Steelfish Conundrum

I used to have this watch. I traded it for a SuperAvenger with my brother. But I can tell you that something is awry with your watch. Breitling only made a blue, a black, and a white dial on their SuperOceans at that time period. Even on SuperAvengers during that period ( 2005-2006 ?). So I would open a eBay resolution case to return the watch. But first contact the seller to ask for a refund.

Also, for watches I wouldn't spend the time and effort on eBay. Try watch recon which is more effective at searching for the model watch in different watch forums. These are at least by people whose reputation means more on the forum than trying to fill in a description and mixing up details to sell you a questionable watch. This is what I have done selling my lesser expensive watches to clean out my watch box.


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Having owned the watch before, it looks as if the dial has been damaged or faded. It COULD have been blue at some time. Not sure what you paid, but i would contact the seller and request remedy. I sell on Ebay and happily remedy mistakes I make. If they have feedback worth protecting, they should help you out.

Of course he doesn't like the challenge and would rather not part with the money I paid ($2,300). The watch was just completely overhauled. Maybe the dial was damaged and some petroleum-based product was used to clean it up and it faded the blue. Maybe a lot of things, but it's good to know that it's not just me. Thank you for taking the time to look and respond. I appreciate it.

Some colours oxidise faster than others, but all finishes get a slow degradation over time. If two different components are made in any slightly different way to each other then there is a possibility they will degrade at different rates, and where they are adjacent will appear to be in stark difference. It's possible that the dual and the chapter ring were made differently but collectively appear the same/similar from new. Over time they start changing appearance at different rates. That's why one is blue and the other grey. Look up atrophy. It's possible.

Cheers.

I agree it does look grey (although your pictures aren't the best ;-) ). It definitely wouldn't be a result of the overhaul (assuming it was done by Breitling). They would never let a watch leave their hands in less than perfect condition. What did the pictures look like on the eBay listing? If you're unhappy push for a refund thru eBay.

From those pics i would have said this was a black dial that has been significantly sun- faded. i find that because of the concentric circles on the SOSF dial it's colour can range from grey to deep black.

Those concentric circles can fool you. If I hold the watch so I can look at the dial at about a 10° angle line of sight, the dial looks blue. The walls of those concentric circles still have blue on them. However, the ridges have lost their pigment and appear grey or something close to grey. I told the seller to look at this thread, and he said the pictures of the watch-in-question look just like the watch he bought when it was brand new, insisting that the dial is unquestionably blue blue blue!!! I asked him in all sincerity if he were colorblind. I don't get it. How can anyone look at those pics, crappy as they are, and say the dial is blue, like brand-new blue???????

Colour blind, maybe, happens to the best of us... take the test

Ishihara Test for Color Blindness | Color Blindness

I just took the test and I am not colourblind, although I now have a headache .

Blue is, due to its physical make up, one of the worst colours for being affected by sunlight. The sun literally saps the blue pigment from the colour over time and fading occurs. If you look around you will see many example of this. Closely followed by green (which as a complementary colour made up of blue and yellow). The better or purer a natural blue pigment the more chance of it holding on. If the pigment is derived from synthetic compounds then it is more likely to fade faster. Not an expert, just had some exposure to this in a working life. Other colours are less effected.

The seller advertised the watch as having a blue dial. You've got the watch and you can see that the dial is *not* blue so therefore you have a case to return the watch saying that it isn't as advertised. EBay will be on your side.

That's definitely true: the Steelfish is worth the extra effort to get hold of.