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Two types of Gilt...
Nov 18, 2014,06:10 AM
Hello,
As I mentionned earlier today, I am now the proud owner of quite a nice mirror glossy 5508.
As the good WIS I am, I have been playing with the light and the watch dial quite a lot recently.
I have also been doing that with my Bart Simpson 5513 and noticed something I would like to show here.
First let's take a look at the two gilt dials under normal incident light.
The lacquer on both looks very glossy, mirror-like and smooth.
Now let's play with the light on the Bart Simpson sub:
It does not look like a smooth sheet of glass anymore, but rather like "chicken skin"!!
What is interesting here is that I believe this is not a defect or the mark of the passage of time but rather the quality and texture of the lacquer used to do the base of the dial (ie the under layers of it).
This is totally different from the texture of the 5508.
Now, I know most Bart Simpson dials have not aged well, but I have yet to encounter one as clean as mine in the metal.
So here is my question:
We keep talking about lume composition change over the years (see recent heated debate on VRF) but never about the lacquer composition itself.
Is it a known fact that the lacquer used in 1959 was much more smooth looking than the one used in 1966 or should I only assume my 5513 is of poor quality
?
Gentlemen, let me hear your thougts!
Cheers,
Fab.