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oagaspar Site Founder 
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Let's see those A1 bronze...mine arrived this morning amidst thunderstorms,but the A1-b still shines...mine was ordered with the minimalist bezel,and TY Chris for fullfilling my request...more pics to follow as the weather clears. Attachment: 003.JPG (Downloaded 441 times) |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS 
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 . Congrats Oscar. Looks nice. |
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joecb 3T WIS 
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WOW..very nice!! |
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exc-hulk Moderator 
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 Wow Oscar, looks very impressive ! Love the minimalist bezel. Looking forward to the other A1b's  |
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freight dog 3T WIS
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That shade of green looks amazing! |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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patina anyone... Attachment: 016.JPG (Downloaded 416 times) |
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joecb 3T WIS
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that was quick, Oscar.. liver of sulfate? |
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joecb 3T WIS
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I intend to wear mine in the salt water and see what happens with the patina. |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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this pic shows off the true dial color...more of a true olive green,very cool imo! Attachment: 008.JPG (Downloaded 396 times) |
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xo96 3T WIS 
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Bezel with no markings? Looks "different". |
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timesofplenty 3T WIS 
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Yours looks soooo coooool with the smooth bezel, Oscar! Here's some shots of mine:     |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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Awesome Scott...your straps are the best on bronze imho! |
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Jeep99dad 3T WIS 
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Both look awesome!! Truly a great bronze watch!!  Congrats guys!! |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS
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A1 in Brown. Patina to follow  |
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timesofplenty 3T WIS
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exc-hulk Moderator
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Really nice pics here ! Anyone with blue dial ? |
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freight dog 3T WIS
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I got my blue dial last week. Again, 48 hours from order to in my hands. Amazing! I was a little surprised at how tall it sat on my wrist. Despite the dimensions, it definitely wears large. It would need some patina before I would feel comfortable wearing it. So I ordered some liver of sulfur rocks from Cool Tools along with some polishing cloths. This was the second treatment. The first time I polished nearly all the patina off and I wasn't happy with the look. This time, I just hit the high spots with the lowest grit cloth to brighten it up. The pictures make it look darker than it is. I am ecstatic with the results.     Last edited on Mon Jul 30th, 2012 11:19 pm by freight dog |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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WOW!...look good Dog...you have a nice rich,dark patina going on there! |
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freight dog 3T WIS
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Thanks Oscar! The patina has since rubbed off some in wear spots, giving a very nice natural look. I will post some updated pictures in the future, but I am on the road for a couple weeks, and I left the Armida at home. |
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freight dog 3T WIS
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 GSD Marrone Antico strap, waiting on a bronze buckle. |
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Scart 3T WIS 
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very nice patina  |
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freight dog 3T WIS
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Thanks Scart! Here, putting one of the gratis polishing cloths Greg sent for ordering a boatload of straps, to good use. |
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skool 3T WIS
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freight dog wrote:Thanks Scart! Here, putting one of the gratis polishing cloths Greg sent for ordering a boatload of straps, to good use. Did you use a silver polishing cloth to restore the watch to it's original condition? This is one of the reasons why I enjoy owning bronze watches, it's fun to experiment and build the patina |
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freight dog 3T WIS
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Not exactly to original. I discovered that I can polish off much of the patina, and after only a days exposure to a humid environment it comes back very dark again. So it is fun to see how it will develop day to day like this. |
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mellons 3T WIS
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wow they look awesome. makes me miss my a1.... |
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pingpong 3T WIS
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thanks for all the awesome pix. could anyone please share pictures of their A1 black dial? not many pictures of the A1 bronze in black dial could be found. thanks in advance. |
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newman 3T WIS
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pingpong wrote:thanks for all the awesome pix. |
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newman 3T WIS
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Hello bro ping pong, I know I can meet u here! Haha! Yes, I received my A1b (green dial) 2 wks ago. Learning the patina treatment and also how to post pic... Nice meeting you! Cheers! |
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pingpong 3T WIS
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Hi Bro Newman, glad to meet you here. can't wait to see pictures of your new love. cheers newman wrote: Hello bro ping pong, |
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Aeromat209 3T WIS 
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Just got my new Bronzo A1000. Bronze. Trying to figure out how to advance the tarnishing !!  |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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welcome aboard Aeromat,you can either let the watch patina all on it's own,or accelerate it using the liver of sulphur gel;;;follow the link,or type patina into the 3T search engine for plenty of posts on the subject: http://timetechtalk.com/view_topic.php?id=23582&forum_id=30&highlight=patina |
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Scart 3T WIS
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nice Bronzo and perfect strap and background |
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Aeromat209 3T WIS
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Thanks for the welcome ! Here is with Patina!     |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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that is some awesome patina Aeromat!....get yourself a Cape Cod cloth,with it you can even the patina out if you like(as I did with mine below),as well as removing it all if you want to change the patina effect all over again. Attachment: 0 a1 bronze!.jpg (Downloaded 37 times) |
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