Tudor Pelagos LHD: Faux Patina or Not?

[schoolboy]

Hello all!

I have recently been interested in the Tudor LHD. The thing is, I am not a faux patina fan.

The lume on this watch is creamy white, would you call that "patina" or just a different color of lume?

Just asking because I can't decide for myself.

Please answer using the Poll Above!

Thanks!

[dafuture]

I don't know that the intention was to make it look like faux patina, but it definitely has a "coffee and cream" coloring to it I wish it didn't have.

[kieselguhr]

I like the Pelagos LHD! I think of faux patina as purposely applying distressed/aged look.

Here’s an example

(From Google)

I love Longines but the company does it a lot.

For comparison, the Pelagos LHD is a clearly modern watch that just happens to have cream colored lume on the hour markers and hands.

(From Tudor)

[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by dafuture

I don't know that the intention was to make it look like faux patina, but it definitely has a "coffee and cream" coloring to it I wish it didn't have.

I like the warmth of it, I do!

But I am uneasy about it.

While I like the BB58 for the size, like everyone else, the faux rivet bracelet kills it for me.

I also really like the speedmaster 1957, but hate the faux patina on the lume.

Same can be said about some Hamilton watches, and the seamaster 300.

So, I do like the Pelagos LHD, but I don't want to buy it, and one day hate it because the lume looks like faux patina.

[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by kieselguhr

I like the Pelagos LHD! I think of faux patina as purposely applying distressed/aged look.


I love Longines but the company does it a lot.

A lot of companies do it way too often in my opinion. It's like it's the new cool thing to do.

I wish they would release watches from the yesteryears but release them the way they looked when you bought them new back in those years.

[214270Explorer]

Compared to the bright white of the two RH Pelagos models, I preferred the slight creamy look of the LHD.

It is simply a matter of a person's particular choice. What turned me away from the Blue RH model is that the blue was simply too intense for me.

The LHD was the choice for me with its LH movement design, and the quirky red-text PELAGOS and even-day red numerals.

[campfire]

Just seems like it's its own color, not trying to be fauxtina. Great watch.

That said, I would really love to get the LHD, if only it were like the black/white one. I'm pretty boring sadly.

Good luck.

[schoolboy]

Thanks for the feedback so far!


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[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by 214270Explorer

Compared to the bright white of the two RH Pelagos models, I preferred the slight creamy look of the LHD.

It is simply a matter of a person's particular choice. What turned me away from the Blue RH model is that the blue was simply too intense for me.

The LHD was the choice for me with its LH movement design, and the quirky red-text PELAGOS and even-day red numerals.

Nice!

I have a few questions for you.

To unscrew the crown, do you screw it CW? Or CCW?

What about to wind it?

To move the hands CW, what do you with the crown ?

[schoolboy]

Any more votes for the poll?


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[Yess]

It's not for me.
It's like buying a distressed Fender Tele/Strat.
But I understand why people like the aesthetic.

[dnslater]

Fun fact: the strontium alluminate powder used to make watch Lume glow has a naturally creamy color. Various pigments and binders are mixed to generate the desired final look. Cream colored lume is no more fake than white.

[travisb]

I don't see it as faux but it definitely works perfectly on the LHD.

[Dan Pierce]

Nothing faux about it, just lume of a different color.
dP

[1William]

I like the LHD and have owned several over the years. The watch looks great.

[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by dnslater

Fun fact: the strontium alluminate powder used to make watch Lume glow has a naturally creamy color. Various pigments and binders are mixed to generate the desired final look. Cream colored lume is no more fake than white.

Thanks for that!


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[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by travisb

I don't see it as faux but it definitely works perfectly on the LHD.

Yeah I like how warm and flat the watch looks overall


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[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Nothing faux about it, just lume of a different color.
dP

Thanks Dan, I was hoping you would chime in

[michaelodonnell123]

Originally Posted by schoolboy

Hello all!

I have recently been interested in the Tudor LHD. The thing is, I am not a faux patina fan.

The lume on this watch is creamy white, would you call that "patina" or just a different color of lume?

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Um, it's not a faux patina. That is a color scheme.

[eteokles]

I find that the cream color is a bit easier on the eyes than the white on the regular Pelagos.

[dnpina]

I don't think it's faux patina. I think it's just another color option. And the best color in my opinion.

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[vintagewaferthin]

In the case of that watch id say its more of a color scheme. However, there are some companies that seem to really like using the faux patina look. Big reason why I passed on the newest release of the Hamilton Khaki Field. Just couldn't warm up to the faux patina look.

[base924]

I prefer the LHD look to the stark contrast the other versions have. Much more calming to look at. The lume is crazy at night though! The watch does not try to look vintage imo, so can't really be fauxtina?

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[101031-28]

I like the LHD, possibly my favorite Tudor watch. Looks to me like a warmer tone color vs fake patina.

[-dustin]

I never thought of mine as having faux patina. I preferred it to the white. Easier on the eyes. Still very bright.

[Dan Pierce]

I love the stark white lume on my Pelagos blue but the LHD lume is a perfect match for that watch and the red just takes it over the top.
dP

[OJONES]

Originally Posted by -dustin

I never thought of mine as having faux patina. I preferred it to the white. Easier on the eyes. Still very bright.

The contrast with the white is almost seering on the regular model. The watch needs that bit of warmth too. Still hate roulette date wheels though.

[Psmith]

Tudor themselves just describe the lume as 'beige'. Perhaps they had a vintage vibe in mind (although there is no actual vintage Pelagos), or maybe they just wanted to switch things up a bit with the lume and the date wheel. I suspect the former, if only because the website states: "In a nod to its past, the new TUDOR Pelagos evokes the brand’s history of dive watches designed specifically for left-handed professional divers. During the 1970s, the French Navy commissioned bespoke models for it’s left-handed divers." I tend to agree with Nick though - faux patina is a more considered overall effect, the most extreme examples of which are probably the Laco 'antique look' pilot watches... https://www.laco.de/en/watches/pilot...mm-handwinding

[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by eteokles

I find that the cream color is a bit easier on the eyes than the white on the regular Pelagos.

Agree. Although they see both nice.


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[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by vintagewaferthin

In the case of that watch id say its more of a color scheme. However, there are some companies that seem to really like using the faux patina look. Big reason why I passed on the newest release of the Hamilton Khaki Field. Just couldn't warm up to the faux patina look.

Agree about that specific Hamilton too!

Darn it