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16800 pumpkin
Hello dear Rolex friends:)
Is this 16800 from 1988 (my watch) what you would Call natural pumpkin patina dial and hands? (See pictures) And how does that kind og patina happens? Many thanks for all your feedback and knowledge🙏 Best regards Dan |
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I have no input, but it sure gives in character!
I like it... ![]()
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UV rays on the old type of Lume material causes it to yellow....
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Great photo!!
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A real beauty!
ENJOY! That is exactly what happened to my first Sub(circa 1977) - the Tritium on the dial simple evaporated and created the patina color that you see today. Under no circumstances should you refinish the dial or attempt to re-lume it -the loss of value (and looks) will be detrimental….. |
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- its a wonderfull dial🤩 |
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Looks great
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Two words, sun damage.
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Looks like it’s too late for that based on the lume shot. There’s no way that the original aged tritium would glow like that? It’s already been re-lumed, evidently.
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Maybe this UV picture is better?
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I have a 16610 that is about two years newer than that and the dial, hands, and pip are all a nice creamy color with no orange tone at all.
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Stunning ! Congrats Dan77 BRAVO
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I love it, I’ve heard it called custard, it matters not looks stunning that patina ..
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Looks great
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