Patination on BB58 blue

Kinda cool but I find it odd?! You sure there’s no leak or anything? Looks like bits of rust due to some water exposure??!! I think it’s too early for patina but heck what do I know my screen name is Ichibunz

Exactly what I thought! Hence I had it checked immidiatley. The watch was perfectly fine and I even took it for a swim after knowing the gaskets were perfectly fine. No condensation or evaporation. Its really some sort of paint defect. Weird? Yes! But also cool in my eyes.

It’s def. Cool but I’m just worried that that rust might get into the movement but you got checked should be good, but oddly small specs like a splatter 🤔🤯

Not my watch… but kinda looks like this…

I really think this is not normal, especially patina to form right after a few years in a new watch that was only released a few years ago. I have had QC defect experience with specs of dust on the dial and crystal with my brand new BB58 before I got it fixed right away under warranty.

You may really want to check it, especially if it is something off the movement.

Looks cool, but I agree with everyone.

Do you still have warranty?

I would worry about the calibre going funky on you.🤔

Had it checked when it started patinating. The watch was perfectly fine. Ive had experience with condensation in watches and this BB58 had no signs of water damage. And the movement is keeping an excellent +2 secs a day.

The movement has had zero issues. Brought the watch to tudor and they offered to replace the dial but also said there was no internal damage. Ive had experience with vintage pieces and this is my first time seeing a watch age in the span of a year. Id be lying if I said it didnt bother me at all. But I realized if Tudor says theres no damage, I might as well hold on to it and see what happens.

Never seen anything like this, but kinda awesome?! As long as it doesn’t get into the movement and is strictly aesthetic, super cool!!

I think other longtime BB owners could confirm but guessing this is not the norm...

https://youtu.be/4JNkAc8-zA8

I'd be going mental and demanding a replacement under warranty. Not what I'd expect from a cheap beater let alone a premium brand 🤯🤯

They should replace it. The dial paint might be too thin and they always get humid air slowly passing thru with pressure changes even with water resistance. parts painted properly will not show pinhole corrosion.

Im confident it will. It started off with one or two specs and has spread to multiple. They start off by fading into a deep purple and evetually to a kind lf bronze as you see here in the picture.

Was looking for someone who could shed some light to the cause of this. They did offer to replace the dial but but I told them id like to keep it first. I have until the warranty expiration to have it sent in for replacment.

I'd definitely keep it too!

It looks like a starry sky to me. 👌

Glad to that all is working out.

I’m also curious how tropical that dial would become.👍

That's crazy!

It's not mold, is it?

I think it looks really cool. If you’re sure it’s not damaging the movement, I say keep it. Though it might be good to find out from Tudor if this is something they can fix if it really gets out of hand.

Have you considered pretending a tiny galaxy lives inside of the watch now?

I have seen somewhere/on some forum simmilar situation with rust specks on the dial. For me clearly poor QC and would return immediately for replacement. I have no issues with such patina on vintage watches but not on "new-ish" watch for 4k. But if you like it and not affraid where this might take you/how it will evolve just leave it as it is and enjoy. Who knows, maybe this will be 5-6 figure Tudor watch in 50 years😉

Agree with you on the label. Its really not patina but rather a dial defect similar to Rolex Spider dials. But I figured since its not damaging the movement and the defect is only on the dial, I figured id leave it and maybe buy a replacement dial after and keep both!

Send it back and they will replace the dial for you.

If you like the look, keep it.

Worst case scenario..

Watch is out of warranty, lots of pieces become detached, work their way into the movement and cause the watch to stop functioning properly.

You send it back for a service, they replace the dial, clean and service the movement.

Granted it'll be at your cost... But... You will likely only pay the cost of a service plus the cost of a replacement dial, as dial removal is required to service anyhow.

A more likely scenario is as more and more pieces fall off they will stick to the underside of the crystal and start to annoy you as it'll look dirty. Hopefully it will still be under warranty at that stage.

It is absolutely essential that this watch is opened up! Sooner not later. It might look cool and all that but I highly doubt that the paint on the dial is developing patina. This is not patina. It’s not normal fading from sun after years and years of wear. This is damage. And what’s more concerning is what your unable to see behind the dial. There is no way that this isn’t developing around and on the movement too. I guarantee the watch will start to loose time soon if it hasn’t already. And the longer you wait, the worse it will get. Tudor has I believe a 5 year warranty so send it back. It needs to be serviced, likely a complete movement replacement or overhaul and new gaskets. This is corrosion not patina. You may be able to ask them to not replace or clean the dial. I don’t know that.

When you say you had the watch checked on whether it’s damage or not, what did that check consist of? Because I am about 99% sure this is water damage. These are tiny tiny spots after evaporation occurs. Depending on what kind of moisture got in will leave these spots. I have seen this many times before. These spots are sitting on the surface of the dial not imbedded into the paint. The gaskets are the weakest part of a watch. If your the original owner then at some point the crown wasn’t screwed down all the way or a gaskets has failed. It happens.

I have experience with water damaged watches as ive been collecting vintage pieces for about 5 years now. Water damage and moisture will cause bubbling on the dial. The pictures dont quite capture it but its actually a paint issue and its the flaking of paint. Moisture also will firstly affect the lume and cause the lume to crack, and it will also affect the crystal as it will create condensation. I was with my mechanic when he took the watch apart and I saw for myself there is no signs of moisture in the case, movement, hands, etc. Its simply a case of paint flaking due to possible poor QC.

That looks surprisingly cool! But i would bring it to the AD and get it looked at. The watch is way too young to have patina :p maybe humidity got in?

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