For the "fake patina" haters on the Black Bay

[greggsiam]

Yes, I hate fake patina, no matter who makes it, it defeats the purpose of vintage. At least I told myself that...

I started to not like the new Tudor, but the more I looked at it, I actually started to like it. By the time I got to the end of the thread, I was a fan. I like white more than cream, but I got to admit, the cream color just goes perfectly with the rest of the color scheme.

Now it seems more like a color choice to me than a faux patina.

[SemperFi]

Originally Posted by greggsiam

Now it seems more like a color choice to me than a faux patina.

Exactly. It's a color choice. There's nothing fake or phony about it.
I'm not a fan of patina on older watches because it makes the watch look its age. It was not designed to look that way. The Tudor was.
I'll compare patina to a beautiful older car whose paint job has seen a better day.

[Luap1976]

Originally Posted by Loevhagen

No faux patina version:

Looks a tad cold.

This looks nice

[thehighwayjazz]

Originally Posted by Tony64

Would you ever buy a pair of pre-faded blue jeans?

good question.
in my case the answer is yes.

[capote]

Originally Posted by superdog

I don't mind the hand so much.

And I know it's a throw back, but for me, I like crown guards on a sport watch.

That said, I still might have one of these someday.

I agree on the CG, they serve a purpose after all, and I like the CG look.

Originally Posted by Mr Daytona

That looks cold and without any soul to me. Kinda like the Submariner looks anymore. No personality.

This is a highly subjective topic but for me it is the other way around. Making a watch with fake patina is to try to manufacture soul and personality. It doesn't work, it has to be earned by age and miles. The charm of vintage watches is that they all look different. The lume, hands and dial have aged differently, with a different overall condition. With this Tudor or any other fake patina watch I can walk into a store and buy one that looks EXACTLY like yours. But like I wrote this is subjective and as long as you like yours that's what matters.

[mikkolopez]

The color scheme works for me, gilt dial with creamy lume.


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[Abdullasaif]

I really don't mind the "fake" patina its on my Geophysic

[Mr Daytona]

Originally Posted by capote

I agree on the CG, they serve a purpose after all, and I like the CG look.



This is a highly subjective topic but for me it is the other way around. Making a watch with fake patina is to try to manufacture soul and personality. It doesn't work, it has to be earned by age and miles. The charm of vintage watches is that they all look different. The lume, hands and dial have aged differently, with a different overall condition. With this Tudor or any other fake patina watch I can walk into a store and buy one that looks EXACTLY like yours. But like I wrote this is subjective and as long as you like yours that's what matters.

True, with the so called fake patina anyone can walk into the store and have one EXACTLY like mine. Kinda like anyone can go and buy any other mass produced watch, like the Submariner which is a dime a dozen and has become sterile and soul less. The vintage road can certainly be rewarding but its also VERY daunting. Fakes and franken watches galore. But you are right, its subjective.

[Psmith]

For those who don't like the lume colour or 'gilt' dial, I suppose a solution would be to fit the black bezel insert to a BB Blue.
The crown tube insert would then be a mismatch of course, and I doubt that either insert would be easy to source (short of buying both watches and having the parts swapped out).