New Bronze Watch: Patina and Collecting Insights
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New Bronze Watch: Patina and Collecting Insights

By manilx · Dec 18, 2019 · 25 replies
manilx
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My dear wife today surprised me with this one, great addition to my bronze watch collection, even the dial being bronze:

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My dear wife today surprised me with this one, great addition to my bronze watch collection, even the dial being bronze:






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HighEndOne
Dec 18, 2019
Happy Birthday! That's a nice surprise. [nt]

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manilx
Dec 18, 2019
thank you!

Yes, it was.

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Thomas_3
Dec 18, 2019
Nice. Curious though, how does the bronze age, does it tarnish over time? [nt]

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manilx
Dec 18, 2019
yes it does

here is a pic taken from Oris website:

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Pun
Dec 18, 2019
Yes it turns dark with time if you don't remove patina from the case. Your picture is an extreme example. Normally people hasten the process with egg yolk or salty water etc just to give it a beaten older look.

I’ve a Carl Braesher LE diver watch. It’s two years old and has developed light patina. Bronze is hard and tougher metal as compared to steel or gold, so keep its sharp edges away from other softer metal watches or laptops etc. I like it’s ruggedness. It ages very well indeed.

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Pun
Dec 18, 2019
And Many Happy Returns Of The Day to You. [nt]

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