless Steel Submariner Color Change Dial Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Steel and 18k yellow gold Rolex Submariner with an unusual "color change", "tropical" dial: the
Category
1990s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel, Yellow Gold
Rolex Stainless Steel and Yellow Gold Submariner Watch with Color Change Dial
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
tropical" dial, the dial has faded naturally from black to a beautiful brownish grey. For those who
Category
1990s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Rolex Yellow Gold Datejust Oyster Perpetual Wristwatch Ref 16081
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Offering the look of the tropical dials so coveted by enthusiasts, this is a handsome example of a
Category
Vintage 1980s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Yellow Gold
Rolex Stainless Steel Vintage Submariner Date automatic Wristwatch Ref 1680
By Rolex
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
: tropical dial with red lettering, cream colored hour markers, steel luminescent hands, cream colored index
Category
Vintage 1970s Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rolex 1975 GMT Root Beer Gold and Steel Wrist Watch
By Rolex
Located in Chicago, IL
winding movement. Original Slightly Tropical Dial with a few very minor wear spots on the edges and around
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Gold, Steel
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 33mm Steel Salmon Dial Unisex Watch 15000ST
By Audemars Piguet
Located in New York, NY
Good pre-owned condition. Naturally occurring Tropical Dial. Gives a mix of brownish and pinkish
Category
Early 2000s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Steel
Rolex GMT-Master Rootbeer Watch
By Rolex
Located in New Orleans, LA
. The tropical dial, nipple-style hour markers, and two-tone steel and gold metals of the oyster
Category
20th Century European Wrist Watches
Rolex Stainless Steel No-Date Submariner Wristwatch Ref 5512
By Rolex
Located in Stamford, CT
Rolex no date original Tropical dial and bezel rim submariner. Original riveted Rolex band
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rolex Yellow Gold Submariner Tropical Intense Color-Change Dial Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
A phenomenal and rare example of a yellow gold 1680 Submariner offered in mint condition. Tropical
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Yellow Gold
Rolex Stainless Steel Daytona Tropical Sub Dials Wristwatch Ref 6263
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
level of this piece is augmented by the color-change brown “tropical” sub dials. In person, the brown is
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Red Submariner Wristwatch with "Tropical" Brown Dial
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
pearl,
original hands and super tropical Mark I meters-first brown color-change dial. It looks even
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pre-Owned Rolex “Turning Tropical” Matte Dial GMT Ref. #1675
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
This is a handsome example of a matte dial GMT noted for its beautiful, creamy patina, faded insert
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Red Submariner Wristwatch with "Tropical" Brown Dial
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
original hands and meters-first dial, which is
beginning to change color and currently is a beautiful rich
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Tropical Nipple Dial Vintage Rolex Submariner 1680 Blue 18 Karat Gold Rare
By Rolex
Located in San Diego, CA
Yellow Gold
Band: Custom Blue Nato Strap
Bezel: Blue
Dial: TROPICAL NIPPLE DIAL - Blue
Category
Vintage 1970s Wrist Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Vintage Rolex Explorer Men
s Steel Watch Rare Tropical Gilt Dial Mod. 1016
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Automatic winding. Stainless steel case (36mm diameter). Very rare and collectible tropical gilt
Category
20th Century Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Meters First Submariner Ref 1680 with Tropical Brown Dial
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
A "red" Submariner, Ref. 1680. This watch retains its original hands and tropical Mark I brown
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rolex Gold and Steel Tropical Series with California Romabic Dial from 1940s
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
/ Automatic / Cal. N.A,
DIAL / HANDS: Black, Romabic / Mercedes Luminous Blued Steel Hands
DIMENSIONS: 38mm
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Wrist Watches
Rolex Stainless Steel "Tropical" Daytona Wristwatch Ref 6263 circa 1970s
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
color-change "tropical" brown sub dial with silver printing, a unique characteristic that makes this
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mens Rolex Oyster Precision Ref 5500 Air King 34m Automatic 1960s Vintage RA476B
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
/tropical dial give its unique vintage look. Acrylic crystal. Smooth bezel on stainless steel case measures
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Mens IWC Schaffhausen 18k Rose Gold Manual Watch 1960s Vintage Luxury RA326
By IWC
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
, unrefurbished. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous, untouched IWC tropical dial, applied dagger
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mens Rolex Oyster Precision 5500 Air King 34m Automatic 1960s All Original RA476
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
patinas and discoloration/tropical dial give its unique vintage look. Acrylic crystal. Smooth bezel on
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Omega Stainless Steel Large Silvered Dial Roman Numerals Manual Wind Wristwatch
By Omega
Located in Firenze, IT
tropical with printed black roman numerals, subsidiary dial for the seconds. Dark blue arrow hands.
Manual
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
1961 Tudor (Rolex) Prince Oysterdate Vintage Mens Ref. 7944 Watch - SS
Gold
By Tudor
Located in Suwanee, GA
Steel & 18K Gold
Rolex Case & Crown - Gorgeous Tropical Dial - 1 Year Warranty
When Rolex launched
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Gold, Stainless Steel
Longines Retailed by Suiza Stainless Steel Large Size Wristwatch
By Longines
Located in Firenze, IT
, polished and brushed, straight lugs, snap on case back.
Dial tropical with printed black arab numerals
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rare Vintage Rolex Submariner James Bond Big Crown Stainless Steel Automatic
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A Very Rare Stainless Steel Submariner Vintage Gents Wristwatch, original tropical gilt dial with
Category
Vintage 1950s Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
1963 Omega (Seamaster) Vintage Mens Rare Cal. 560 Watch, Automatic, Date - SS
By Omega
Located in Suwanee, GA
Movement: Only 3,000 Made - Tropical Original Dial - 1 Year Warranty
Today's offering showcases this rare
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Omega Seamaster Automatic Vintage Tropical Dial Amazing Condition
By Omega
Located in Dallas, TX
Omega Seamaster Automatic Vintage Tropical Dial Amazing Condition - Omega Automatic 731 Movement
Category
20th Century Swiss Wrist Watches
Omega Stainless Steel Tropical Dial Arab Numbers Manual Wind Wristwatch
By Omega
Located in Firenze, IT
1940’s
Case three-body, polished and brushed, straight lugs, snap on case back.
nd
Dial tropical with
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mens Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1501 Automatic 1960s Vintage RA187
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
authentic by a master watchmaker. Stunning original Rolex signed tropical dial, unrefurbished, applied
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Mens Rolex Precision Ref 8961 34mm 18k Solid Gold Manual Wind 1950s Swiss RA463
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
, unrefurbished Rolex signed tropical dial, applied dagger index hour markers, gilt minute and hour hands
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
Rolex Yellow Gold Precision Manual Wristwatch Ref 9004
By Rolex
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
unrestored dial with warm tropical patina and gold markers, dagger hands. Ca' 1950's with serial number
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Modern Wrist Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Mens Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6050 18k Gold 32mm Automatic 1950s Vintage RA439B
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
, natural patinas and tropicalization on hands and dial. Acrylic crystal. Smooth gold bezel on solid 18k
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Mens Rolex Oyster Ref 6480 34mm Stainless Steel Manual Wind 1950s Vintage RA416B
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
dial in excellent, vintage condition, natural patinas and discoloration/tropicalization on hands and
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mens Rolex Ref 5501 Air King 14k Gold SS Automatic 1960s Vintage RA240B
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
discoloration/tropicalization on hands and dial. Acylic crystal. 14k gold fluted bezel on stainless steel case
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Stainless Steel Submariner Wristwatch Ref 5508 with Tropical Dial
By Rolex
Located in Miami Beach, FL
caramel tropical dial. The dial of this James Bond started out as black but due to aging it has turned to
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel "Red" Submariner Date Tropical Dial Wristwatch Ref 1680
By Rolex
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This is an original Rolex 'Red" Submariner Date with a nicely tropic dial. The dial on this watch
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rolex Paul Newman Cosmograph “Tropical”
By Rolex
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rolex aka Paul Newman Cosmograph “Tropical Dial”. This is the most incredible Rolex Paul Newman
Category
Swiss Wrist Watches
Rolex Yellow Gold Submariner Wristwatch Ref 1680 circa 1977
By Rolex
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rolex 18k Yellow Gold Submariner Wristwatch, Ref. 1680, circa 1977, with brown tropical dial.
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Patek Philippe Lady
s Stainless Steel and Diamond Aquanaut Luce Wristwatch Ref 5067A-011
By Patek Philippe
Located in Miami Beach, FL
, tropical dial, tropical rubber strap, quartz movement, and comes with original papers.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Diamond, Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Daytona Wristwatch Ref 6262 circa 1960s with Tropical Subs
By Rolex
Located in Miami Beach, FL
condition with a beautiful dial with tropical brown subsidiary registers. The watch is equipped with the
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Patek Philippe Lady
s Stainless Steel and Diamond Aquanaut Luce Wristwatch Ref 5067A-011
By Patek Philippe
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Tropical white dial, Tropical rubber strap, and quartz movement. Comes with original papers.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Diamond, Stainless Steel
Rolex Datejust 16013 Men
s Tropical Dial 18 Karat Two-Tone Watch
By Rolex
Located in Miami, FL
Rolex Datejust 16013 Mens Tropical Dial 18kt TwoTone Watch 36MM
Category
Vintage 1970s Modern Wrist Watches
Rolex Oysterdate Vintage Unpolished 6494 Men Hand Wind Watch Tropical Dial
By Rolex
Located in Miami, FL
Rolex Oysterdate Vintage Unpolished 6494 Men Hand Wind Watch Tropical Dial 34mm
Category
Vintage 1940s Modern Wrist Watches
Rolex Stainless Steel Oyster Perpetual Tropical Dial Watch, 1960s
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Rolex Stainless Steel Oyster Perpetual Wristwatch
Factory One-Of-A-Kind Tropical Dial
Dial Aged
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Oysterdate Tropical Dial Manual Wind Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Rolex Stainless Steel Oysterdate Precision Manual Wind Watch
Rolex Factory Tropical Dial Which Has
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rolex 1601 Datejust Jubilee Vintage 18 Karat Yellow Gold Tropical Dial Men
s
By Rolex
Located in Miami, FL
Rolex 1601 Datejust Jubilee Vintage 18k Yellow Gold Tropical Dial Men's 36mm
Category
Vintage 1970s Modern Wrist Watches
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer Wristwatch with Tropical Dial Ref 1016 circa 1963
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Rolex stainless steel Explorer wristwatch with underline tropical dial. Chronometer movement. Ref
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rolex Submariner Ref. 1680 18 Karat Gold Original Tropical Dial Watch
R-23
By Rolex
Located in Miami, FL
There are tropical dials, and then there are insane tropical dials. When speaking of Rolex watches
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
18k Gold
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Tropical Dial For Sale on 1stDibs
Find the exact tropical dial you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Every item for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using Stainless Steel, Gold and 18k Gold. Find an antique version now, or shop for 59 vintage or 3 modern creation for a more contemporary example of these cherished accessories. You’re likely to find the perfect tropical dial among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There have been many well-made iterations of the classic tropical dial over the years, but those made by Rolex, Omega and Panerai are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Finding a tropical dial for sale for men should be easy, but there are 9 pieces available to browse for unisex as well as women, too.
How Much is a Tropical Dial?
Prices for a tropical dial can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $2,100 and can go as high as $83,516, while this accessory, on average, fetches $18,350.
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Antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches have captured the hearts and minds of all manner of watch collectors as well as the watchmakers themselves — it's time you found your own.
Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.
Bulgari’s legendary Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional wristwatches.
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In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.
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