Nanuq Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 There has been a lot of interest lately in domed Tropic crystals, so I thought I'd do a quick photo comparison. I attempted to show what they look like from low oblique angles and then slightly higher, so you can see how the distortions change with viewing angle. All of these are genuine vintage tropic crystals except the CWP tropic 19 on the Frosty Flake. The 1665 Sea Dweller wears a tropic 39 "Superdome", the 6538 Big Gonzo wears a tropic 17 "Superdome", and the 6536/1 Mini-Gonzo wears a tropic 16 "Dome". To start off, here's a group shot with the Frosty Flake down front, then left to right, the Mini-Gonzo, the Big Gonzo and the SD. At this point the only crystal that looks fake is the genuine 39 on the SD. Next up is the tropic 19 vs. tropic 39, from a low angle and then higher. Next is the tropic 19 high dome vs. the tropic 16 low dome. Now lets look at the tropic 19 vs. the tropic 17. Tropic 19 vs. tropic 39 again. And now in one smooth sweep from low to high, all four together. Compare the distortions at different angles. Et voila'. I hope this will help you decide which tropic to choose for your build, and will show the optical properties of each. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martijnp Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 You showoff with those beautiful watches... Just kidding, thanks for the comparison, very helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelliottz Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 (edited) Could you run through that one more time but without pictures? I had a lot of troubles focusing on the words you wrote. Something about beautiful, beautiful watches, and the rest is fuzzy. Thanks for the write up. Great comparison and amazing collection. Sent from my Z30 using Tapatalk Edited June 26, 2015 by jelliottz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam007 Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Lovely Collection... my favorite being the little gonzo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlf Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Thanks for this, I just ordered the t19 from CWP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 This is a Clark's Tropic 19 that is modded to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted June 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Very nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kime Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Nice post, some beautiful watches. I'm still confused as to who CWP is. ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted March 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 CWP is Michael Young, who used to be known as Classic Watch Parts. His new site is Classic Watch Repair here: http://classicwatchrepair.com/page28.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted March 25, 2016 Report Share Posted March 25, 2016 I really appreciate your taking the time to share this information. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rower Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Thanks for the review! Michael Young now has some of my hard earned cash. I got a 19 and a 39. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted March 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 And I just ordered another one of his tropic 127s for the Nastymariner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagnesky Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Thx, just got a little easier to sort out these ones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezio Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 On 26. marts 2016 at 7:33 AM, Nanuq said: And I just ordered another one of his tropic 127s for the Nastymariner. Nastymariner haha tell me more about This one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted March 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Ah, it's just another well loved member of the stable. I don't even remember what year it's from, it was about the time when they transitioned to Quickset dates. Purty, huh? Edit: just checked, it's from 1977. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezio Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 2 hours ago, Nanuq said: Ah, it's just another well loved member of the stable. I don't even remember what year it's from, it was about the time when they transitioned to Quickset dates. Purty, huh? Edit: just checked, it's from 1977. Looks great didnt know you had one of these too in your to die for collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted March 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Yeah, you know what I really kick myself over? I had a Jean Claude Killy about 20 years ago and got rid of it because the dial was stained underneath where the hours hand had sat for a couple decades. *kick* *kick* *kick* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasebah Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 And you still made a decision to live...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVNE Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Googling info for Tropic 16 crystals brought me here. lol. Not so much info out on the interwebs but of course, RWG has it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted October 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 Yes indeed, RWG is about far more than simple replica watches. You'd be astounded to see the genuine pieces owned by our members. It seems a certain piece catches our eye and before you know it, we just have to have the genuine original. I know of a certain model made by Doxa, the Black Lung from the mid sixties. They made, from what Vargas's records show, maybe 13 of them. Probably 15. Of that worldwide total, FIVE of them live here at good old RWG. I found my Tropic 16 in the parts collection of a friend of a friend of a friend ... the original was so beat up I had to lick it to read the time. But that guy was good enough to sell it to me for crazy money, and now my Little Gonzo is restored to about what she looked like new. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hologramet Posted October 26, 2019 Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 I found this baby hiding on eBay for several years without me reacting. Then I took the time and compared them to my service and superdomes..Oh yes..Two real ones. For pocket change. Skickat från min iPhone med Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted October 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 Oh my, that’s pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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