====== Bronze ======
{{wst>image_cl|Anonimo|Marlin Bronze|[[Anonimo Marlin Bronze]],\\ dive watch with **bronze** case}}

**Bronze**, which currently is assigned a rather archaic historical significance, now appears to be rediscovered as a material in the watch area, for example in the manufacture of watch cases.

A consciously desired property of bronze is the discoloration; so a fabricated bronze object by and by, depending on use, takes an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patina|aging patina]]. Different factors play a role: Depending on body heat, humidity and air the material is getting darker by oxidation.

So each watch is by and by adapting an individual's appearance.


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