Patina on 90s T<25 dials

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MatthewZ

·Apr 28, 2018

Is this a better example??

 

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77deluxe

·Apr 28, 2018

Yup.

 

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watchknut

·Apr 28, 2018

1990 usually age well

 

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MatthewZ

·Apr 28, 2018

watchknut

1990 usually age well

Sorry I am new to tritium dial models. So you saying tritium watches from 1990 usually aged well? U means just that particular year alone??
Btw I’m still very upset I saw the ad u posted for the 1680 full set too late.

 

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Traveler

·Apr 28, 2018

Big variation in my 90s Roli

No patina :

Some Patina

Ton o patina

 

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77deluxe

·Apr 28, 2018

watchknut

1990 usually age well

Yeah, I think it’s a GMT thing as my ‘90 16700 is as patina free as @Traveler’s. But the Explorer II’s seem to do great.

 

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morningtundra

·Apr 28, 2018

My 1990 is starting to show some patina. Probably needs another 10 years though. Pictures not great due to poor white balance on my phone...

 

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roadsternet

·Apr 28, 2018

On my watch from 1989 is the Tritium dial and Hands the same white.
Only with a new Luminove watch you see a little bit cream in the tritium white.

 

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Faz

·Apr 28, 2018

My observation on patina on tritium over the years. Watches that have been kept away from daylight usually have deeper patina than watches that were worn daily and exposed to light. I've had two 1665s (a DRSD and a great white), a 1680, 16750 and two 16800s that had snow white tritium. All where sourced from owners that wore those watches daily. Moisture will also give a more brown rather than yellowish patina to tritium.

I reiterate that this is my observation...

 

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77deluxe

·Apr 28, 2018

That certainly is the general theory. However, patina is a great watch mystery to me. My patinaless 16700 has mostly sat in a drawer for a decade and a half, and before that was mostly worn indoors with little UV exposure.