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Is this patina on a Great White normal?

  1. Meme-Dweller Nov 23, 2019

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    So I'm interested in this Great White from a dealer in Japan. The watch looks good and the price is reasonable, but there's apparently patina on the dial. There's mention of it in the description, so it's not just a bad photo. Kinda weird since there's no tritium and the rest of the watch looks to be in fairly minty condition. Has anyone seen this type of patina before? Looks like it only appears on the dial waves and doesn't look consistent with water damage.
     
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  2. Nobel Prize Spell Master! Nov 23, 2019

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    It may just be the picture, ask for other images. I am not familiar with the aging of the Omega white dials but it would seem like the waves would always have to have some sort of contrast with he rest of the dial? (maybe I'm wrong). The waved, markers and hands are all the same tone, it is the dial base that is whiter.
     
  3. padders Oooo subtitles! Nov 23, 2019

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    No its not normal, but I don't think that is patina, it's more likely just a result of touching up the photo. What does he say about it in the listing?

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  4. Buck2466 Nov 23, 2019

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    That is it's lesser known cousin, the Great Off-White.
     
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  5. Meme-Dweller Nov 23, 2019

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    In the description, via poor translation to English on their part, it states:

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    There is the slight slight wound which is not outstanding, but is condition good generally.
    As for the glass, the wound in particular is not founded.
    It is the impression that a clockface envies a color a little.


    I presume that the clockface envying a color means that the dial is not white anymore.
     
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  6. CdnWatchDoc Nov 23, 2019

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    Agree with padders, I have not seen patina like that on a Great White before. And the pic shows "patina" only on the waves, not the outer ring.
    Mine in not so great light:
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    And brighter conditions:
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    And one with nighttime lighting (uniformly yellowish):
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  7. Buck2466 Nov 23, 2019

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    Mine is still is still white after all these years.
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  8. Meme-Dweller Nov 23, 2019

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    Not gonna lie, I think I kinda see a similar patina on the wave portion of your first two pics
     
  9. CdnWatchDoc Nov 23, 2019

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    I think it's a function of the light refraction by the waves, thus pics in brighter light.
     
  10. Nobel Prize Spell Master! Nov 23, 2019

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    So amazing how these translations go....I am assuming "wound" is damage and yes, envies color would seem to mean that it's discolored.
     
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  12. CdnWatchDoc Nov 23, 2019

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    I had a look at the watch on my wrist in strong daylight, and I don't see any obvious patina, but I definitely see how the waves can cause a play on the light. It's much more visible on the white background in comparison with the black or blue wave dial formats.
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  13. Tet I prefer Dilmah do try it Nov 23, 2019

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    My opinion is that it's just the photo, in some lights the dial looks white, others it looks more cream colour.

    I sometimes think the dial on mine is showing appearance of nicely ageing but tbh I don't think it is atall, just the lighting making it look creamy.
     
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  14. dinexus Nov 25, 2019

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    Looks to me like the watch has seen plenty of sun time – it's not totally uncommon to see white surfaces (not just watches) yellow slightly under prolonged UV exposure. Seems to be the case here.
     
  15. JH225 Nov 26, 2019

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    Agree.

    Either previous owner was constantly in the sun or a poor picture. I personally have not seen an recent Omega Seamaster dial fade.
     
  16. Meme-Dweller Nov 26, 2019

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    Well I'm going to pull the trigger on Black Friday, hoping for some possible discounts but not worried if there isn't. If someone else buys it before then, meh. If it has seen the sun quite a bit, it must have been a window display watch since it still has some factory stickers on it. Doesn't seem as worn as most watches of this era.

    I'll keep you guys up to date if I purchase it.
     
  17. Meme-Dweller Dec 2, 2019

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    So I bought it and it arrived today. Crazy fast shipping from Japan.

    Looks like it does have the slightest bit of patina, similar to what others have posted above. Blends in mostly.... seems like an effect of the aging paint. Very subtle in person.

    Overall, pretty satisfied as timekeeping is around +3 s/d according to my timegrapher and the entire watch seems NOS (even had the caseback sticker) with no scratches that I could find with a loupe and doesn't look like it has been refinished. Only complaint is the disintegrating red leatherette box smells like a urinal cake for some reason. But that can always be replaced.

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  18. Meme-Dweller Dec 2, 2019

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    I think I'm done with Omega for a while. Got my Land (space), Sea, and Air covered

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  20. Buck2466 Dec 2, 2019

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    Looks great! Must have been the lighting in the original pictures. Congrats!