Baco Noir
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Post by Baco Noir on Jun 4, 2016 11:13:53 GMT -6
I saw that too. I think he must not have been rinsing it with fresh water after getting out of the salt water.
On another form, someone asked me if I was going to force the patina darker and sent me a link to some chemical. I said no, I'd much rather watch it develop naturally over time.
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Baco Noir
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Post by Baco Noir on Jun 4, 2016 11:21:27 GMT -6
Coincidentally...
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Post by carl on Jun 4, 2016 12:40:54 GMT -6
Coincidentally... I can see a bit of patina development already. Really the nicest bronze diver I have seen. Are the keepers on that NATO bronze as well? And, I'm wondering about the crown. What material is it? It looks like it is a darker grey not really like stainless steel. Maybe just the angle of the photo, though, or my imagination I was thinking as first that I would prefer if the crown is bronze as well, but on second glance I really like this contrast.
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Post by Baco Noir on Jun 4, 2016 12:55:54 GMT -6
Thanks Carl. It is developing its patina rather quickly. The NATO has bronze keepers as well but a little more copper in the bronze, so they are redder. As they age, I hope the colors will even out. The caseback, He escape valve and crown are Ti for corrosion resistance.
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Post by dsimon9 on Jun 4, 2016 13:19:47 GMT -6
I noticed what appears to be a helium relief valve. Not sure if you mentioned it earlier, but to what depth is it rated?
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Post by Baco Noir on Jun 4, 2016 13:26:33 GMT -6
I noticed what appears to be a helium relief valve. Not sure if you mentioned it earlier, but to what depth is it rated? It's rated to 500 meters. He valves are really overused IMHO. Unless you are a commercial diver going to 250+ feet for an extended period of time and then going into a decompression chamber, it's just a gadget.
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Baco Noir
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Post by Baco Noir on Jul 8, 2016 18:10:16 GMT -6
Yup. 42mm bronze Sharkdiver with ETA 2824-2 movement A nice soft patina is developing on the bronze.
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