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Patina Perfection - Watches that have aged Patina and look great!!

  1. Tony C. Ω 2

    Tony C. Ωf Jury member Mar 21, 2016

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    nice freckles, and note the correct gap between the two 12 o'clock hour markers

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  2. CajunTiger

    CajunTiger Cajuns and Gators can't read newspapers! Mar 21, 2016

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    Why is the lume green?
     
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  3. Tony C. Ω 2

    Tony C. Ωf Jury member Mar 21, 2016

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    Simple: bad re-lume job.
     
  4. CajunTiger

    CajunTiger Cajuns and Gators can't read newspapers! Mar 21, 2016

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    That's what I thought, but It only glows faintly and for about 30 seconds
     
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  5. PEIslander

    PEIslander Mar 22, 2016

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    a whole lot of patina 20140421_204232.jpg
     
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  6. PEIslander

    PEIslander Mar 22, 2016

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    a little less patina 20140418_142359.jpg
     
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  7. Perseus

    Perseus Mar 22, 2016

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  8. alfanator

    alfanator Mar 23, 2016

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  9. cristos71 Ω 2

    cristos71 Mar 24, 2016

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    Another pair of OAP´s

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  10. Egatdagi

    Egatdagi Mar 24, 2016

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  11. Egatdagi

    Egatdagi Nov 11, 2016

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    Did someone say patina?
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  12. CajunTiger

    CajunTiger Cajuns and Gators can't read newspapers! Nov 11, 2016

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    a few more with nice patina
     
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  13. Fritz

    Fritz genuflects before the mighty quartzophobe Nov 11, 2016

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  14. noelekal Ω 2

    noelekal Home For Wayward Watches Nov 11, 2016

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  15. dougiedude Ω 1

    dougiedude Carpe horologium! Nov 11, 2016

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    Two of my favorites with pleasing patina:

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    40's cal. 476

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    '57 ref. 2852 cal. 505

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    I suppose my Zodiac SeaWolf isn't too shabby, either!
     
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  16. Tubber Ω 1

    Tubber Nov 11, 2016

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    Nice SeaWolf. The often reported problems with the cannon pinion on the date models put me off. But your harder to find no-date is a very nice example, nice size too. I think I need one.
     
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  17. cpl

    cpl Nov 11, 2016

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    Love nicely aged patina.

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    Tritium dial 3572

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  18. Baz9614

    Baz9614 Nov 11, 2016

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  19. watchknut

    watchknut New watch + Instagram + wife = dumbass Nov 11, 2016

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  20. gemini4 Ω 2

    gemini4 Hoarder Of Speed et alia Nov 11, 2016

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    105.003-63 with Ghost Bezel
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