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Anybody know how this is done?
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Nathan1967
·@eugeneandresson Have you spoken to Simon Freese? I seem to recall that he created some brown bezels for his Freese 101 project.
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eugeneandresson
·@eugeneandresson Have you spoken to Simon Freese? I seem to recall that he created some brown bezels for his Freese 101 project.
An excellent idea 😀 Coming to think of it, he created all kinds...will definitely ping him.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerI didn't look at the sales link when it was first posted, but the case descriptions says this:
"Case: Excellent Straight lug case with very light wear from gentle use. The beautiful Pulsations bezel has turned a light chocolate brown tone. The consensus from the omega community is that the bezel has been chemically aged."
Doesn't appear that they are claiming the bezel is naturally this way, although the way it's written it almost looks like the line about the "consensus" may have been added more recently.
"Case: Excellent Straight lug case with very light wear from gentle use. The beautiful Pulsations bezel has turned a light chocolate brown tone. The consensus from the omega community is that the bezel has been chemically aged."
Doesn't appear that they are claiming the bezel is naturally this way, although the way it's written it almost looks like the line about the "consensus" may have been added more recently.
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eugeneandresson
·I didn't look at the sales link when it was first posted, but the case descriptions says this:
"Case: Excellent Straight lug case with very light wear from gentle use. The beautiful Pulsations bezel has turned a light chocolate brown tone. The consensus from the omega community is that the bezel has been chemically aged."
Doesn't appear that they are claiming the bezel is naturally this way, although the way it's written it almost looks like the line about the "consensus" may have been added more recently.
Yes. The seller responded to comments on his IG post, then added that thereafter. He clearly does not/did not know, and I for one respect and admire his behavior. It’s still not clear how this change comes about, so I would say it’s speculation...
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Uscjake87
·Chemically altered or not, it is a nice looking watch. Nice to see the seller adding notes to the listing.
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Traveler
·A thorough review of the OP watch by William : https://speedmaster101.com/speedmaster-blog/
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ATWG
·A thorough review of the OP watch by William : https://speedmaster101.com/speedmaster-blog/
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Spacefruit
··Prolific Speedmaster HoarderHere is a brown bezel that I bought from a NY trader some years ago. He swore to me it was not treated. Well to be strict he said he had not treated it.
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Traveler
·And here is mine ... bought many years ago, before there was much hype about bezel colors. I’ve always assumed it to be original, but who knows.... I like the way it looks anyway. In some lights it takes on a grey, almost silver hue.
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oddboy
·this one is sort of brown/grey... no idea if it was treated or not.
Edit: there's also this thread (and a few others) on the topic.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/making-a-ghost-bezel.84569/
Edit: there's also this thread (and a few others) on the topic.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/making-a-ghost-bezel.84569/
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ndgal
·This watch looked pretty much the same two years ago when it sold by a dealer in Spain.
Notice lume is present on the minute hand.
http://www.exoticwatches.net/all-wa...l-medical-speedmaster-105-003-no-crown-guard/
Notice lume is present on the minute hand.
http://www.exoticwatches.net/all-wa...l-medical-speedmaster-105-003-no-crown-guard/
Edited:
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dootcho
·This watch looked pretty much the same two years ago when it sold by a dealer in Spain.
Notice lume is present on the minute hand.
http://www.exoticwatches.net/all-wa...l-medical-speedmaster-105-003-no-crown-guard/
Is this the same watch? featured in today’s HODINKEE bring a loupe
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a...ed-ermeto-and-a-tropical-ed-white-speedmaster
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ndgal
·Is this the same watch? featured in today’s HODINKEE bring a loupe
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a...ed-ermeto-and-a-tropical-ed-white-speedmaster
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ATWG
·Sure is, has the link to his site at the bottom
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Rman
·It’s been established that the bezel has been tampered with, but the question no one is asking is why you would take a nice Ed White dial worth a considerable amount of money and put it in an oven?
The dial looks legit to me and the artist who created the bezel matched it beautifully.
Is this the Rolex-ization of Speedmasters, artful assemblages and aftermarket treatments brought to you by the shops that honed their skills with the “Crown?”
The dial looks legit to me and the artist who created the bezel matched it beautifully.
Is this the Rolex-ization of Speedmasters, artful assemblages and aftermarket treatments brought to you by the shops that honed their skills with the “Crown?”
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