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Is this patina on a Great White normal?

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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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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.
 
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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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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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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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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:
2018-02-20 09.01.46.jpg

And brighter conditions:
2018-08-06 09.38.03.jpg

And one with nighttime lighting (uniformly yellowish):
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Not gonna lie, I think I kinda see a similar patina on the wave portion of your first two pics
 
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I think it's a function of the light refraction by the waves, thus pics in brighter light.
 
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In the description, via poor translation to English on their part, it states:

A rank
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.


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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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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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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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.
 
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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.

Agree.

Either previous owner was constantly in the sun or a poor picture. I personally have not seen an recent Omega Seamaster dial fade.
 
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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.
 
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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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I think I'm done with Omega for a while. Got my Land (space), Sea, and Air covered

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