I have been meaning to post this for sometime, and I think I saw someone wearing a WM9 "in the wild" last week. (If you own an "Adjustment Bureau" T-Shirt chime in)
I have had two WM9 Dialed 16610's pass through my hands. One thing I noticed about both of them, is they seemed to have a lot of BROWN in the "Black Mix" of the paint. I predict WM9 dials will naturally age to Tropic dials.
That said, I tend to think modern Rolex 16610's paint is much more resilient these days then in the past. In other words, I don't see the same brown hues in modern Rolex dials. I also doubt a Rolex made in the last 10 years would ever turn Tropic.
I am not sure where I am going with this as it is largely circumstantial. All I can say, is I think I identified a 16610 REP from about 12 feet away based on this nuance in dial color. (I could be wrong).
-Can anyone else see the brown hue in their WM9 dials?
-Does anyone think a modern 16610 would ever go Tropical?
-Any paint mixologists out there who can educate us on Blue/Grey/Black hues -vs- Brown/Black hues when coming up with black paint? Modern UV resistance?
Cheers!