Chromalight patina: Am I wasting my time?

[Mackonomics]

I’m trying to wear the chromalight on my sub to patina… I have it sitting in the sun. And at night, under an LED flashlight.

Am I wasting my time? I keep reading that no one has experienced Chromalight to patina and are doubtful that we ever will

[shaunylw]

This is very weird, and nothing should happen. You could leave it under the light for years and it wouldn’t do anything. Chromolight is not supposed to patina.


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[77T]

Rolex’s blend is very much like Super-LumiNova X1 with pigments that won’t degrade short of artificial contamination.

There is nothing you can do with sun, nor UV lamps. If you’re determined, then have a watchmaker open it up and apply a light translucent tint to the plots and hands. It’ll still glow but won’t be quite as bright if you overdo it. Just a light tint will give you daylight aging mimicking the phosphorous degradation from Tritium days...


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[Mackonomics]

Originally Posted by 77T

Rolex’s blend is very much like Super-LumiNova X1 with pigments that won’t degrade short of artificial contamination.

There is nothing you can do with sun, nor UV lamps. If you’re determined, then have a watchmaker open it up and apply a light translucent tint to the plots and hands. It’ll still glow but won’t be quite as bright if you overdo it. Just a light tint will give you daylight aging mimicking the phosphorous degradation from Tritium days...


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Damn.. that’s impressive
What about the omega wave dial.. will that patina?

[77T]

What patina?


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[Mackonomics]

Originally Posted by 77T

What patina?


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Hour markers

[henrylee]

Modern lume, dials, and ceramic bezels will not “patina”

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Mackonomics

I’m trying to wear the chromalight on my sub to patina… I have it sitting in the sun. And at night, under an LED flashlight.

Am I wasting my time? I keep reading that no one has experienced Chromalight to patina and are doubtful that we ever will

Wasting your time very doubtful if any patination in normal wearing to Luminover or Chromolight but may be possible with some sort of artificial chemical process. But cannot see why anyone would want patination on a modern day Rolex.Now many of the older Tritium type lume dials were artificially aged hoping for the not honest sellers to increase value to buyers willing to pay.

[Mackonomics]

Originally Posted by padi56

Wasting your time very doubtful if any patination in normal wearing to Luminover or Chromolight but may be possible with some sort of artificial chemical process. But cannot see why anyone would want patination on a modern day Rolex.Now many of the older Tritium type lume dials were artificially aged hoping for the not honest sellers to increase value to buyers willing to pay.

No. I wouldn’t do an artificial loom. Trying to create the Milsub look as closest possible. But if I can’t do it naturally, then I won’t do it

[Tools]

Yes, you are wasting your time.

Chromalight is just blue Luminova, sign paint, and has been around for 30 years on signs and structures outside without much change. It's unlikely that in the relatively tame environment of your watch it would age visually much at all.

[watchmavan]

Originally Posted by Mackonomics

I’m trying to wear the chromalight on my sub to patina… I have it sitting in the sun. And at night, under an LED flashlight.

Am I wasting my time? I keep reading that no one has experienced Chromalight to patina and are doubtful that we ever will

Chromalight and Superluminova will not patina. That's part of the reason they are used. Also remember that all these wonderful looking patinaed dials are going to fall apart and look crap. Think of an aging dignified face. Looks great new(young) looks dignified(middle aged) but eventually goes to shit.


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