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Love or hate this patina?
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hant26
·moisture + sun light IMO
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Passover
·I've been more interested in patina recently including heavy patina aka damaged dials
A light patina of a watch acquired here on the forum recently:
![IMG_20250221_092302[1].webp](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1896/1896579-06e6594e4b5559f21e630b18a634b654.jpg?hash=_vAjVPK9LH "IMG_20250221_092302[1].webp")
Thank you @cristos71 !
A light patina of a watch acquired here on the forum recently:
Thank you @cristos71 !
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HorsinTime
·Me again with a new purchase (after losing two other patina watches because of a silly mistake of my watch maker)
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Pandakarhu
·Sun is shining. No more silver dial
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hansaboy
·To much....??
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Caselock
·I don´t want to comment on the look of the patina because this is a very subjective choice.
But I want to try to explain how this patina evolved. It has nothing to do with smoking.
We know that old lacquers of that period did not stand time well.
They become porous or develop fine cracks and hydrogen sulphide gas (which is always present in the air in small traces) can penetrate to the silver of the dial over time. The silver reacts with the hydrogen sulphide to form silver sulphide. This can result in colours ranging from pink to various shades of brown to almost black.
Is there any means of reducing the discoloration by exposing these old dials to a gasous substance? Something like we do to silver utensils of the kitchen?
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OllieOnTheRocks
·i do enjoy the golden glow of the left hand side of the dial - but i would personally prefer it to be even throughout.
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OllieOnTheRocks
·This is probably the most heavily patinated watch in my collection currently - sadly I believe a previous owner may have tried to clean it - so the logo is not so clear
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SOG53
·I judge patina from wrist distance, not under high magnification
This 600 presents very nicely on the wrist, but magnified views shows multiple small spots on dial which can look white or dark depending on lighting. Also as I get a little older I don’t see the imperfections as before
This 600 presents very nicely on the wrist, but magnified views shows multiple small spots on dial which can look white or dark depending on lighting. Also as I get a little older I don’t see the imperfections as before
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