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Faux Patina
Hi, I've got a new Aviator 8 automatic.
What do you folks think of the faux patina Breitling is now using on their dials? I'm not a big fan, think it has too much brown; looks best against a black dial. Wish they had stayed with the white How about you? |
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I'm not a fan of fauxtina.
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Coloured lume doesn’t bother me. Used to be white and mint green, and now often ecru. No doubt, one day it will be something else.
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I'm a huge Breitling fan, faux patina- not so much. They have a couple of chronographs I am really interested in, faux patina killed it for me. I will they would also offer same models with white or green. Just doesn't look right to me. Everything else is perfect and then they do the faux - kills it.
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just to add a bit of historical perspective - Breitling NEVER used white lume until the 1990s ... so for some of the watches that are based on historical designs, stark white lume just wouldn't be right?
we went through all (hand-colored, originally) catalogs from the 1940s onwards, the earliest color catalogs in the archives and museum, spoke to witnesses that knew the watches when they were launched. Radium lume never was white, just as the Tritium used from ca. 1963 to the 1990s, we always had shades of yellow and some green. ![]() |
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Edit: one of the things that drew me to the superocean 42 was the green tint. Last edited by JBoone; 23 March 2021 at 11:14 AM.. Reason: Spelling |
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not discussing that at all - I do understand and respect your preference for white lume - and we have actually used white lume on the blue dial 806 Edition in platinum and there may well be other models in the future.
just wanted to explain the color is used based on historical design codes of the brand - and isn‘t „fauxtina“. |
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I work as a consultant to the Breitling CEO, yes.
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Fantastic. What an incredible job.
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Yes they did, but not the tan color. Yellow, green and white all looks good to me against a black dial. I just don't like the tan. I really like the the aviator 8 chronograph day/date 43 with a black dial. The ONLY reason I don't have one right now is the Tan numbering. It's just not for me.
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Lol, awesome!
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For all of those who may be new to the Breitling experience "WatchFred" is vintage Breitling. His knowledge of Breitling history and their vintage pieces is second to none, and that would explain why Georges Kern brought him on board!
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I am a fan. Look, where is it written that the lume has to be stark white? The dial can be any color, the bracelet or strap any color and people freak out about the lume being almond, off white, or what ever. It’s really rather amusing because very few of us actually need and use their watches and the mechanics while impressive are not not needed and the majority of people wear Apple watches anyway. Wrist watches are important because of their connection to the past, and the idea that lume can only be stark white is laughable. |
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Nothing wrong with white hands, all mine have it. But for example the 806 navi reissue, just looks better and plays off the gold tone of the wings. It’s very integrated and looks like it belongs. Same is the case for many other watches. I just think people get too dismissive when a watch company tries to make the watch look vintage. All watches are vintage to some degree, we don’t need them anymore. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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That still does not bother me. I mean the watch is partly about style and we care about dial color, case shape, where is it written the paint color can only be one way. I mean to each his own, but I think many look at this as being faux patina but wrist watches are a bit of an anachronism anyway. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Too each there own, I certainly understand the faux patina and the reason behind the design. I think the watch is outstanding. The choice of faux patina is just not for me. I prefer white against a black dial. That's just me. It's just a issue of personal taste. I'm curious as the what the color was when it "originally " produced back in the day.
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Thanks, Solved my curiosity. You are a wealth of information! I have owned some Breitling dive watches back in the 1980's, As best as I can remember they were a whitish/ green. I know in the murky river water while diving they were defiantly a glowing green. They were a awesome watch to have. I had what I called a 300T because that's what was on the dial. No idea of a reference number and one called a compressor? I'm getting old I guess. I just knew it was a great watch to use for scuba diving which I did a lot back in the day.
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Wow!, You are correct! the one on the left. The crown was at 4:00. Block of steel looking. Man your awesome! If I remember, I purchased it because it was water resistant to something crazy like 1000 ft. I may be wrong but I do remember it was substantial for a kid just out of high school. And it was a quartz. The newer super ocean I got after that was smaller 39-40 mm and it was quartz also. I remember the batteries didn't last long. Maybe a year and a half. So was constantly having them serviced. Once a year to check gaskets and I just had them put a battery in it while they had it.
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For those worried about the loss of contrast: I promise, you're not losing much contrast from white-on-black to slightly yellow-on-black
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I won't mention the fact that these had "Faux Patina" too - a warm "sunny" yellow
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My 50 year old eyes need contrast as well. More of a consideration for me now then it used to be. My silver dialed tag with silver hands is starring to give me a hard time without reading glasses on.
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