I've seen some others list the salmon dial as 1996 as well. But I'm not sure if this is because they're just following what's listed in the TH book or if it's based on something else. Based on the catalogues, I would also say it's from 2000, as it doesn't appear in any previous catalogue. OTOH, we know just because something is stated in a catalogue doesn't make it 100% correct either (i.e. 1000 Chronos, 1964-2004 40th Anniversary Carrera etc.) and catalogues don't necessarily show all of the models in a given year.
It’s always tricky, even now.
For example, is the Solargraph 2022 as announced or 2023 as that’s when they finally arrived? UK at least.
I put this as 2022, IIRC. I think there was limited availability in 2022, but it definitely became widely available in 2023. I remember asking in Autumn 2022 when it was coming and they said they could order it in if I wanted to pay a deposit.
To be honest, it doesn't matter.... if even one person had one then it was a 2022 release. Plus if it was announced in March I couldn't exactly ignore it at year end.
Really enjoyed the two-tone post. Number five was a bit of a surprise, nice level of douchebag on that one I must say. My list would look different but I definitely like the top three
I think the Grand Carrera screws thing was disproven a long time ago. Someone actually posted an exploded view of the Grand Carrera on here and it shows actual screws. There was a famous video on YouTube showing the glued on screw heads falling off, but that was a fake watch.
