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Post by Solotov on Apr 22, 2019 10:24:14 GMT -8
Does anyone know how that 'pink' patina sometimes seen on silver sunburst Seiko dials comes about? I've got a couple cheap dials i would like to try and induce this upon.
I've been wanting to try adding light patina to some of my mods, there are a lot of tutorials online, but it seems like they go very overboard, almost comically so.
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Post by rogart on Apr 26, 2019 6:00:03 GMT -8
Does anyone know how that 'pink' patina sometimes seen on silver sunburst Seiko dials comes about? I've got a couple cheap dials i would like to try and induce this upon. I've been wanting to try adding light patina to some of my mods, there are a lot of tutorials online, but it seems like they go very overboard, almost comically so. Show us as we don't know what you mean. At least i don't. |
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Post by scubarob99 on Apr 26, 2019 12:36:36 GMT -8
Small steps are better, I guess, less coffee dunking, shorter time in the oven, a little less bleach. Trial and error- you can always add.
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Jeez, sorry, just re-read the opening post...I have no clue about pink patina.
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Post by Solotov on Apr 26, 2019 16:32:03 GMT -8
Does anyone know how that 'pink' patina sometimes seen on silver sunburst Seiko dials comes about? I've got a couple cheap dials i would like to try and induce this upon. I've been wanting to try adding light patina to some of my mods, there are a lot of tutorials online, but it seems like they go very overboard, almost comically so. Show us as we don't know what you mean. At least i don't. This is the only example i personally own, and it's more of a brownish/tan than pink, but it gives you an idea of what im talking about. I saw a beautiful 7016-8001 chrono with a more pink/salmon color dial patina that has stuck in my head almost since i started collecting.  And next to a silver dial bellmatic for color comparison  Quite like that little 7546, but I shattered the crystal trying to remove it on the first one, and overheated the crystal on this one trying to polish it up... Don't feel like spending 50$ for two new crystals right now.  ***Found the 7016 actually, not my picture, but damn. I still want this thing  |
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Post by rogart on Apr 27, 2019 1:21:43 GMT -8
Think it's the lacquer that have reacted to the sun and the heat. No idea how to make it look like that . Maybe UV radiation. As for the crystal you can buy a generic crystal from perrin. I have done several 7546 crystals with there crystal. They mount from the underside.
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Post by small on Apr 27, 2019 8:54:05 GMT -8
I have a few watches that have gone that way. I've read about placing them in an oven to speed up the aging... of course remove the dial from the watch first...
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Post by rob3rto on Apr 27, 2019 9:13:42 GMT -8
Can't stand adding fake patina to anything.
Patina is part of the story of an item, it's history.
Added patina smacks of fakery 👎
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Post by Solotov on Apr 27, 2019 17:16:55 GMT -8
Can't stand adding fake patina to anything. Patina is part of the story of an item, it's history. Added patina smacks of fakery 👎 I suppose it's all in the intention, it does feel different in my mind to take a 5 year old seiko 5 and mod it a little to suit me than to mess with something closer to that 7016 chrono. I do understand where you're coming from. |
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Post by GuyJ on May 13, 2019 15:04:46 GMT -8
Forget the seals are buggered. Wear it in the shower. Say "oh no" stick it on the radiator or in loads of rice for ages in the fridge. Go outside on a hot day and 'forget' you left it on the table in the scorching sun. Have the crown left out whilst doing a barbeque. Tape it to the wall outside for a year and come back this time next year and show us what it now looks like. Regret the above.  |
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Post by stphsatya on Feb 12, 2020 2:00:43 GMT -8
one of my king seiko dial also turn salmon pinkish
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Post by loniscup on May 17, 2020 1:24:48 GMT -8
This really an experimental topic. A watch worn or stored in Finland, won't have the same aging as the same watch being worn or stored in Kenya.
But as already mentioned, I also prefer natural patina instead of forcing things
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Post by Adrian-VTA on May 18, 2020 1:00:11 GMT -8
It's oxidation of the silver plating under the pigment and lacquer. The pigment is semi clear. If you oxidise silver it kinda goes pink first then black. Look at some old silver plating and you'll see what I mean. Does anyone know how that 'pink' patina sometimes seen on silver sunburst Seiko dials comes about? I've got a couple cheap dials i would like to try and induce this upon. I've been wanting to try adding light patina to some of my mods, there are a lot of tutorials online, but it seems like they go very overboard, almost comically so. |
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Post by pip on May 18, 2020 13:34:29 GMT -8
I’d like to know how to reverse it! (I know, you can’t). But it always makes me smile that on my Seiko’s I feel it’s spoiled the dial, in Omega circles it adds multiples to the price and they call it Tropical...!
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Post by suntzu on Jun 22, 2020 18:37:13 GMT -8
I’d like to know how to reverse it! (I know, you can’t). But it always makes me smile that on my Seiko’s I feel it’s spoiled the dial, in Omega circles it adds multiples to the price and they call it Tropical...! Look at Rolex! It’s nuts. So many new names given to even damaged dials that absurdly Jack up the price. As far as patina I sent off one of my SRP Turtles to Shadowwatchmaker on Instagram who ages bezel inserts, dials, hands and day wheels. http://instagram.com/p/CA5ZlLynXAi |
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