What has the best patina in your collection?
Hey everyone! Im a sucker for vintage/neo-vintage watches with dial patina, I only have a couple, and neither of them are more than 30 years old, but this early 1990s TAG Heuer 2000 series is just starting to show it’s age, and I love it. The lume, while absolutely useless at this point, looks absolutely stunning to me, and the dial speckles have really started to show more. anyone else into patina? Or do you consider it damage? Do you have anything with patina? If so, let’s see ‘em!
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Shane
Shane Paradis. I’m a string instrument repair technician, and cat dad 😄 I’m here for the fun and fellowship.
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This guy!
Probably this guy from the late 1930's; I just love how the radium dials age.
Personally love patina on a watch or two, don’t want all of my watches to have scratches. Maybe why I always buy new ones.
Personally love patina on a watch or two, don’t want all of my watches to have scratches. Maybe why I always buy new ones.
Random Rob! The Legend! I watch so many of your videos 😅
Probably this guy from the late 1930's; I just love how the radium dials age.
Radium dials are SO COOL
This guy!
Absolutely stunning 🤤
Radium burn. The patina that might be bad for your health!
Radium burn. The patina that might be bad for your health!
yep! It’s so cool though 😱
here's my old Caravelle 666 featuring patina'd Tritium
A few of my gone but not forgotten 145.022
Just a little:
A little more:
My Casio DBC-60 I got in 1988. Just look at that yellowed key pad!
1941 Movado used every day until the mid 90's. Original unrestored dial.
My most meaningful watch - the siler dial on my 1603 Datejust has turned sort of brown/yellow after 58 years if sun & humidity exposure ☀️
These are some STUNNING pictures.