Reply With QuoteThere is a whole ecosystem in there, mate!
I do love patina but my search for a jumbo Longines Calatrava took it to a whole new level.
I struggled to find one in early lock down and I purchased the king of patina.
The dial was so bad I was either going to find a replacement or god forbid refinish!!!
3 years on the marble/snake skin/ nuclear holocaust patina has started to grown on.
Let's see some patina
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There is a whole ecosystem in there, mate!
I am a bit of a fan of a well loved watch.
There is definitely something going on with the dial.
Cool watch, but there's 'patina', and then there's 'pulled from the skeleton of a long-dead guy we just dug up'...Originally Posted by Baden H
I do love patina ...
Kinda works the opposite way around for me - don't mind a cement-mixer case, but like a tidy dial, especially in things like G10s for example (tho' this one isn't bad)
I saw these photos of a flightmaster recently, iirc it was found after a house fire. must win the patina challenge surely?
This is as much patina as I want to see.
To be fair that looks in as good a condition as most flightmasters :-)I saw these photos of a flightmaster recently, iirc it was found after a house fire. must win the patina challenge surely?
They tend to leak a bit
Same for the Navitimer
How about:
Before it became:
I will play..
I enjoy them both..
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Last edited by Tenko; 6th April 2023 at 19:00. Reason: grammar
The old Visodate is still looking good Russell. Glad to see that you still have it.
Almost looks like an egg yolk. Tasty. I like it :).I’’ will play..
I enjoy them both..
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Does this qualify?
Apologies for rubbish pic. West End Watch
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Last edited by EBB21; 6th April 2023 at 18:47.
Patina, patina, patina, penicillin!
Yep, still have it John. Get's lots of interest when I wear it.
John described it as whiskey which sounds more exotic than egg yolk
That’s patina art
Boom....
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Two from me. An eBay bargain Majex and a Citizen Moon Dater.
Sent through the ether by diddling with radio waves
my leonidas.
Tha hands certainly seem to have had a hard life!
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The case looks nice and crisp(y).I saw these photos of a flightmaster recently, iirc it was found after a house fire. must win the patina challenge surely?
Bienne could do wonders with that.
That is right up my street.Boom....
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Wabi is by far my favourite look - I don't mind how battered that case is, or how eroded the dial, but I do like a shiny movement inside.
Anyway, to kick off - the OP's Longines also came in solid gold:
However, I may be wrong, but I thought that the defining feature of a Calatrava style watch was a strap watch in which the lugs swept smoothly with no break from the crown to the tip? This followed the style pioneered by the Patek 438 and 565, in the original waterproof Calatrava case developed by Taubert, like so:
and looked like this from the side:
Rather than this:
So this would be a Calatrava style:
But this wouldn't:
As I understand it, the Calatrava style style lugs finally elegantly solved the problem of secure strap mounting in a waterproof case, moving beyond the previous solution:
And as such, the waterproof two piece, rear screw back entry case with flowing lugs developed by Taubert for Patek marked the transition from this to this:
can be seen as the 'standard' watch style from then on - both are waterproof, but on Everest, which would you prefer? It was a hell of a departure and was immediately copied by everyone. Perhaps more significantly, the style appeared just in time to be used as the basis for so many classic military designs, to the point that when you think of a military watch case, you think of the Calatrava style!
and is still one of the most popular styles, even in the thermocompensated solar powered HAQ watches of today.
And, of course, two thirds of our hosts watches!
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That is one hell of a transformation.How about:
Before it became:
Amazing =)
One from me , I'am a fan ,but it has to be all over the dial ! A nice even colouring to show the watch has age .[IMG]
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I think this one is my most patinated watch. Almost a salmon dial although the picture doesn't show it all that well.
Last edited by Wimm; 8th April 2023 at 07:20.
New to me before I nominated it for work.
Some time later on the wrist in my day job.
Here goes.
Pitch
That, to me, is the perfect look for one of these - lovelyHere goes.
Pitch
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This thread has also taught me that the only Rolex sub worth having is a well-patinated vintage one: they are SO much better-looking than the modern ones. I finally see why they command such high premiums.
Here are a few of mine. I love a bit of patina, although with having to cope with my failing eyesight, I am seriously thinking of having a light renovation performed on the constellation!!!
Cheers squire. Recently had a few quid spent on the inside with one of the finest, original and running as good as.That, to me, is the perfect look for one of these - lovely
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This thread has also taught me that the only Rolex sub worth having is a well-patinated vintage one: they are SO much better-looking than the modern ones. I finally see why they command such high premiums.
Simple and doesn’t get much better.
Pitch
I enjoy a bit of patina too...
My paternal grandfathers Longines...
it would be strange without patina from 1937...
Perfect patina to my eye..
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