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machamp6650
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Can someone explain to me what happened to this? Looks like someone didn't have the right caseback tool so tried to drill / grind their way into it?
 
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Can someone explain to me what happened to this? Looks like someone didn't have the right caseback tool so tried to drill / grind their way into it?
Body sweat/acid + 40 years.
 
JwRosenthal
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So I actually looked up what could cause the body Ph to drop to the levels of causing this kind of acid sweat- watch your diet and alcohol intake. The owner of that watch probably died of some seriously bad lifestyle choices
 
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Can someone explain to me what happened to this? Looks like someone didn't have the right caseback tool so tried to drill / grind their way into it?

Looks to me more like a case of dissimilar metal corrosion/galvanic corrosion. The mild solution of perspiration acts as an electrolyte and when you get two unlike metals in that solution corrosion takes place.

So, add a stainless steel bracelet and a brass case with worn plating and a humid sweaty environment, possibly marine, and it doesn't take long.

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A bit of light pollution has obscured a few of the little stars in this constellation

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Mmmmm, shiny.
Over the years, lots of posts on shops that specialize restoring the brushed finish on these. This watch is a crime scene.
 
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