![]() the Armida A1, that one has some surface ''damage'' from the patina-ing. Never had any green on the Bangla and it was near the sea and in the sea water few times. ![]() That wasn't my intention, but it stopped the patina from developing further. That formed patina on the watch and since then, the patina has not been changing and also no green has formed. When it arrived, I forced patina with boiled egg, 2 or 3 times in about a month. My Maranez Bangla 44mm arrived like new, so it was shiny raw brass. If you will not force patina (like some of us crazy people here), the amounts of green that might form on your diver, will not be harmfull to the material. The last shot of the Invicta is a good indicator of what it looks like new.I think you will be ok. Again I am using the natural process on my Great White though it is getting a light patina already. ![]() This is my final result.Īlso I did previously touch it up in between each method with a connoisseurs jewelry polishing cloth (they come in a plastic little box of 25 wipes)and a soft used toothbrush, to knock off the crusty green that's it.Īlso apparently these chemicals can affect any seals/gaskets in your watch, so unless you replace them I would not consider it water resistant, It is and was fun experimenting the whole time. Before I did the last method I did wipe it down with a damp cloth of real lemon juice and washed it with mild soapy water to get a fresh start. ![]() The final time I used a salt & water mix for a bath the taped of the excess water and suspended the watch in a closed container with a small bowl of bleach. My first method was the egg in a ziplock bag, next I used egg & vinegar in a bag, then I used LOS & water. Here's my take as a noobie, I went the Invicta Pro Diver 25643 bronze route, it was less than 150.00 usd, actually a good looking watch with a NH35 movement, that is what I used to experiment with. The Mako looks like it has a brushed finish everywhere, so if I do try any forced patina, that is likely the one I'll do it on, and primarily am thinking salt water and ammonia fuming to try to get a bit of a green/blue going, but that is it.Īnyhow, everyone's thoughts and experiences are welcome. And to be clear, I'm not worried about wear marks, I have no intention to flip any of these, I just would hate to unintentionally mess up the polished finish. And being unfamiliar with the Cape Cod cloths, I'm not sure whether I should use them on the highly polished portions of the case and bezel. Having little experience, I think the safe bet would be to let the Adraga patina naturally, regardless, and use only an acidic wash (I'm reading lemon juice is good, but tomato ketchup is the best) if I ever do want to clean it. I have a Borealis Portus Cale with just the bronze bezel which has a semi-polished finish, a Borealis Adraga with polished bezel and case sides, and matte brushed lug tops and inner lug and case, and am expecting a Zelos Mako v2 that I ordered to arrive shortly. I'm getting into some bronze watches and I wanted to ask if anyone has experience with brushed vs polished finishes, how the polished finish patinas (naturally or forced), and recommendations for cleaning them up (removing the patina).
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