lhooq Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 This is the 'Lite' version of my Tropic Thunder post, focusing on the Rolex/Tudor family. While Tropic straps were available on purchase for the Submariner (and were stocked by some Rolex ADs until the late 1990s), I don't know if the same was true for either the Daytona or the Tudor Oysterdate. Nevertheless, they are period-correct, and the curved ends are a particularly good fit on the Daytonas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eton Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 Looking good. I need some of those straps still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo35 Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 Tropicals are nice, and original dealer options back in the day. Here's a pic of my ultra franken bond on a gen swiss tropic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 Oh God. I'm going to have to build two 'tonas now. One on steel and one on tropical. Me likey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted November 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 Wow! I like to say that my collection has big, Sub-sized, holes in it. I think that 6538 would fill one very nicely! dieselpower: The Tropic/Daytona combo was sheer providence. At the time, I was searching for an OEM Rolex ostrich strap for my 6263, as an alternate to the folded-links. I just happened to have a 19mm Tropic that I had bought for no other reason but that it was grossly underpriced. For a mass-produced strap, the curved ends fit the Daytona lugs surprisingly well! Later, I found an Italian dealer who was selling a silver-dialed 6240 on a Tropic strap. I don't think it was original to the watch, though, (for one thing, I'm fairly certain it was a Hong Kong Tropic) and I'm still not sure if Daytonas were ever sold on rubber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosnik Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 Really nice pictures , Martin ! Thank you for posting . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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