Good job! It's a fun process. I left my Zelos Hammerhead over night and it came out beautiful; did the same with a San Martin and it came out totally black. I think the differing Cu content makes a big difference (the San Martin has a more pink hue). Luckily, an acid bath brings them back to new for round two! 👍
I did this but used a plastic zip lock bag a few years ago. It worked brilliantly for me! Another trick I found that worked also was to hang the watch in the shower over about a week. The steam from my morning shower also enhanced the bronze patina.😎👍🏼
Good friend of mine says that my skin colour turns "bronze" in the summer, especially when i'm tired. I won't stand the cleaning method (for sure, not even 20 secs!), but i guess i can try the forcing one, seating next to (lots of) boiled eggs! 😲😋😂😂
Good job, I have a Invicta Pro Diver Bronze that I did that process with, it turned out great! What watch is that?... very nice ! I just checked you description, wow that's a expensive piece to do "forced" patina on, I'm not that brave! My Invicta was only 120.00usd! But it's about 5 years old and has a Seiko nh35, it's still working today and looks great!
not something i'd do, but i'm impressed with how well it worked..i can imagine someone being caught doing this and having to explain why they are placing a wristwatch between some boiled eggs :D
Better is: 1) hard [over] boiled egg(s) - (over boiled eggs has that greenish ring between yolk and egg white. It took 10-15 minutes to get it.); 2) take out yolk(s); 3) put your watch into yolk(s) or just cover it by yolk(s) paste and put it all into ziplock for long period of time. You are welcome!
did you eat the eggs afterwards
Good job! It's a fun process. I left my Zelos Hammerhead over night and it came out beautiful; did the same with a San Martin and it came out totally black. I think the differing Cu content makes a big difference (the San Martin has a more pink hue). Luckily, an acid bath brings them back to new for round two! 👍
I did this but used a plastic zip lock bag a few years ago. It worked brilliantly for me! Another trick I found that worked also was to hang the watch in the shower over about a week. The steam from my morning shower also enhanced the bronze patina.😎👍🏼
I actually used a mixture of gun blue and vinegar applied directly and it came out awesome! Varied between very dark and light patina.
Good friend of mine says that my skin colour turns "bronze" in the summer, especially when i'm tired. I won't stand the cleaning method (for sure, not even 20 secs!), but i guess i can try the forcing one, seating next to (lots of) boiled eggs! 😲😋😂😂
Very cool, thank you for sharing 👍
Good job, I have a Invicta Pro Diver Bronze that I did that process with, it turned out great!
What watch is that?... very nice ! I just checked you description, wow that's a expensive piece to do "forced" patina on, I'm not that brave! My Invicta was only 120.00usd! But it's about 5 years old and has a Seiko nh35, it's still working today and looks great!
I was wondering since when this channel turned into a cooking show 😄
Which watch is that?
not something i'd do, but i'm impressed with how well it worked..i can imagine someone being caught doing this and having to explain why they are placing a wristwatch between some boiled eggs :D
Haha I had to explain my wife why there is an egg filled container in our guest room 😂😂
Better is:
1) hard [over] boiled egg(s) - (over boiled eggs has that greenish ring between yolk and egg white. It took 10-15 minutes to get it.);
2) take out yolk(s);
3) put your watch into yolk(s) or just cover it by yolk(s) paste and put it all into ziplock for long period of time.
You are welcome!
What kind of watch was that
This was indeed fun! Thanks for doing that ... so I don't :-D
Like you, I'd rather have a natural patina forming.
Thanks for sharing.
Did the egg catch patina
Thumbnail has some serious How to Basic vibes.
Is it me, or does that watch look more brass than bronze?
Polished (new) brass and polished (new) bronze are hard to distinguish. There are lots of different types of these alloys.
Doesn't look like it did much of anything.
2 hours is just too short for it to take reaction, you must at least put it inside overnight....
the aging/scratches on the dial looks awful, each to thier own I guess.
Suddenly I'm craving egg salad sandwiches.