Bleaching my 1680 insert

[Pikfjæs]

Yes. You heard me. Thats what i’m gonna do.
I love the look of a faded insert together with the beautiful patina.
I have no intention on ever selling the watch, this has nothing to do with greater value of the watch, its solely because i love the faded look.

My insert is a fat font mk3. It looks very new, the article when i bought the watch said it was all original, and although its the right insert, i believe it has been changed.

Now, i’ve just tried bleaching it with chlorine, and nothing has happened. Doesnt look the slightest faded yet, and i did it for 30-40 minutes. Has anyone had a good experience using chlorine, or is that not the way to go?

First i used 2/3 chlorine, 1/3 water, but then changed it to only chlorine.

The water looked a bit grumsy, showing little transparent pieces, but didnt change in color in other ways. Could this be the first layer of the insert coming of before it starts to bleach the color?

I would love to hear from someone who tried this before, maybe even with chlorine.

Thanks in advance.