Thread: Patina & Aging
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Old 3 August 2009, 11:46 PM   #17
DadsWatch72
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I believe that it may be from re-charging the dials with tritium. On some watches it appears as if someone saturated the markings leaving a concentrated amount in certain areas of each marking. I believe that some "patina" is faked. This is done with archaeological pieces all the time to make it appear as if it is thousands of years old when in fact its a fake. This is especially done with biblical antiquities.
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