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路Slightly ghost?
Ghost Bezel Thread
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watchlovr
路Couple here:
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jud
路^^^^^
WOW!
WOW!
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dougiedude
路路Carpe horologium!C'mon, those aren't 'ghost' if you can easily read the numerals...
Check my 105.012-65 (still with wrong chrono seconds 馃檨):
Check my 105.012-65 (still with wrong chrono seconds 馃檨):
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gemini4
路路Hoarder Of Speed et aliaHere's another
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dougiedude
路路Carpe horologium!Or, in a lesser way, my Enicar Sherpa Guide:
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gemini4
路路Hoarder Of Speed et aliaDon't dispair @dougiedude, my 2998-2 has a slightly incorrect chrono hand as well. Should be a larger center disk. 馃檨
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dougiedude
路路Carpe horologium!Now These are ghosts!! 馃槻馃槻.....
馃グ馃グ
馃グ馃グ
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Slevin kelevra
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Very cool UG! Sub isn't bad either!
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Slevin kelevra
路Yes the Rolex boys do it....and you remember the spate of grey telemetre speedmaster bezels last year? I suspect they might have had help.
I have not tried it. My Rolex friend tells me that you have to check the reverse of the insert which should be a darker colour as it is not exposed to the fading influence. Be it light, UV or environment.
Where upon he flipped the bezel off his watch and clicked out the insert - something we speedmaster owners cannot do so easily. Speedmaster inserts by themselves are not service replacements, only the entire bezel. Once a bezel insert is separated from the steel ring it is hard to get it to stay back without glue. (In my experience).
All these little tricks the Rolex boys have used for years I expect to infect our world as prices rise.
I openly admit I bleached my service replacement bezel to see how it would look. I realise it may divide opinion but I like it.
Before and after....
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pascs
路I openly admit I bleached my service replacement bezel to see how it would look. I realise it may divide opinion but I like it.
Before and after....
Thats quite a transformation 馃槻
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CrisROSE
路The bezels are aluminium, right?
Pop that in some Sodium Hydroxide and you'll have as pale as it gets!
Pop that in some Sodium Hydroxide and you'll have as pale as it gets!
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spin_transistor
路Another fun one - 1960's Nivada Chronomaster with negroni!!
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Faz
路Inner bezels count??
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WatchVaultNYC
路At what point does a faded bezel become "ghost"?
I have a 2254.50 that has a ghosted bezel, but I have since learned elsewhere that putting the bezel in a cup of bleach will ghost aluminum bezels fairly quickly.
I have a 2254.50 that has a ghosted bezel, but I have since learned elsewhere that putting the bezel in a cup of bleach will ghost aluminum bezels fairly quickly.
