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Patina on my bronzo

ALE7575

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Hey boss what was the next step that you did in order to actually wear it? What did you use to clean the gunk off without taking the patina off?


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That is not a trailboss watch

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Ale I think he said"boss" in generalities towards the OP. Not referring to Traiboss. I may be wrong though. At least that is how I read it. Cheers

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Hey boss what was the next step that you did in order to actually wear it? What did you use to clean the gunk off without taking the patina off?


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Ah, that's not mine tho since it's a gen I wish it was. I'm not doing that to my precious, lovely Bronzo no way.
As I said earlier in the thread mine is currently aging naturally, does that look natural?
 

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Alright alright, the strap came in and before I did anything I took some pics for you guy before and after. Here we go
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looking all crusty [emoji38]
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panac

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I then scraped the salt off with my finger nail and it came right off,
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panac

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Here's what the actual watch looks like now after I washed it with warm soapy water, it looks good we'll see if it gets darker in color. I like it like this so far.
What do you guys think?
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Looks awesome. Like you found it.

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and can't forget the wristie guys [emoji6]
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JMMC

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Not sure about that, not my style. So much patina looks, somehow weird, when compared with the so clean "inside" (dial and hands).
 

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It looks like it came out of a sunken ship.
The experiment was damn funny, but I would try tone the patina down a bit. :)
 

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I on the other hand love it. The rest of the case will also get darker with the oils on your hands etc... Keep updating photos in the weeks to come. Im curious on the outcome in a few months.
 

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This is not a patina is a chemical attack !!
Sorry I prefer the natural patina
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I'm loving it. Kind like sunken treasure found cleaned and kept.

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I agree with ALE - looks too forced. You can tell because it's not even. I prefer natural patina as well.


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