Generally speaking, the longer a product is left out and the better it is maintained, the more valuable it is, but there are always exceptions, such as the denim pants that became popular in the 1970s, and there are still a group of people who are enthusiastic about it today, and some people especially like the effect of doing old treatments, which can make the pants look different from age, and with the holes in the pants, it really looks as if it has been worn for decades. Similar to the trend of denim, there is a group of people in the watch world who are fascinated by some antique designs, such as the "tropical dial" watches, which began to be noticed by collectors around the 2000s, and which are filled with nostalgia due to natural color fading;Of course, just like denim torn, there are now some brands that deliberately process the watch shell and face of the watch, but if you really want collectors to choose, most people should still want a natural evolution of the hot face rather than an artificial effect, you may be curious, under what conditions are the hot belt face plate formed?
In fact, the main cause of the thermal surface is not complicated, that is, it is exposed to sunlight for a long time. When the early watchmaking technology was not so mature, brands did not use a large number of color paints with UV resistance when making faces, so as the watch was worn and used for a longer time, the colors of these watch surfaces would be affected by UV rays, and biochemical changes would begin to occur, for example, the color of black surfaces would slowly change to be lighter, forming a more brown effect.
The dark color of early watches was used for a long time and in contact with sunlight, and the color of the face would change qualitatively, causing the color to fade gradually, which was the main cause of the hot face plate.
Therefore, if you want to have a hot belt face plate, it stands to reason that after a long period of solar light is the only way to go, because the emphasis is on natural formation, so there is no quick shortcut, which is why today's hot belt face is so attractive for watch collectors, although the watch seems to fade, but in fact it is also like a kind of nutrients left over time, compared to the acquired deliberately artificially old, the naturally formed heat belt face is a certain degree of durability of the watch watch, so that it can be preserved all the way to the present.
In addition to fading, some hot belt watches also have some natural traces of water spots or metal oxidation, just like the natural and unique imprint of a watch.
As for the hot belt noodles The name comes from, perhaps because watches in the hot area are more likely to form such a faded surface relationship, and Because the sunlight in the hot area must be sufficient and intense, and the local climate is often more humid, the water will also have an impact on the watch surface, including some water spots or copper surface plate oxidation, etc., these are important elements to strengthen the unique characteristics of the hot belt surface, as long as the water gas of the watch does not affect the core parts so much, then these small flaws in the surface will become a unique mark of the watch today, which is also the fascinating pleasure of collecting hot belt watches。
Today, some watch brands try to create watches that look like they've been treated in the past, so that they can look like a hot face but keep them as good as new.
In the past, a hot belt watch would be considered a defect in a commodity, so some watch owners often want to change the face plate parts to make the watch look better, and the result is that the real hot belt watch looks strange and livable, and what should have been a flaw has become a highlight that adds value to the watch today. However, when collecting genuine hot-belt watches, it's important to keep an eye out for them, as their faded state doesn't end, and as time goes on, if the watch is still worn, the fade may continue to worsen, causing the watch and the ideal state you think you have just bought back to get farther and farther awayWith the help of modern technology, watches can maintain a more perfect aging state for a long time, so when choosing this type of watch, you can first find out whether you like the process of the watch aging with the years, or just the retrospective style of the watch's appearanceDemand is different, and the results of the choice are often different.