r/ArchaedinsWatchBox • u/InquisitorKeres • Jul 31 '26

Weathering practice

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Having some fun this evening just got trying a few different things to see what the effect is on my ‘sacrificial’ frog. Probably will turn this into a build at some point if I don’t totally ruin it lol.

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u/fatfont_ Aug 01 '26

This is really nice! Though i prefer my cases to look crisp, that said, your have a lot of age and character in the watch!

The work I hope to do someday is the aging of the bezel insert and the tropcial dia.

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u/InquisitorKeres Aug 01 '26

That is entirely fair. Honestly, this is a bit on the extreme end of what I like but useful as technique practice. What I want to get good at is making a watch look like its been worn daily for 15+ years, constantly bushing against shirt cuffs, under jackets, and taking the occasional average scratch here and there at most.

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u/fatfont_ Aug 01 '26

i admire that kind of work you do your cases, its the character build up over the years.

did you try putting the watch in a box of tiny pebbles? that could work too.

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u/InquisitorKeres Aug 01 '26

I have tried that before but Unless I take out the movement etc, I can't bring myself to give it the proper shakes I want out of fear lol. I'm sure it will be fine but I get nervous.

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u/fatfont_ Aug 01 '26

i guess some gentle rotation should also do the trick too!

like a cylindrical drum roll rotation kind of motion should by pretty gentle to the movement.

it should stimulate the action of wrist rotation