Rolex

Extremely patinated? Or extremely mint? Of course there are a lot of examples which are in between these 2 extremities, but I must say that each of them has its charm. The " patinated " one has a lot of charm and warmth, the mint is colder but its conditi...  

both ! but but i love the first chocolate patina dial...felt the 'tool' had gone thro' its purpose it was built for second one feels more like a 'safe-guarded' child ;-) best, mahesh.,

think alike ;-) lol...

I\'d rather cause my own patina to a watch. So the story is mine and not someone else.

Aged if I had it from new or inherited, say from a close family member.

I would probably go for something in between instead. CC

I am fascinated by these old grannies which we come across sometimes (very very) rarely and that do not show thier age. It is a bit confusing how they managed to go through time with no wrinkles or scars at all. My mission is then to take very good care o... 

... not to say that the mint one is not a very interesting option. I love this type of dilemmas... though it is not very easy to reach the right answer! Of course, "Both" is the best answer when confronting these issues!! Lol! Thanks for sharing these bea... 

But if you find a perfect one like the second with a color change dial with all the index markers in bright gold then you have a challenger to the perfect Black dial. There is a lot of charm in the Patina dial but a color change - like your 6542 is specia... 

You can read it and it has the right amount of patina on it! Cheers G.

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If I remember correct this exact dial set up only was made in 1962. Any other year is not a match.

I have an expensive girlfriend who collects matching handbags ...

I love chocolate dials, but in extremis I prefer mint conditions... Regards