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14 February 2014, 10:44 PM | #31 |
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Great thread. I personally love patina but I can not stand when the hands don't match the patina color and are darker or lighter.
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Very True Dan. I did not not that original hands can sometimes have a different color then the dial. I always thought the hands would age the same. Then again my snowflake hands are a Slight shade darker and I know there original.
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Well, dial and hands, can very well be produced by different makers, using different mixture of paint/binder.......so, my conclusion, is, they both can age differently.......
I'm still a bit suspect of perfectly matched patina on some watches........especially the yellow shades.....
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IMO I think the more an all original watch shows it's patina, the more sought after it is by vintage collectors. Take a "tropical dial" for an example. In reality it is dial damage, but collectors love it. Hands and dials can in some cases age much differently then each other, this is for sure. Back in the day, different manufactures made different parts for these watches, different amounts of material were used there for they "can" age differently. Sometimes they don't. A vintage watch can be "doctored" no matter the make, model, year or tritium color which is why you have to be very careful. I don't think its accurate to single out those with yellow patina, when myself as a collector, look for even yellow or cream patina. When I find one, I will pay any premium to own it. The white vintage dials don't appeal to me personally because I find beauty in the watches that show their age. Below is a picture of my 1680 mk6 Red sub. It is all original "untouched" and has a perfect even yellow patina to the markers and hands. A good clean honest 1680 red. Even have the original double box set and goodies for it as well. |
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SubKing, that's a lovely example.You can see the patina is nice and even and graceful.......what I meant to say in my earlier post regarding the Yellow patina, is, some, and I mean certain some, that I've seen, one can tell its kind of funny looking yellow......anyway,,nice sub, man.
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Submariner 1680 from 1977, look at the patina also dial starting to change color ........
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Seeking First Rolex Buying Advice
Hello,
I am considering buying this watch, and was wondering if you all think it is a good value. Also, do you also notice that there is a slight cream/yellow patina to the dial? Thanks for your feedback HTML Code:
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Hello all,
Interesting topic, What do the experts think of this 1680. The dial is, If I am not mistaken a MK2. But the hands aren't. Or are they original? Does it really matter? Thanks! |
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And nice 4-year bump BTW |
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This is a 10-year-old thread... Probably better to start a new one.
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Come on - at least he made the effort to search the forums! Who cares if its a 10 year old thread :)
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Some folks like the patina on these old threads ...
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Aging nicely since 1951.
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Don't let it die!! Keep it alive! Without your posts featuring brown to creamy yellow lume dots and faded bezels this random thread will be consigned to the next search for patina! How can this be??
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Let's resurrect this thread! Post your patina pic!
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Patina of a 1978 1675 GMT Master, 1st owner, cpl original......... |
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Patina & Aging
My patina on the 16750. Its been in the family since 83 possibly 84. Had water entry in the 90’s. Dried out and sat in a drawer for essentially a decade. Patina looks vastly different in different light. Crappy picture but looks pretty dark under direct sun.
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blows my mind that this is a 14 year old thread! i was only 18 in 2009!
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Let me guess you're 32 this year.
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OK, let's resurrect the thread. Some patina clearly visible under sunlight.
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My 5508 has a bit of patina! |
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