Some watch shots
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1) Yeah, heavily faded bezels (called ghosting) are all the rage. People are paying absurd amounts for old inserts that are heavily faded or that have morphed into unique color variants. I like them with some patina (fading), but not ghosted. I think some fading (as in the 91 Pepsi I showed above) looks great. Really gives you the correct vintage feel. I diverge from a lot of the collector community in that I do not like them all beat up and bleached out looking.BleachedAnusDawg said:Two questions.
1. Why are faded bezel cool? Is this like people who are in to the patina thing on old cars?
2. I might have shitty taste in Rolex watches because I really dig the Daytona. They seem to not be as popular with folks who know watches. Why is that?
2) Daytonas are super cool. It's funny, they are the hottest watch in the world and have been for ages, but when they conduct polls on hardcore collector sites they always come in a distant 3rd to Subs and GMTs. People with one or two watches all want a Daytona. People who are true enthusiasts seem to agree that the Sub and the GMT are the real Rolex treasure. -
Agree.YellowSnow said:The faded Bazel is tricky. A little fade looks cool I think. I don’t like some of these GMTs wear it’s faded all to hell.
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The Papa Yella GMT II which is over 30 years old has the perfect fading to me.Swaye said:
Agree.YellowSnow said:The faded Bazel is tricky. A little fade looks cool I think. I don’t like some of these GMTs wear it’s faded all to hell.
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I like the Pepsi above as well. Hell I am quite fond of my 20 year old Coke.YellowSnow said:
The Papa Yella GMT II which is over 30 years old has the perfect fading to me.Swaye said:
Agree.YellowSnow said:The faded Bazel is tricky. A little fade looks cool I think. I don’t like some of these GMTs wear it’s faded all to hell.
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I follow Rolex's Instagram page and they're kicking my ass with 2 Daytonas right now. I want one on my wrist as I ride a sportbike around the track.
FML
I'd like this just a little more if it came with a metal bracelet.
I would definitely get this one if I had a choice.
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Great looking Coke!Swaye said:
I like the Pepsi above as well. Hell I am quite fond of my 20 year old Coke.YellowSnow said:
The Papa Yella GMT II which is over 30 years old has the perfect fading to me.Swaye said:
Agree.YellowSnow said:The faded Bazel is tricky. A little fade looks cool I think. I don’t like some of these GMTs wear it’s faded all to hell.
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Sorry for the repeat pic of the Daytona with the rubber strap. Just realized I posted in 4 pages ago.
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Swaye said:
Agree.YellowSnow said:The faded Bazel is tricky. A little fade looks cool I think. I don’t like some of these GMTs wear it’s faded all to hell.
Need to figure out a way to quickly (I.e. chemically) fade bezel inserts sell them and profit...but I’d probably just pour that back into watches anyway. But I’m with you guys on liking faded inserts vs the ghosted ones that have turned light gray or some shit. I think I’ve seen Blueberry inserts selling for Up to $20k. For a fucking bezel insert. That’s just dumb. -
Apology accepted. I could look at those all day.PurpleBaze said:Sorry for the repeat pic of the Daytona with the rubber strap. Just realized I posted in 4 pages ago.
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And with there being so much controversy as to whether blueberrys are even real makes it quite a risky way to spend 20K. I have seen fuchsia bezels going for 5K. It's crazy.spuden said:Swaye said:
Agree.YellowSnow said:The faded Bazel is tricky. A little fade looks cool I think. I don’t like some of these GMTs wear it’s faded all to hell.
Need to figure out a way to quickly (I.e. chemically) fade bezel inserts sell them and profit...but I’d probably just pour that back into watches anyway. But I’m with you guys on liking faded inserts vs the ghosted ones that have turned light gray or some shit. I think I’ve seen Blueberry inserts selling for Up to $20k. For a fucking bezel insert. That’s just dumb.
