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Old 13 October 2017, 07:53 PM   #1
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Patina trend?

Will the Patina trend (watches with heavy oxidation on indexen/dial/hands) stop. If yes/no - please develop you thoughts?

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Old 13 October 2017, 08:00 PM   #2
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Personally I love patina.

It’s always difficult to forecast the opinion of people - so on the ‘demand side’, who knows? But on the ‘supply side’ - modern watches are unlikely to develop the patina the tritium ones have - so there should less of it available. The relative scarcity makes me think it’ll remain ‘popular’ or desired.
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Old 13 October 2017, 08:51 PM   #3
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I think the trend toward patina is here to stay. Several companies do it very well and I am sure the sales reflect it.
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Old 13 October 2017, 08:59 PM   #4
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I think there will always be an ongoing market for patina. We, as people, tend to be nostalgic of the past. Panerai makes watches with nods to the past. Look at Fender producing "closet classics" and "relic" guitars. The market is there.

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Old 13 October 2017, 09:10 PM   #5
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Well first its mainly Rolex watches with Tritium type dials will develop any patina,so any Rolex after 1997/8 with Luminover its very doubtful if they will show any normal age patina.Myself like the vintage aged patina in all watches all brands.
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Not sure I'd call the love of patina a "trend." It's an intrinsic part of vintage-watch collecting/admiring.

And it goes beyond color-changing tritium. Dials age and can change color, cases age, lettering fades, hands oxidize, etc .... The whole "feel" of a vintage watch is about "patina," or the lack of it in some cases.
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Old 14 October 2017, 05:10 AM   #7
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love real patina. not a fan of faux patina
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Old 14 October 2017, 05:50 AM   #8
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Old 14 October 2017, 06:00 AM   #9
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Faux patina = yuck
Real patina = cool

Don't see the trend going away at all. In fact, the patina trend has infected classic cars, too.
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Old 14 October 2017, 06:04 AM   #10
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I don’t like it, real or faux. I want things to look nice and new or gently worn and loved at best. Once it starts to look rough I’m not interested.


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Old 14 October 2017, 06:06 AM   #11
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This to me is just an eyesore.






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Old 14 October 2017, 06:13 AM   #12
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Patina an eyesore???

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Old 14 October 2017, 07:15 AM   #13
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Patina an eyesore???

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Old 14 October 2017, 06:57 PM   #14
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I don’t like it, real or faux. I want things to look nice and new or gently worn and loved at best. Once it starts to look rough I’m not interested.


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Maybe try fishing in the other pond, dude
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Old 14 October 2017, 06:57 PM   #15
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This to me is just an eyesore.


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Old 14 October 2017, 07:02 PM   #16
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And by the way, it's not a "trend"
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Old 14 October 2017, 11:57 PM   #17
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Not a trend. It's the beautiful, natural aging of a watch over time. It can be mimicked but not created.
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And by the way, it's not a "trend"
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Old 15 October 2017, 12:59 AM   #19
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Old 15 October 2017, 01:05 AM   #20
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I would like to invite you over to my house to taste some radium and tritium dust samples I have laying around, I think after you have digested it, you might see the light.
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Old 15 October 2017, 08:11 AM   #22
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Beautiful shots all, keep them coming
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Old 15 October 2017, 09:30 AM   #23
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Ugh, I know. Just horrific to gaze upon.
With a nod to our esteemed colleague, Buenosdias, and his just godawful mess of a watch. Look at those markers!! They're....yellowed with patina!!

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Old 15 October 2017, 09:55 AM   #24
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Some enjoy the patina of a vintage dial while others prefer the white to off-white color of original dials from back when they were new. It's all personal preference but the majority of collectors, based on my experience, prefer patina which seems to rule the hobby.


Patina......very minimal patina!!!
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Old 15 October 2017, 08:21 PM   #25
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Yes, like some people enjoy new antiques...
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