Are the bronze centre links bronze all the way through (i.e. where it touches your wrist) or do they have a steel lining to save the wrist from discolouration?
Do you like bronze watches?
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Pilot style watches look good in bronze but not many other watches, it can be a bit marmite I guess
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I like them raw, when patinated I can’t understand why anyone would want a worn or dirty look on a wristwatch.
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In some ways not entirely unrelated to Steampunk. Again, something I’m not a huge fan of. And at the risk of repeating myself, I have always said that if you want to watch that looks old, buy an old watch!TigerChris wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 2:17 pm The trend is to stick them on brown or distressed leather which I don't think does them any favours at all.
All a bit Dark Materials meets Mortal Engines for my taste...
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My only bronze watch to date. Although I believe it may have been nickel plated at one time.
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Re: Do you like bronze watches?
Thankstimor54 wrote:Bronze for the full circumference of the centre links.
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A little off piste for this thread but an interesting copper dial, and surprisingly affordable for Ming
https://ming.watch/products/ming-17-06-copper
https://ming.watch/products/ming-17-06-copper
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That’s pretty lovely. Looks like it could be brass rather than bronze? I have a few vintage pieces where the silver-coloured-plating or gold plate has been worn away, and they look like that underneath. I have wondered about finishing the job and buffing the rest of the plating away.watchaholic wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 8:28 pm My only bronze watch to date. Although I believe it may have been nickel plated at one time.
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I suppose if I was savey enough to know what solution to apply, it could be discerned what alloy is present by the resulting reaction. Or I could, God forbid, GOOGLE it.
At any rate, thanks for the feedback. Possibly the only one I've seen, with what I believe to be, the original strap. A leather wrapped, spring steel affair with no buckle.
At any rate, thanks for the feedback. Possibly the only one I've seen, with what I believe to be, the original strap. A leather wrapped, spring steel affair with no buckle.
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Yes, I think it's brass too. So many older watches were made from plated brass before stainless became more available and affordable and as a result so many older watches are heavily pitted and scored where the nickel has eroded away showing a multitude of dark scars. Replating by a specialist is an option but rarely cost effective.0uatiOW wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 1:19 amThat’s pretty lovely. Looks like it could be brass rather than bronze? I have a few vintage pieces where the silver-coloured-plating or gold plate has been worn away, and they look like that underneath. I have wondered about finishing the job and buffing the rest of the plating away.watchaholic wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 8:28 pm My only bronze watch to date. Although I believe it may have been nickel plated at one time.
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^^^This was also my assumption.
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That works for me, different alloy, nearly the same effect. Pretty sure in this case the strap completes the package. I have seen other examples, online of course, but with the plating chipped and the underlying brass pitted. Not sure how this came to be in this condition as I have only owned it a few years. I did have it fully serviced recently, I just need to find more occasions to wear it.
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^ It either came raw or was cleaned. No way the nickel plating came off so completely in all the books and crannies with normal wear and tear. Someone’s taken a rag to it, and done a pretty decent job. It looks like something Piers could have done with his Pinions.
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@watchaholic can you show how the strap works? Looks an odd one.
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