Give me a well worn grey titanium watch every time. Bronze patina is a fake thing in my view.
I can appreciate that a person would not care for the appearance of bronze. Perhaps it's the imbalance of effects or the color.
I disagree that it would be considered fake. In my mind, it is just the opposite.
To me, bronze is used for sculptures. I do sculpting as a hobby. The fading of bronze couldn't be more natural, as it changes immediately simply by existing in the air. In fact, most sculptures have chemicals added to the finished sculpture to stablize the look and give it the patina. It is typically between dark brown and dark green. Butchers wax on top will then help protect it. The goal with the chemicals is to get a certain aged appearance and keep it at that point.
The term fake seems to mean manipulated to appear to be something other than it is in nature. To my mind, stainless steel, ceramic and titanium would be more fake as they are designed partly to avoid change through aging. Not so with bronze. Bronze is also a very old material, used by humanity for a long time. Omega's bronze is a bit different because of the addition of gold to stabilize it. But the Oris bronze is a more traditional mix of elements. The Omega bronze would be more fake to me. It's beautiful, but made to do something it doesn't do naturally, which would make it fake.
If by fake you mean not like current watch material, then yes, it's different.
Perhaps it would be more appealing if it were more aged. The watch is like a teenager now, in the awkward stage between what it was and what it is becoming.
Not trying to convince anyone to like bronze if it doesn't appeal to your ascetic. There is no reason to change what you like nor would I want to try to change you. But I don't think it is accurate to say bronze is fake. It's a very real material, as is gold and silver.
