Vintage Watches and Patina!
When buying a vintage watch there are a number of things to consider such as, authenticity, originality of its parts, service history, history of particular models and of course..condition. This is a large topic for discussion so for now we will focus on dial condition and what is known as patina. When the paint on a watch dial is exposed to sunlight over a number of years this causes the paint to fade or take on a slightly different shade, ageing spots can also appear. This