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"So, are you going to post these for Valentines Day?!? See, it just goes to show we all can find true love on this day. And it is called a Panerai. " Double 6154 red indices build I have a friend on the other side of the pond, in the US. He's a guy I met here on the forum, we share the same passion/obsession for Panerai, namely the vintage ones. I had the chance to build a few watches for him. During the last couple of years we kept in touch and kept discussing about vintage PAMs, we found out we had the same taste and made a few projects become real. This is one of them, one of these watches is mine and one is for him, both built at the same time with the same parts and only slight differences. The idea for this thread's title came from him. When I sent him the pics and told him I was ready to ship it was a couple of days before Valentine's and he came out with this phrase. It made me laugh out loud but I found some strange poetry in it so I decided to use it So much for the introduction, let's talk about the watches They are both based on the Athaya case set as it is just my favourite case. The case was lightly reshaped, but the most time was spent on the refinishing. I can't even remember how many times I sanded, beated, brushed, polished, stressed these cases before I was happy with how they looked. More than a couple of weeks passed since I shipped the watch and my friend received it already. He says pics don't do it justice so I think my goal was reached Dials are from Bigwaved. I'm not a dial painter but imho the red indices are maybe the hardest to get right, but Bigwaved's work is always at the top of the spectrum, perfect resin fill, perfect lume application, perfect finish, everything so damn perfect it almost makes me jealous I can't do such beautiful work myself For these builds we chose to go for DSN's new movements, they just look fantastic no less. Finally the straps. The one with beige stitching is from my friend Alfio/Bakeka, I had many from him and this one is as usual a great quality strap made with a heart. The one with red stitching is from Betmen, it's the first strap I got from him and it won't be the last. He's such a great guy to work with, he has an eye for details you would never consider in a strap but which really make a difference in the finished product. The guy is top notch but you already knew that I'm sure And some more pics: That's all for now, more builds coming soon. Hope you enjoyed the reading and pics

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Very nice bro! I want it. LOL Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Basically, I soaked the bracelet in water under a vacuum for a few hours, and then under pressure for a few hours. I wanted to make sure the water made it in behind the spring pin. I then took it out of the water and froze it for about an hour. Next I heated the bracelet with a Blazer micro torch, and "Pop!" Out it came. So, water or steam? Personally, I think it was the pressure caused by the water rapidly turning to steam and expanding as it was heated. So, yes. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Water or steam? Thank you...

Qapla'! (Success!) The heat technique did the trick, but not with oil. I tried oil first and that didn't work. I tried water next, and that did. The rapidly expanding steam popped the end of the spring bar right out, almost like it was shot out of a gun. Now it's all back together and ready to go back on the watch. After a through soaking in baby oil that is. Thanks for the help Brothers. I really appreciate it. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

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Sadly no longer with me, however Nanuq can tell you how she drove when he came to stay!

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yes mate that is correct JKF is the official cartel mafia base cases ?

May I ask you what your problem is

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Pratt custom aged build on Straps Monster aged strap. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

That is really a very nice watch. Never seen that before. I totally forgotten that you own this one too 1675 Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-A520F met Tapatalk

Somehow, I find your post very endearing lol.

Very nice! Thanks for sharing all the pics. I now have quite a few to look at in greater detail, especially the vintage models, which are my current obsession. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Excellent news Remember keep calm whne dealing with the TDs. They get skittish if they feel like you will cause problems and become very slow to respond in my experience and yes I have dealt with a lot of TD issues.

Thanks brother, and I don't own this PN anymore. It's sold