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stew77 Admin 
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Thought I'd post up some pics of the Bronze Moray as it arrived yesterday. Such a cool piece from the boys at Benarus...another winner in a long list of winners!!! This crew seems to know the ss Moray II very well, and I will note the only two differences I see besides the "Top-Grade" ETA 2824-2 beating inside...the Bronze-Mo has a 60 click bezel instead of the 120 click bezel found on the ss Moray II (which just sort of suites the entire feel of the Bronze IMO), and the Lume triangle on the bezel is slightly larger on the Bronze when compared to the ss Moray II. Really loving the Bronze case here which has a nice, even blasted finish as it arrives new. What a fantastic looking case!!!  I could not leave well alone though, and admit to being very impatient to waiting for the patina to develop naturally...over time. So...did the "egg" treatment that Oscar described from Steve at Benarus...I exposed mine for about an hour total, with the only difference being I placed the watch case inside a small plastic cup set on its side to keep moisture developing inside the zip lock bag from coming in contact with the watch case itself. Was attempting to avoid a blotchy effect, but I think the process is random enough that it may be hard to screw anything up anyway...so I don't know if it made any difference. Some pics: (I put mine immediately on a gunny strap that I had ordered specifically for the Bronze-Mo back when I first did the preorder.) (These first two are with the case as new)   (These next ones are with some patina developing after the egg treatment)...I like how this is developing a whole lot!!!       |
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Dan01 3T WIS
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Looks great on that strap! This is a watch that I would gladly get. Very unique. Enjoy |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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Congrats Chris!...the egg technique worked awesome on yours Buddy! |
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Jeep99dad 3T WIS 
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Chris It's a beauty and your pics are great! Makes me regret not having joined the preorder :) Great Job speeding up the patina with Steve's technique. Looks wonderful! Wear it in good health! Brice |
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stew77 Admin
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Thanks for the kind words Dan, Oscar, and Brice!!! I did another round of the "accelerated patina" technique today and I'm very pleased with the results...case is getting much darker now and more uniform. I will continue to post up pics when I get the time. |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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Nice, though I disagree with you guys accelerating the patina process and would love to see how this process occurs naturally over time. Just how much use and time needs to pass before one would see patina in nature? |
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stew77 Admin
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Paxman wrote: Nice, though I disagree with you guys accelerating the patina process and would love to see how this process occurs naturally over time. Just how much use and time needs to pass before one would see patina in nature? Thanks Mark! Yes...I agree, in a perfect world I would be patient and let the patina develop naturally over time, but according to what I have read (and it obviously depends on the specific metal and environmental factors), patina takes YEARS to develop naturally. It seems the color of the patina also depends on the type of exposure and elements. A wiki search of patina adds some more detailed information to this: "Patination composition varies with the reacted elements and these will determine the color of the patina. For copper alloys, such as bronze, exposure to chlorides leads to green, while sulfur compounds (such as "liver of sulfur") tend to brown. The basic palette for patinas on copper alloys includes chemicals like ammonium sulfide (blue-black), liver of sulfur (brown-black), cupric nitrate (blue-green) and ferric nitrate (yellow-brown). For artworks, patination is often deliberately accelerated by applying chemicals with heat. Colors range from matte sandstone yellow to deep blues, greens, whites, reds and various blacks." The egg process that we are using is definitely in the 'sulfer compound' regime, and I like the fact that wiki is stating that tends to lead to a brown patina...which is really what I'm after. Here are a couple shots after a second exposure to the egg process. I realize that this is not for everyone, and know that some don't care for it at all, but I'm really liking it!!!   |
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Hammerfjord Moderator 
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I don't know wich I like best: With or without patina but it's a great looking watch anyway. Congrats amigo! |
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Sidewinder 3T WIS 
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Beautiful watch! Best looking bronze case I've seen....personally I like unpatinized the Best! |
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untimely 3T WIS
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Looks great. You did a great job with the patina process. The patina gives the watch more character and in my opinion, makes the Moray appear to be a more expensive looking watch. I wonder if Steve is going to do a second batch of bronze morays. If so, I gotta get in on it. |
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stew77 Admin
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Thanks for the kind words William, Sidewinder, and untimely!!! The Bronze Moray is a very enjoyable piece! Kudos to Ralf and Steve on these...very nicely done! |
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ceebee 3T WIS 
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I like the "fresh" out of the box look, but either way, it's a great looking watch. Chris |
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FnuSnu99 3T WIS 
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Like Will I`m a little inbetween abot patina / brand new ...the problem for me (if I had one:0( is that both look great! So wouldn`t know what to do ...But the patina deffinatly makes it look special |
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Pearlmanz 3T WIS 
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Thank you for sharing, I love that strap as well as it really completes the look and effect you were going for in the watch finish. Really enjoy seeing these pictures... |
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