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21 January 2022, 04:25 AM
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Vintage Day Date Patina
I bought an early 80s YG Day Date this week. Beautiful watch, but wondered about other experiences/knowledge on patina, specifically on the case and bracelet and dial.
The silver dial looks almost like a light champagne, I figure this is normal for older silver dial Rolex watches but was curious. Also, the case and bracelet appear almost pinkish… not a complaint I actually really like it…folks on here seen this same thing before? Direct sunlight, and non-direct sunlight…  
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21 January 2022, 05:01 AM
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From what I see, looks like what might be expected for a 40+ year old piece..
Looks great, IMO..
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21 January 2022, 12:15 PM
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The best is when they tarnish and creates a rainbow effect on the gold. Below is the extreme but a lot of times you will find it in the corners and crevices.
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21 January 2022, 01:03 PM
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I have seen some DD:s that has pinky patina…seems like they age in to that color. Here is an example from HQ-M.:
https://www.hqmilton.com/timepieces/...sy-patina-9146 |
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21 January 2022, 02:16 PM
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21 January 2022, 02:25 PM
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As much as I love vintage watch patina/tropical dials and lume I haven’t quite gotten into the tarnished gold look yet.
But that 6062 above is definitely spectacular…
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22 January 2022, 12:12 AM
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Gorgeous!
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22 January 2022, 01:58 AM
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Vintage Day Date Patina
I really appreciate the thoughtful responses. A vintage YG Day Date has been a bit of a dream for several years after buying and selling all modern pieces. This watch got an audible “wow” out of me when I first opened the box upon receiving it.
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23 January 2022, 12:42 AM
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My 1013 from the late 1985 has some rose gold overtones in certain light. Same watch in different lights.
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23 January 2022, 04:28 AM
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23 January 2022, 04:37 AM
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23 January 2022, 07:23 PM
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Congrats on the DD.
 My DD showed tarnish which I found kind of dirty looking. Luckily it comes of pretty easy
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26 January 2022, 12:15 AM
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Wow that padellone is cool. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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