Bronze Sealander.....
Re: Bronze Sealander.....
I have 2 bronze C65's and one C60 and all have 'gold' hands and indices and buttons, none of them show any signs of patination and are sparkly as the day they arrived. SO I would have to conclude that they are not bronze.
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Re: Bronze Sealander.....
I must say that I really like this watch and it might be joining my watch collection soon. I do wish it was an LE, otherwise, I think it is good to go.
Re: Bronze Sealander.....
Indeed it's a great looking watch and I'm not a fan of the C63 range!
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Re: Bronze Sealander.....
I have an Oris BCPD with a green dial in a bronze case. The color combo is lovely as the bronze develops. I bet the distressed dial here would play well with bronze patina, too.
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Re: Bronze Sealander.....
I do wish I was currently ‘in the game’, so to speak - it is stunning. It shouldn’t work but it does and then some. Not as keen on the ombré dial C60 though.
Re: Bronze Sealander.....
Phew, I’m delighted that the smaller, C63 version has a darker/black dial option.
I am still in two minds about the sapphire dial though; my first choice would be a matte black, textured (Ombré) dial, but I can certainly work with this smoky version.
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I am still in two minds about the sapphire dial though; my first choice would be a matte black, textured (Ombré) dial, but I can certainly work with this smoky version.
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Keep well,
C
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Re: Bronze Sealander.....
The bronze C63 with black sapphire dial is an absolute Home Run in my opinion. Just might have to to get me one to sit alongside my Polar C63 GMT.
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Re: Bronze Sealander.....
^^ ^^
I agree, Chris. its colourway appeals to my coffee drinking sensibilities. It's a watch for smoking lounges, old wood panelled libraries and drinking brandy from opulent brandy balloons. It's a fine looking watch indeed.
Des
I agree, Chris. its colourway appeals to my coffee drinking sensibilities. It's a watch for smoking lounges, old wood panelled libraries and drinking brandy from opulent brandy balloons. It's a fine looking watch indeed.
Des
Does melancholy count as two of your five daily servings?
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Re: Bronze Sealander.....
I'm guessing that they didn't arrive very recently and that you keep them exposed to the elements, at least indoors, when not actually on the wrist?
I experimented on a bronze watch recently: I made up a strong saline solution - hot water and table salt - let it cool to tepid and dropped the watch in for 48 hours when I took it out gave it a freshwater rinse and wiped the crystal clean. Magic started to happen. As I'd killed nothing I repeated the experiment for a further 48 hours and I can report that that the greening had increased over experiment 1.
Since then the patination hasn't changed but then the watch is indoors in a domestic environment: I suppose I should leave it in a cup of saline for longer but in fact I keep looking at my other brass and bronze watches and wondering about experimenting further: care to join me?
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C60 MKI, MKII, MKIII: "some",
C6 & C60 Kingfishers,
C600 Tritechs,
C63 "some",
C65 "some",
C4, C40, C8, C9, C3, C5, C20 & 23FLE
Some other brands
C6 & C60 Kingfishers,
C600 Tritechs,
C63 "some",
C65 "some",
C4, C40, C8, C9, C3, C5, C20 & 23FLE
Some other brands
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I can't imagine deliberately inducing those uneven (ok, I'm going to be frank and call it ugly, IMO) patches of green on a case! Eek.
That said, the Bronze Sealander does look surprisingly interesting, though it's not for me.
ANd I'm speaking as one of those who can't see the point of a transparent/translucent dial through which you can see the date wheel.
That said, the Bronze Sealander does look surprisingly interesting, though it's not for me.
ANd I'm speaking as one of those who can't see the point of a transparent/translucent dial through which you can see the date wheel.
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Re: Bronze Sealander.....
In the kind of establishments mentioned above I would probably go the whole retro hog.
One of these would do nicely.
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Re: Bronze Sealander.....
That'll be the marmite In most cases patination is likely to be uneven I guess. EDIT: actually the truth is that I'm in no hurry to saline patinate any of the other four bronzes on the shelf.
Mmm. I'm not with it yet, nor indeed the solid bezel on the new C60 bronze.That said, the Bronze Sealander does look surprisingly interesting, though it's not for me.
Another spread of marmite.ANd I'm speaking as one of those who can't see the point of a transparent/translucent dial through which you can see the date wheel.
C60 MKI, MKII, MKIII: "some",
C6 & C60 Kingfishers,
C600 Tritechs,
C63 "some",
C65 "some",
C4, C40, C8, C9, C3, C5, C20 & 23FLE
Some other brands
C6 & C60 Kingfishers,
C600 Tritechs,
C63 "some",
C65 "some",
C4, C40, C8, C9, C3, C5, C20 & 23FLE
Some other brands
Re: Bronze Sealander.....
I don't think you've gone near far enough with your patination, I think to complete the look you need to grow some barnacles on the watch.tikkathree wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 9:20 amI'm guessing that they didn't arrive very recently and that you keep them exposed to the elements, at least indoors, when not actually on the wrist?
I experimented on a bronze watch recently: I made up a strong saline solution - hot water and table salt - let it cool to tepid and dropped the watch in for 48 hours when I took it out gave it a freshwater rinse and wiped the crystal clean. Magic started to happen. As I'd killed nothing I repeated the experiment for a further 48 hours and I can report that that the greening had increased over experiment 1.
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Since then the patination hasn't changed but then the watch is indoors in a domestic environment: I suppose I should leave it in a cup of saline for longer but in fact I keep looking at my other brass and bronze watches and wondering about experimenting further: care to join me?
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That'll make it perfect.
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Re: Bronze Sealander.....
I will gladly join you, from the sidelines….
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Re: Bronze Sealander.....
As a Fully Paid Up Coffee Snob, that may explain it As a teetotaller, the brandy image not so much....
This one will have to wait until after the Santos itch is scratched, however. And that will take a little while.
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