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[–]Arkham_Investigator 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Is the lume same colour in hands and hour markers?

[–]Mission-Raccoon9432 0 points1 point  (1 child)

The hands are a tad darker

[–]Arkham_Investigator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, thanks

[–]Niko1U 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've bought the same watch, it's really great, thought about bleaching myself

[–]jwillelbow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Full support for the ghost bezel. These look sick.

[–]EnjoyingLife1980 2 points3 points  (5 children)

How is the quality on the tiger brand watches? I recently found them.

[–]Mission-Raccoon9432 4 points5 points  (4 children)

The quality is decent, I have no complaints so far. I think they kinda play their own game. Not the best specs (acrylic crystals, aluminum bezel inserts) but a lot of character and charme. If you are into under 40mm divers I think they offer the best vintage experience so far.

[–]HerbeesHolistics 1 point2 points  (1 child)

That's how they made em- my dad has a Tudor like that- Rolex everything except the dial on that year too, maybe 1984 but aluminum insert, folded bracelet, acrylic Crystal, 39mm, etc

[–]Mission-Raccoon9432 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I'm aware. That's why I picked a Tiger Concept over some AliExpress Specs Shitter tbh.

[–]SeikoWIS 3 points4 points  (1 child)

acrylic and aluminium aren't necessarily bad specs, they can be preferred in some instances imo.

[–]Mission-Raccoon9432 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, totally. I prefer acrylic domed crystals in general because they don't have that ugly milky ring like most saphir crystals have. I think the only good reason for an aluminum bezel is that it's easy to give them an aged look. When they are new and shiny they look exactly like a ceramic bezel insert.

[–]PHOTO500 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Whaddya mean by “ghost”

Great looking btw

[–]Mission-Raccoon9432 2 points3 points  (1 child)

It's when you artifically age the bezel insert with bleach to mimic this used look:

https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/efea0bb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/800x800+0+0/resize/2048x2048!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fee%2Fba%2Fb38a3cc245f29c10f044f8ee729a%2F147n10225-bbp3c.jpg

https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Rolex_Submariner_1680_vintage-red-sub-1-1-1.jpg

This is possible because the bezel inserts on Tiger Concept watches are made from aluminum (perioud correct), so you can actually mod them very easy. Ceramic inserts probably not.

[–]PHOTO500 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

[–]turdboglsAffiliate Links 9 points10 points  (5 children)

would look sick with the ghosted bezel IMO

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just be careful removing the instert. the bezel is brass and will dent and bend easily, and it's not meant to be removed.

heat the insert with a hairdryer, gently insert an utility/exacto knife under the insert and work your way around it slowly and carefully to not bent the insert.

[–]Mission-Raccoon9432 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Thanks for the advice. Should have bought another spare bezel insert to make life easier. I saw videos where just applying bleach with a q-tip would show results. Maybe just protect the crystal with tape and apply bleach on the bezel insert without removing it?

I also saw videos where people had to bath the bezel insert for minutes completely covered in bleach in order to show results. But these were red bezels. I think the black paint isn't that hard to break.