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11 April 2014, 02:35 AM | #31 |
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I can appreciate some fading for vintage watchs bezels but completly faded bezels don't do it for me.
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My 16800 with ghost insert - love the way it changes the entire look of the watch.
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11 April 2014, 07:41 AM | #34 |
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Wow, this was an old thread resurrected! Glad to see that faded inserts weren't just a passing fad (har har). I wish I had something to contribute, but for now I will just have to lust after all of the beautiful inserts in this thread
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11 April 2014, 10:12 AM | #38 |
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11 April 2014, 10:56 AM | #39 |
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wow I have its twin
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11 April 2014, 11:20 AM | #40 |
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Good amount of fade methinks. Might need to rub some SPF50 on it to halt it where it is.
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11 April 2014, 11:24 AM | #41 |
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Neither of my inserts can hold a candle to some of those shown here in terms of faded glory. The photo shows my GMT (circa-1969, purchased new in 1971) with the two bezels I currently own, the original fat-font on the left and a 1980 replacement on the right. The original popped off while doing yard work in about 1980 and was replaced. I found it several years later and it has been stored away from sunlight ever since. It's interesting that the original was worn for nine years while the replacement, which shows less fading, has been on the watch for the past 34 years. A watchmaker told me at the time of the replacement that the newer inserts faded less than the old.
Note that color saturation is a bit high in the photo, so the fading is more pronounced in reality. What I've never understood is that inserts seem to fade in different ways--e.g., sometimes the red fades colder (toward blue) and some like mine warmer. Is it variations in the environment or in the materials used? |
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11 April 2014, 01:39 PM | #43 |
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Here's my Mega Fatfont Baby blue faded insert on a 16750, the watch was sold but the insert is still with me.
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11 April 2014, 01:52 PM | #44 |
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Nice photos!
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11 April 2014, 03:36 PM | #45 |
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Great old thread
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12 April 2014, 01:17 AM | #47 |
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Fade to gray.
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12 April 2014, 04:47 AM | #49 |
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was so on the fence about buying a faded insert, but after seeing this great thread, I'm in
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12 April 2014, 05:10 AM | #50 |
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Due to this thread, I just post a WTB for a faded/ghost bezel for my 16800 - thanks for the enabling!
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12 April 2014, 06:21 AM | #51 |
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Here are mine. This is the only photo of my faded 16800.
Couple of Tudors
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Faded root beer for me today.
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12 April 2014, 10:46 AM | #53 |
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12 April 2014, 10:49 AM | #54 |
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Here's some old shots. Gotta love those Gunmetal inserts
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26 April 2014, 02:24 AM | #55 |
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just bought a faded insert - very excited about getting it on my 1680 when it arrives. BUT, was pretty shocked when I found out just how much a faded insert is fetching today - up to $2000 for a MK1 ghost insert
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26 April 2014, 02:44 AM | #56 |
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yes its getting crazy. I have a MK2 Fat font that has faded to a gunmetal color. Ive seen them sell for over 1500 recently. un real
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26 April 2014, 02:48 AM | #57 |
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26 April 2014, 04:09 AM | #58 |
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Faded
Faded and scratched,but loved.
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26 April 2014, 07:38 AM | #59 |
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Here's mine on a new leather strap.
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5 May 2014, 05:41 AM | #60 |
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After seeing so many stunning inserts, was duly "enabled".
Pips on route. Lets see some more |
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