MK1 C60 forced patina bezel.

fantasticmrfish · Post by **fantasticmrfish** » Sat Mar 28, 2020 6:02 pm

It's not going to be to everyone's taste but attached is my latest effort to force age the bezel insert for my C60 MK1. I'm chuffed with the results.

Post by **welshlad** » Sat Mar 28, 2020 6:23 pm

Very nice (although the opposite of what I like to do with my watches). However, you seem to have lost something during the process!

fantasticmrfish · Post by **fantasticmrfish** » Sat Mar 28, 2020 6:29 pm

welshlad wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 28, 2020 6:23 pm
Very nice (although the opposite of what I like to do with my watches). However, you seem to have lost something during the process!

Haha, I have been investigating some clunky running since we're all house bound and discovered a broken jewel on the train wheel bridge so the remainder of the watch is in pieces at the moment.

Jcalder68 · Post by **Jcalder68** » Sun Mar 29, 2020 12:11 am

Nice work, how did you accomplish that effect?

For me I go in either of two directions - keep my watches prestige, immaculate and as good as new, or wear them, beat them and love every mark and blemish the pick up along the way. A bit of forced patina cal always help with the latter.

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Paul Drawmer · Post by **Paul Drawmer** » Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:06 am

Shouldn't you knock the lume pip out for authenticity?

Post by **Kip** » Sun Mar 29, 2020 12:20 pm

I don't understand why you wanted to do this, but if you like it, that is all that matters.

fantasticmrfish · Post by **fantasticmrfish** » Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:04 pm

Jcalder68 wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 29, 2020 12:11 am
Nice work, how did you accomplish that effect?

For me I go in either of two directions - keep my watches prestige, immaculate and as good as new, or wear them, beat them and love every mark and blemish the pick up along the way. A bit of forced patina cal always help with the latter.

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Was just some polishing papers to get it started then some household bleach to take the colour out of it.

fantasticmrfish · Post by **fantasticmrfish** » Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:04 pm

Paul Drawmer wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:06 am
Shouldn't you knock the lume pip out for authenticity?

I did file it back to give it an uneven appearance.

fantasticmrfish · Post by **fantasticmrfish** » Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:06 pm

Kip wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 29, 2020 12:20 pm
I don't understand why you wanted to do this, but if you like it, that is all that matters.

I either like my watches perfect or worn in looking and the bezel had some slight blemishes so it wasn't perfect anymore. I just wanted to push it to very well worn looking.

Gibbs · Post by **Gibbs** » Sun Apr 05, 2020 7:51 pm

To each to their own, but I like it. It really gives it a nice hard-use military look. Good job!

gaf1958 · Post by **gaf1958** » Sun Apr 05, 2020 11:16 pm

Gosh, I have a C6 that’s quite similar

I think I need to clean the crystal

Bobz78 · Post by **Bobz78** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:22 pm

interesting. Cant work out if i like it or not. Never seen this done before. Have got a pic of the whole watch?

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