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One last tip, if it isn’t obvious, this process is done with the strap removed. Thoroughly rinse after and dry it with a tea towel, taking some of the patina off of the high spots for a more natural look.Ī pool of vinegar can be substituted for the eggs, instead of the dark patina that the eggs give, you will get small areas of verdigris. If the watch is warm, that will help prevent condensation forming on the case. If you allow the watch case to contact another surface, condensation will congregate here and create a tide mark on the case in that area. The egg thing works, but put it into a plastic tub, not a bag and make sure to sit the watch on a small pedestal, an old camera film case would work. If it dries under there, it might interfere with the smooth operation of the click spring. So, take one freshly hard boiled egg, place it in a sealable bag.

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(should you not know how to make a hard boiled egg, here is a tutorial) The idea here is to use sulfur present in eggs (why they smell) to patina the metal. How did you get the milk out from under the bezel? A large sealable plastic bag That’s itvery simple. Probably just going to let it age naturally now.

Each time I gave it about 8-10 hours but the watch still looks exactly as it did when I took it out of the box.

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Finally I tried Channel Islands full cream. Bronze is a mixture of mostly copper and tin. I thought at first it might be because I was using filtered (Cravendale) milk and the filtering had taken out necessary enzymes, so second time round I added some cream. Brass is a mixture of mostly copper and zinc. Maybe it's something to do with the type of bronze CW uses, or maybe the watch has to have some patina to start with, but I just don't know. I have no doubt some people have used this method to create a patina on other watches but it doesn't seem to have any effect on my C60. 5 level 1 SmellsLikeNostrils Op 3y Sorry about the weird order. That’s right, applying a healthy coating of toothpaste to a bronze case, allowing it to sit for a handful of minutes (maybe five to ten), followed by some vigorous scrubbing with a toothbrush, will often bring a bronze watch back to a healthy shine.Well, I tried soaking my watch in milk, several times actually and it made no difference whatsoever. 6 comments 97 Upvoted This thread is archived New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast Sort by: top (suggested) level 1 deleted 3y Fuck, that's gorgeous. The most simple often entails a fair bit of elbow grease, but it is also the one that shouldn’t require any additional shopping: toothpaste. While off-the-shelf products exist to clean brass, bronze and other metals (Bar Keepers Friend, among others), we’ve found success using household concoctions as well. įor those looking to maintain a factory-fresh look on their bronze watches, and also for those who’ve accidentally overshot their target with forced patina (read more here), a good number of household tricks exist for cleaning bronze that are relatively painless.

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This is the final article in a three-part series on bronze watches by contributing writer Justin Mastine-Frost.