<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Watch Patina on Fondsites</title><link>https://fondsites.com/tags/watch-patina/</link><description>Recent content in Watch Patina on Fondsites</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 13:43:57 +0300</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://fondsites.com/tags/watch-patina/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Vintage Watch Condition and Patina: How to Read Age Without Romance Taking Over</title><link>https://fondsites.com/watches/guidebooks/vintage-watch-condition-patina/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://fondsites.com/watches/guidebooks/vintage-watch-condition-patina/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Vintage watches ask for a different kind of attention than modern watches. A new watch can often be judged against a current specification sheet. A vintage watch has lived a life. Its dial may have aged unevenly, the case may have been polished, the crown may have been replaced during service, the bracelet may have stretched, and the movement may have passed through several watchmakers. Those changes are not automatically bad. They are the object.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>