With these Ball bronze models, especially the blue one, I'd be curious to see how that blue aluminum bezel insert looks against a heavily patina'ed bronze case. Otherwise after several months, you'd end up with a bronze case that looks faded and like a rusted boat anchor, set against a blue rotating bezel that looks crisp, vibrant, and brand new. Most companies that offer bronze models use bronze bezel inserts (or make the entire bezel bronze), like the Oris pictured above, so the bezel ages naturally with the rest of the bronze case. That raises one concern with these Ball bronze watches, they didn't use bronze for the rotating bezel insert. As you know, bronze starts to develop a patina from exposure to air, moisture, water, which literally starts within days until after several months of heavy use, it starts to look something like this: I'd be curious to see how these watches look after the natural bronze aging/patina process kicks in. Unless the watch is at its highest level of smoothness, every time you polish the watch the surface becomes smoother and the patina will be different.These watches look great - from the pictures. Having said that, the Halios Seaforth Bronze is made of aluminium nickel bronze, so the patina will not be as dramatic as some other types of bronze watches. A watch with a brushed finish will form a different patina than a watch with a polished finish. A bronze watch is probably a poor choice if you don't like patina, you'll be removing the patina every two or three weeks. Hey everyone, Just wondering how long a bronze watch will take to develop any decent patina naturally. When you polish a brushed finished watch you change the surface. Most brass and bronze watches are not high polish from the factory. The patina will come out different every time. The only way to get an even patina is to polish the watch and then leave it alone.Īnd one final thing. Once you polish the watch, oil from your hands can make it patina un-evenly. Re: SOLID BRONZE HELSON HAS LANDED.let the patina begin Looks good If you dont neutralize with a baking soda solution it may continue to darken even after a vigorous rub-down. Unless you want to polish all the time don't start now.Īlso, patinas don't always come out as planned. I have a brass watch that starts noticeably changing color within hours of being polished. One thing you might want to consider is a polished brass or bronze watch needs a lot of re-polishing to stay shinny. I've posted pictures of my Glycine and ask the forum if. The patina I've seen is mostly uniform and a nice dull light brown patina. I think you should wear it for a month before you decide. I received a used Glycine GL0187 from a friend and the watch has a patina which looks very different than most of the photos I've seen online and here. Documentation of the treatments and results on my Magrette 'Bronze' Regattare: October 2011: November 2011: February 2012: The 'Boiled Peanut Process' February 2012: Results of the 'Boiled Peanut Process' February 2012: March 2012: After spending eight hours under a bowl with a. You don't want a lopsided patina or a spot that does not match. definitely a less uniform and more rugged looking patina than on my other bronze watches. Click to expand.Once you start you might not be able to stop and you will be committed. Not sure if it would qualify as 'nice' patina LOL, but here is my Spitfire Chrono after one year.
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