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emilio
·Patina on that speedy is awesome!
Some Pictures of Patina
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BartH
·Do pre moons get chocolatty, or is that a prerogative of the post-mooners?
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Mick Tock
·I love this gorgeous evenly distributed patina on dial and hands:
This is a Longines ref. 23313 without military markings on the back.
While the dial will not get much better I will try to get the steel case sympathetically refreshed:
Fortunately the movement, a Longines cal. L15.68Z or cal. L15.18, does not look so bad:
Enjoy,
Mick
This is a Longines ref. 23313 without military markings on the back.
While the dial will not get much better I will try to get the steel case sympathetically refreshed:
Fortunately the movement, a Longines cal. L15.68Z or cal. L15.18, does not look so bad:
Enjoy,
Mick
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Mods
·I love this gorgeous evenly distributed patina on dial and hands:
This is a Longines ref. 23313 without military markings on the back.
While the dial will not get much better I will try to get the steel case sympathetically refreshed:
Fortunately the movement, a Longines cal. L15.68Z or cal. L15.18, does not look so bad:
Enjoy,
Mick
Thanks Mick. I am enjoying 😀 love the colour of the hands
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cristos71
·Here´s my only Zenith watch, a late 1940´s early 1950´s pilot chrono which has aged to a nice brown.
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George.A
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Apa
·Some Lemania patina....
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VetPsychWars
·Wow, I just... but... I mean...
One man's "patina" is another man's "dirt".
Hey, old furniture and stuff, I get it. But a mechanical object meant to be used? No one talks about "patina" on their Simpson 260 multimeter. It's called "dirt" and it's removed. Tektronix series 500 scopes were put into a dishwasher, tubes and all, to clean them!
I just cannot comprehend why a person would clean the movement and leave a filthy dial and hands. Completely boggled.
You know what I've done with the majority of my watches? Not only do they run as well as original (if not better)... they also look as nice as they possibly can.
Tom
One man's "patina" is another man's "dirt".
Hey, old furniture and stuff, I get it. But a mechanical object meant to be used? No one talks about "patina" on their Simpson 260 multimeter. It's called "dirt" and it's removed. Tektronix series 500 scopes were put into a dishwasher, tubes and all, to clean them!
I just cannot comprehend why a person would clean the movement and leave a filthy dial and hands. Completely boggled.
You know what I've done with the majority of my watches? Not only do they run as well as original (if not better)... they also look as nice as they possibly can.
Tom
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VetPsychWars
·Hm I feel like I fibbed a little up there. The Ingersoll and the Elgin "Foch" both have had no polishing to the cases. I would love to restore the Elgin "Foch" to its original black finish, but I have not yet been able to discover what that is.
The sterling cased Ferrero? Yes, I polish it.
Tom
The sterling cased Ferrero? Yes, I polish it.
Tom
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i20rider
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base615
·One man's "patina" is another man's "dirt".
I just cannot comprehend why a person would clean the movement and leave a filthy dial and hands. Completely boggled.
Probably because it's not dirt. You can't clean patina off.
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Mick Tock
·Probably because it's not dirt. You can't clean patina off.One man's "patina" is another man's "dirt".
I just cannot comprehend why a person would clean the movement and leave a filthy dial and hands. Completely boggled.
And it may be impossible, at least risky, to remove even dirt from the delicate dial surface.
Mick
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Alpha
··Kilt Owner, Beagle Parent, Omega Collector
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·One man's "patina" is another man's "dirt".
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