Explorer t25 dial better than swiss made?

[balabanandabrams]

I am looking at two explorer models the 14270 and the 114270 the 14270 has a t25 dial. Would this watch retain it's value better than the swiss made dial?
Thanks,
Jared

[Jocke]

Originally Posted by balabanandabrams

I am looking at two explorer models the 14270 and the 114270 the 14270 has a t25 dial. Would this watch retain it's value better than the swiss made dial?
Thanks,
Jared

Yes it will but it will not glow in the dark.

Jocke

[Spark]

Personally I would say yes the tritium dial watch will hold if not increase in value over the luminova dial watch, but this is only on the asumption that at some point in the future tritium dial watches will become the difference between a modern watch and a vintage watch.
At present it is looked upon that acrylic crystals are the cut off even though there are plenty of sapphire watches that are really vintage.
JMO

[Tools]

I think that there is going to be two different avenues on the Explorer..

Purists and watch collectors will generally look for Tritium dials because that is what they are comfortable with... Luminova dials have only been around for 10 years.... But very few trit dials are still functional, so it is a collector perspective and not a functional perspective.

The Explorer in most of it's recent variations, say post 1960, is just not way up on the collector radar.. So my feeling is that if you want to collect, and you want an Explorer (I love them), then by all means, the trit dial model is the way to go. Just don't expect it to be a high value watch compared to others.

If you want to wear a functional watch, that over time will become a more collectible piece, and included in your potential sales market all those buyers that want to see the numbers in the dark - and there are a lot more of those than collectors - then get the Luminova model.

In either case, I don't see a lot of difference in dollars and cents..