My Gruppo Gamma Ascent California (A-3)

[shamtv2555]

hello this is my first time writing a review on this forum,
if anything not write in good, pls dont laugh me .

as a long time doing research for a bronze or brass watch(coz of the patina thing)  , finally i catch up with this brand Gruppo gamma.
very thickly btw, firstly i tot is a very expensive brand, coz in the description Italy navy watch yea...
research research ... eiiii it quit in a reasonable price. so i die die must buy 1.
hahahha so luck im , the seller aka  dealer is at kk. wow tht really make my heart bit faster, i sure wan it by today.. hahhahha...
finally brought it...
My Gruppo Gamma Ascent California (A-3) n directly change the strap whn reach hm.
Movement

    Seagull Grade 1 TY3600
    Hand-winding
    Hours, minutes, seconds
    Incabloc shock protection
    21600 bph
    Power reserve 48 h
    17 jewels
    Côtes de Genève decoration

Case

    Brass, brushed
    Diameter 44 mm
    Thickness 16 mm
    Weight 120 g
    Screw-down crown, etched 'Brevet'
    Water resistance 10 ATM


ok la... the price with tht pcs... cant complain at all...





ok.... after few day.. reading on forum, THIS WORD PATINA
HMMM interesting thing... ask ask ask ... finally i gonna give it a try...
my fren told me using hard boil egg...
egg a... egg pun jadi la ... go home boil egg, put in a container bla bla bla...wait wait wait... finally 1 h 2 h ... ha ha ha ... is time
here this thing come out


OMG WHAT HAPPEN , I TOT IT BECOME SILVER ALREADY

I CALL up my fren and ask...he tell me  need slowly polish it back by cloth...
hahaha....

finally the RESULT

ENJOY IT GUYS, MY PATINA WORK ON MY SMALL LITTLE GG A3

[ck77]

wow, nice experiment 

[Yikkie]

Interesting egg experiment bro. Enjoyed reading your review. 

[hanz079]

Wow... Egg experiment? Maybe you can list the details on the process, i am
sure many forummers are curious to know in detail
Nice review bro... 

[RaymondT]

terkejut when i saw the whole case in silver , thought you treat it 2 an acid bath at 1st. So cool , please share more details about the egg process.

[shamtv2555]

U got me hans.    Hahahha... ok the egg process...  boil a egg to hard. Peel off all the egg sheels. After tht cut the egg to 2 pcs. Take a container big enuf to place ur watch n the egg. Ok.. place the egg half pc on the left n half pc on the right. Watch put at the middle. Close the container n wait 2-3 h. Thn done. Simple n easy.

[terrenceterrence]

Really enjoyed reading ur review  and thanks for the tip.

[SubFoo]

nice review! can't wait to try it on my A1!

 

[eltontan]

Interesting review.. 

[TheHobbit]

Great review. Interesting experiment.

[watchmanu]

Nice review!  Sham
but your photo of the watch change to silver color give me a BIG SHOCK!

[kenixck]

anyone want to try it on bronzo project watch ?? 
btw the silver really make me heart attack also.

you polish using normal tissue/toilet paper ? or ....

[shamtv2555]

anyone want to try it on bronzo project watch ?? 
btw the silver really make me heart attack also.

you polish using normal tissue/toilet paper ? or ....

normal toilet paper... thn cloth

[dennis.T]

Nice review.. now the GG is real hot…

[kpo74]

Wow , Home made feel ~ interesting !!!

[Everdying]

interesting so much 'silver' showed, guess this brass has got higher zinc content?
anyway, i prefer a more natural patina...like where my fingers always rubs it...only take a month or so

[shamtv2555]

Nice review.. now the GG is real hot…

yes....

[ndtaan]

Will it leaves a green stain on your wrist?

[shamtv2555]

Will it leaves a green stain on your wrist?

no... coz the back case r not brass

[ndtaan]

Will it leaves a green stain on your wrist?

no... coz the back case r not brass

What I mean was will the bronze part leaves any green stains if it comes into contact with either our shirts or skin.

[shamtv2555]

Will it leaves a green stain on your wrist?

no... coz the back case r not brass

What I mean was will the bronze part leaves any green stains if it comes into contact with either our shirts or skin.

so far no bro....

[watzisname]

Hi,

Where to buy the custom strap on your A-3?

[watchmanu]

Hi,

Where to buy the custom strap on your A-3?

You can go to paneristi and check out those custom straps for panerai.

[watzisname]

Hi,

Where to buy the custom strap on your A-3?

You can go to paneristi and check out those custom straps for panerai.

You mean ask in panerai forums?

[watchmanu]

Hi,

Where to buy the custom strap on your A-3?

You can go to paneristi and check out those custom straps for panerai.

You mean ask in panerai forums?

There is plenty of straps for sale in paneristi "accessory collectors' corner", please do check it out.