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Roffensian
 Post subject: Re: Bronze watch kick
PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 9:57 am 
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Driver8 wrote:
Slightly aside from the main part of the thread, but I bet there are going to be whole load of bronze models appearing on the used market in a year or so as the patina bronze develops starts to p*ss people off. For people who get OCD over scratches, bronze is going to send them into a flat spin!


Which raises the question of whether people will polish them to restore the original look or allow the patina to develop.

Bronze is also relatively soft in most practical alloys so is going to get scratched and nicked.
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 Post subject: Re: Bronze watch kick
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Roffensian wrote:
Which raises the question of whether people will polish them to restore the original look or allow the patina to develop.

That's going to be a serious losing battle if people do. Just a few hours near the seaside causes a "roughening" and patinisation (if that's a word) to start to appear.

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 Post subject: Re: Bronze watch kick
PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 11:22 am 
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Driver8 wrote:
Roffensian wrote:
Which raises the question of whether people will polish them to restore the original look or allow the patina to develop.

That's going to be a serious losing battle if people do. Just a few hours near the seaside causes a "roughening" and patinisation (if that's a word) to start to appear.



I've seen at least a couple threads about artificially aging them.

$1,295 is getting up there too.
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 Post subject: Re: Bronze watch kick
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I have OCD with my polished watches being mint but the reason I like this watch is for it to be aged for that vintage look.
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