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@sputim has kindly offered this service to members before and has my full support and confidence ?

Dear RWG friends, Since I still have a beco-technic account (https://www.beco-technic.com/) I plan to make a bulk order for gen spec rolex vintage springbars (2mm and 1.9mm). They are swiss made and the quality and feel is second to none (same as used by rolex). For seasoned and known members I also offer to order brand new eta movements. The spring bars can only be ordered in a pack of 10 pieces (hence no splitting up). Payment will be upfront (paypal) and prices are accordingly including shipping within the EU (shipping outside the EU is not included): For 10 springbars: 16eur For eta movement e.g. 2824: 190eur (price depends on the movement of course) If you are interested please use this thread so I have a decent overview. I will consider all pm's until 22 Dec 2017 since I plan to place the order directly afterwards. Please also bear in mind that during christmas/ny holidays everything is slowed down and the order might only arrive around mid January. Cheers and happy holidays, sputim

He is not the TD here, so hope I do not break any rule with posting this. First custom Hulk inserts, next custom TT subs, now is developing custom DW and these dials. I have zero affiliation with WA, but like the way how he is doing things. He's growing into a TC for SubC. This is just the teaser, no final release yet. Hope you will enjoy. Black is WA custom, blue is v7.

Ha you all are a trip. She wanted me to let you know she will take requests, with scented upgrades available [emoji854] but will not do your laundry. As far as the temps used, I think cold wash and med-hi heat to dry for 40 or so minutes. Unsure of the detergent or fabric softener used, though some trade secrets must remain close lol. I’m not sure the specific model, but they’re those computerized gizmo front loading ones by Samsung... I suspect they might have a custom dial aging setting ? programmed in. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wow, we have tried cooking, bleaching, cigar smoke and god knows what else, turns out women have the solution as they do to so much in life

Nice! Does she offer this service to the public? I'll take a wash and dry special please, hold the bleach.

Roger that sir!

I like it! Where was the dial originally from?

Thanks !!! and you're welcome Along the next months I'll make tests to see the different colors one can achieve using that method and I'll try to build a chart with : - gaz burner size - "cook" duration - color If I achieve that I could call my thread "Mastering the Art of Watches Cooking" [emoji6] sent from my Moto G5 Plus using Tapatalk

Seasons Greetings to everyone, and all the very best for 2018! Season Greetings by S STEEL, on Flickr

Perfect combination... wear it in good health brother [emoji106] Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

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That is always a possibility when doing any kind of mods to this stuff. You have to weigh the pros and cons and decide what you can live with. When you do decide to remove the old tube you can use a small torch or big soldering iron to heat up the area around the tube before removing it. The heat will help release any adhesive that might have been used when installing the tube.

Wake up early this morning, so I had some spare time for "bezel ring cooking" Some comparison pics, 5513 eBay bezel ring untouched vs 5513 bezel ring polished and "cooked" (still same process : 30mn cooking / cooldown, repeat 3 times) I definitely LOVE that subtle "yellow/gold" color ... next month I'll try coloring a complete watch using that method I will also do some test soaking a stainless steel piece in linseed oil before "cooking" to see what I get ... linssed oil is supposed to enhance the process so I should get a more brownish color

Thanks @capre @Desai As you already saw in the first post, those A/6538 came with a really special bezel. So let's just talk about that part of the build (work just in progress) A/6538 CUSTOM BEZEL First let me quote (partially) Shane Griffin from "Gear Patrol" : "Around 1957, when the MOD was ready to commit to the Submariner, Rolex was several years and several upgraded references into the Submariner’s history. The 6538 ... was made into a MOD-spec version, the A/6538. The MOD required, among other specific features, a larger bezel, allowing gloved divers more gripping power; and a bezel material of German silver, which would typically dent upon impact, versus cracking or breaking." The required bezel was virtually (and as far as I know) a "thick" 5513 bezel build in 2 parts : - downer part (the one that clipped on the retaining ring) made from stainless steel - upper part made from "german silver" That specific construction could be controversial but when one look at the pic below it really seems the bezel is made from 2 parts, the upper part being corroded differently than the downer part. The different color of the upper part could be due to the specific composition of the "german silver" ("nickel silver", "maillechort") that can contain a significant percentage of copper (40 to 70%). In all cases, that is THAT pic (plus the Burford dial of course) that made me "fall in love" with the A/6538 and that pushed me to try to build the "same" watch. So, after grafting a new rehaut to my Silix 6538 case, I am, at the moment, actually building a 2 parts custom bezel ... and I know ... I'm probably crazy I will show pics of the finished bezel and explain the building process but today I want to speak about "bronzing" stainless steel. The upper part of my custom bezel should look like the one on the pic above, so it should have what I would call a "light yellow color" So last week I PMed my good friend and "king of steel" @mascob to get some infos about how to "lightly bronze" Stainless Steel. As usually he was enthousiastic, did some tests with a torch and send me the pics altogether with process advices. Result was really nice but not "light" enough and color was too "orange/yellow". The other problem was that ... I dont have a gaz torch. So if I wanted to get that "really discreet yellow color" I had to heat the bezel : - at a lower temperature that the one obtained with a gaz torch - in a very well distribued way to get a homogeneous coloration On Saturday morning, about 6AM, I was cleaning my italian coffe maker (search Bialetti Moka Express on the web) and I had an epiphany !!! The downside of my coffe maker, plain stainless steel, was partially showing a light yellow color :cheese::cheese::cheese: So to reproduce the process I just had to analyse "how do I heat my coffee maker" ... The answer was : - very low heat - long time So, just after drinking me coffee, I took an old twisted bezel, put it on the smallest burner of my cooking plate, light the burner and waited to see if something would happen. And my expectations were more than fullfilled ... after 2 heating periods of 30mn each my bezel showed a really light but really nice yellow/gold color That was all for Saturday but on Sunday afternoon I have decided to try another 30mn heating period and I put my bezel on the burner again At this very moment I had a little "problem" as my wife entered the kitchen and looked alternatively at me and the bezel on the burner ... Her : "Please tell me, my love, are you cooking a ... watch ?" Me : "Well, darling, I'm NOT actually cooking a complete watch ... just a watch bezel" Her : "Are we supposed to ... eat that thing ?" Me : "Definitely NO my dear ... you know I cook organic food only and I can't attest that that bezel is an organic product" There is moments in life when you're dealing with your wife/girl-friend and you know that you HAVE to find something to say and/or do if you want to avoid sleeping on the couch. So I flashed my "Clooney's smile" (Clooney ... not clowny) and said : "We've been living together for ... 35 years and see, I'm still able to surprise you ... what else ?" Then she laughed and kissed me, poored two glasses of Saint-Mont (Tannat, Pinenc, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon) and waited with me for the final result. So here are the pics, almost exactly the colored I 'm trying to reproduce and BTW ... I did not slept on the couch