I guess it's subjective. Loads of the bezels shown here have faded wonderfully, but I wouldn't call them ghost bezels. I'd describe almost all of the ones in this thread as faded. A ghost should be barely legible IMO.
You could definitely replicate this as well, if you cared to. Looks like all of my "relic" guitar tricks apply to watches as well now!
True - so far they have not. However a bezel with both sides faded on the insert is definately bleached, while one side is probably not. Other factors, font, age of bezel general condition and appearance etc will always play a part in what must at the end of the day be a judgement call on the part of the buyer. It's tempting for any of us to say that if this is true, then that is also true, because the modifiers are always finding new methods of accelerating the ageing.
[QUOTE="Spacefruit, post: 497565, member: 1356" However a bezel with both sides faded on the insert is definately bleached..[/QUOTE] Sorry but I don't think this is correct. Maybe for Speedy inserts but not for snap in types like Rolex. An insert which is faded by chemicals (from a swimming pool, repeated immersion in the sea or that used in offshore diving Ops for example) would fade both sides. Granted if sun faded then the inside will stay dark but it would not be a hard and fast rule. Imo.
Perhaps you should consider bleaching the hair on your wrist. Your ghost bezel would look great on a blonde.
No offense but can this be known this for a fact? With the profit incentive that there is I would be willing to bet it's already happening on some level.
Is this the ed that recently sold on eBay for less than some would have expected? Looks amazing, btw.