Thoughts on this Seamaster vintage and his patina ?

[Artysan]

Hello,

I've seen this watch a while ago : https://www.chrono24.com/omega/seam...-321-impressive-purple-patina--id33000067.htm

What do you think of it ? Do you think that the patina is real ? I've never seen patina like that on similar watches and the fact that it's also on the hands makes me wonder.

Thank you.

 

[Artysan]

Here are the pics so it doesn't get lost if the product page disappears :

 

[Dal Cais]

Plenty of threads on Patina, likes and dislikes, real and faked.

To your query, no expert looks real, visual pitting on the dial, watch looks in awful condition the case along with the dial. Good clean may be in order. Again only my personal opinion.

Does look like a squashed blueberry.

 

[Pvt-Public]

Asking about patina is like asking “whats the best motor oil?”. You’ll get a lot of answers. To me that’s just ugly. To the next guy it may be beautiful.

 

[Donn Chambers]

Pvt-Public

Asking about patina is like asking “whats the best motor oil?”. You’ll get a lot of answers. To me that’s just ugly. To the next guy it may be beautiful.

I’m the next guy and it’s ugly to me, too.

 

[Gabguzro]

It has its charm, more if you go for some vintage steam-punky vibe, if that's a thing. I wouldn't pay anything closer to that price though.

 

[speedb]

IMO once a significant amount of text becomes illegible you should start looking at it as damage.