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Being told I can't take my IWC Ingeneuir to go inside the MRI scanner. My man, this is my watch's big day.

On a tip from [mention=59902]hologramet[/mention], I purchased an insert from [mention=47967]Dlf[/mention]. What can I say, it’s amazing! Here it is now installed on my 5517. Thank you both guys!

my tip is dont bleach at all. use Bergeon ultrafine abrasive block 5444A. Never use sandpaper. Mount the insert in a bezel on a watch. (Ye this will also soften the bezel teeth a little bit, if this is a problem use a separate bezel). The bezel protects the external border (If you can create a recessed fit before starting. and the plexi protects the internal border. Put more pressure on the outer parts. Slowly. Slowly. Slowly. When done, try adding heat with a stormlighter with circular moves. As soon as you start seeing brown tones. Stop. ThIs removes most of the shine, and makes the colors way more natural. @jackflash I would recommend trying it as I know exactly what you mean with the purple tones.

Examples of aging: RUBY: ——— GENUINE: ——- Skickat från min iPhone med Tapatalk

Here’s the ”best recipe” currently: Nowadays it much easier to make a good enough-5517. The crown guards are the weakest part, but Helenarous case is quite close. There wasnt a good 5517 insert until about 6 months when I helped Ruby getting it right. The genuine 5517-insert I have helped Ruby get the closest so far, the serifs are not 100%, but se are talking tiny 0,1mm serifs. And that is good. Otherwise 5517-inserts would be impossible to differ from gen. The build would be something like this: —HelenaRou case (bezel ass. And crown/tube arent up to standards, but c’est la vie, wont use them anyway). Have Vietnam engrave it correctly underside of the lug + caseback. Rubys is Also very good... but still... the crown guards. —HelenaRou custom printed dial (they have the correct dial layout) ask them to just pad-print white text and white plots for lume background for ETA-plate. —-Vietnam bezel assembly incl correct insert —-Genuine Omega SM300 hands —-Michael Young Superdome T19 —-Athaya pearl —-Athaya 7020 tube and 702 crown —-I recommend a Tissot Powermatic 80 lowbeat-2824-2. —-Custom lume-job in Vietnam of hands, dial and pearl ——Removal of date complication and conversion to single-hack crown stem ——Custom aging of insert ——Custom reshape of especially crown guards. ——Get a vintage MOD-strap (or modern Phoenix) admirality grey or as I recommend Phenomenato instead. Skickat från min iPhone med Tapatalk