![]() And I couldn’t find anyone on forums or anywhere who has tried it. Then I found that there is a blue solution. I read all the posts about how to patina watch, watched every youtube video. Then I went on a hunt to find something with I could patina the watch. I tried this a couple of times, but nothing much happened. And the bronze became in this pink/gold colour. When I took the watch out the next day, the bronze case was in this green/blue colour, then I let it dry in the sun for two days and then rinsed it in the water, but sadly 99% of that green/blue colour washed off. I also put there a little container containing vinegar and left it for a night. ![]() I basically submerged the watch in vinegar, took it out and put it in the box. ![]() Then I tried the vinegar and salt fuming method. On the second day of owning the watch, I went swimming with the watch in the sea and right after the swimming I saw some very light signs of patina, but nothing that strikes your eyes. Here you can read about different methods on a fellow watch review page: When I received the watch it was brand new without any signs of patina on the bronze case and crown. ![]() I guess I just struggle with the idea of "personalising" a watch by forcing a process that will happen naturally of it's own accord.I know there are a lot of different methods on how you can age the watch with saltwater, vinegar, with hard boiled eggs, liver of sulfur, blue or green solution, ammonia and of course, you can go mad by mixing different stuff together and dipping in the watch. And if I then swim in a chlorinated pool and the patina is removed, then so be that too : everything that happens to it is as a result of it just being worn. If I swim in the sea and it darkens, then so be it. A watch that is just worn will become personalised over time naturally. I can fully understand wanting a watch that is personalised, but IMO a personalised watch is one that shows the experiences it has been through in it's existence, not artificially created experiences. But then if you jump into the heavily-chlorinated hotel pool, the patina will be wiped out & your watch will come out sparkling clean. It will darken literally within 1/2 hour. PS: The easiest way to 'speed up' the patina is to bring it swimming in the ocean & let the sea water air dry on the watch. It's anthropomorphising certainly - but a bronze watch certainly feels more 'alive' than any other metal.įinally a warning: once you've reached a stage of patina that appeals the most to you, be VERY careful when eating french fries or hot dogs - an accidental drop of ketchup on the case will wipe out the patina on that particular spot, turning it shiny & bright! The greatest appeal is that a simple diet sprite bath will restore the bronze back to it's former lustre - allowing you to repeat this process over & over again. A great chef I know even 'painted' different parts of his bronze watch with different food ingredients to produce striations which he found personally attractive. I think the idea is more to "personalize" the watch to one's individual taste vs forcing patina on it. That said, (and obviously each to their own and all that) I'll be interested to hear any reasons for doing it. To artificially force it seems completely and utterly pointless. Over time a bronze watch will patinise and change it's appearance, but when it happens naturally it's a product of it's life and the experiences the watch been through. To me it's like artificially scratching a steel cased watch to "give it patina". I honestly cannot for the life of me figure out why anyone would want to do that. Liver of Sulpher, vinegar baths, hard-boiled eggs(!), urine (yes, honestly!).Īll bizarre ways of increasing the patina.and personally I can't think of anything more ridiculous! I know a couple of you on here own bronze watches (and I'll be picking up my first one in around April/May time all being well), but who amongst you artificially forces the patina? Over the months I've seen countless threads on other watch forums dedicated to way of increasing and/or speeding up the patina process.
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