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New Bronze Mark XVIII

Vric

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I can confirm this as I tried using ketchup on my BBB v4 and I actually obtained a darker patina :D

Managed to clean it up pretty well using baking soda + lemon paste but still not perfect. Doesn't cape cod cloth ruin the brushed finish?

I use capecod. If you don't go too hard with it, it will not damage the brushed effect. Go small and light.

I use it to "control" the patina. I don't want a frest new watch. just remove darker spot and highlight the lugs. It works for me.
 
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Typelements

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I really like this one. Rep Strap is crap, but watch itself looks and feels great.

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Really nice, looking into this combo myself.
Is this the Colareb Perugia Collection strap?
 

madmancloak

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Thanks, looks much better than my first QC which I RL because the 'W' was almost flat/invisible.
Like the strap, you have on the watch, which one is it?

I think there was some definite quality issues with these from the factory. I rejected one and my TD rejected two before we got a decent one.
The strap is a Kudu leather strap from watchgecko. Super nice quality and very comfortable.
 

Brook1ja

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How has it aged since you received it last month? I am always very nervous about bronze and having it patina evenly.
 

Typelements

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I ended up RL two and changed to another watch in the end. The IWC logo on the crown was really bad, the 'W' was nearly visible.
 

Penduboy

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How this one compare to the bigger version on the watch with numeric hours window on top. Both versions are $198 on Puretime.

Thanks
 

oaktreex

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How this one compare to the bigger version on the watch with numeric hours window on top. Both versions are $198 on Puretime.

Thanks

If you're talking about the UTC spitfire with the GMT wheel@12, it's just an hour indicator; the second time zone doesn't work. I just ordered the date model. Will update soon.
 

Penduboy

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Thanks Oaktreex!

but watch still looks great with 24 hours wheel under 12 o’clock
 

Penduboy

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Here is the QC of the watch with 24hrs window on top. I rejected it due to date not centred and couple of spots on the case and 24 hour window is not synced with hour hand.
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oaktreex

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I got my QC photos! The only flaw I can see is the crown which is something I can live with. Anything else that I should be concerned about?
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ZoomBoy

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Hopefully get my QCs shortly. Above example looks great, and I’d accept.