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17 May 2014, 05:44 AM
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There's a First Time for everything I guess...
The thought of purchasing a "Faded" Insert for a watch of mine never really occurred to me...
 Although I always loved the look, I always figured I'd just stay with the insert that came with the watch…And I also thought that the prices being asked for these things was insane…!!! Well...Purely by accident, the other day I came across a Faded, Tritium Pearled insert for a 14060 and thought; "Hey, that might go very nicely with my Tritium 14060…?!?!?!" The insert is period correct so I thought, what the heck… What do we think…??? BEFORE  AFTER 
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17 May 2014, 05:46 AM
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Love em both
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17 May 2014, 05:47 AM
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I like it - why not, you've got the original as well, so there's nothing sacrificed except some $$££
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17 May 2014, 07:02 AM
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I'm not 100% sure it works with the Gloss dial…???
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17 May 2014, 08:01 AM
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I like clean and crisp and factory fresh, so I vote for "before", especially with the gloss dial and WG surrounds.
If it was a matt dial and the plots were aged, brittle and showed their age/wear, the faded bezel would be more appropriate. Either way 
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17 May 2014, 09:27 AM
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 I think it looks great with both 
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17 May 2014, 09:37 AM
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Looks good to me!
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17 May 2014, 01:23 PM
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Looks good from here.
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17 May 2014, 02:20 PM
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Clay, some say a gloss dial and faded insert don't work...
and I would agree with a shiny gloss, bright surrounds, no patina dial. But the patina and "matte gloss" (did I just create a new term  ) on your 14060 work for me with the faded insert. I don't like the faded better than the original - I just like it differently It looks more tool now - and may even be growling a bit like a few 666s in the drawer. |
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17 May 2014, 04:01 PM
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I think my gloss dial and faded insert works, so I think yours does, too
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17 May 2014, 04:05 PM
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In this particular case Clay, I prefer the newer insert, just a personal choice. Nothing wrong with the faded either.
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18 May 2014, 11:38 AM
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The matching cream patina of perl and markers really brings it home. I like it.
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18 May 2014, 11:11 PM
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Both are fine. Love the faded look. Keep it
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19 May 2014, 12:01 AM
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Before for me, I'm afraid. Beautiful watch regardless!
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19 May 2014, 12:10 AM
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19 May 2014, 12:34 AM
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Appreciate the input all…Cheers…!!!
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19 May 2014, 02:36 AM
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I like the before!
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22 May 2014, 01:07 AM
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Me like.
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