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Hey D!

I've bought (and sold) some of those watches from you... Hope we can have a proper coffee sometime instead of cloak and dagger stuff LOL

Anyway, good luck with your transference of energy, I wish you the best of success :thumbsupsmileyanim:

See you around, I'm sure

Years ago, I moved in with a brand new girlfriend and another couple as well.... I never did it again, it was a total nightmare and an extremely long (way too long for here, I could write a book, and probably should!)and adventurous story

But that was then and us, and this is you and now.

Make your path

I have a watch with PVD coating ()let's assume TiAlN)... I want to redo the coating to a different hue...

Does anyone know if it's possible to strip by bead blast and re-apply the PVD?

PAM 26B

Not on my end in a million years. That is Panerai's intellectual property and as dar as I am concerned it is going to stay that way.

Am I missing something here? This is a rep forum and the case you're doing is a Panerai case

i'm in as soon ass\ it comes to Oz :thumbsupsmileyanim:

I like the 5mp camera with flash and the front camera will be interesting maybe (wish I wasn't so damn fugly)

The new design looks great and it will be nice to have a thin phone again!!

It is something that I have mentioned in the Admin area but please understand there are probably 20 other more important things the boss has to fix before he looks at this.

Ken

Thanx KB!!! Yes, just a small issue in the much bigger picture

Thanks guys... My thoughts as well on the newer dial.

I will have a look at a hobby shop somewhere for some matte spray... I hope I don't screw it up

I will suppose that my watchmaker will know what to do about a backing plate when he's putting it together... Either way, it'll be on my wrist soon

OK Guys, I am starting this new topic so it's fresh... Hope some can help...

I am just about to receive the final parts to put together a 203A... The movement and no AR crystal are waiting at the PO...

I need a few suggestions.

Firstly, for this period watch, which would you use for the dial... The more aged or the less aged looking dial below?

I'm thinking the newer looking dial, as the case is as new and it may be a better match, but I need some more learned opinions.

Whichever I choose, there would be another dial left... I'm wondering what that would be good for besides a 203A

Second issue I have is the matte finish I hear people talking about.

I have a 201A and the dial does have a vertical 'sheen' to it, and it feels a bit off.... Is this the way the dials actually are, or are they coated/matte finish?

What are you guys using for the matte finishing on the dial?

Third and last question is on the dial backing plate...

How thick should it be, and is it simply glued to the movement/dial?

I have what seems to be a steel backing plate that's 3.56 diameter and .48 thick with a 2.38 diameter hole in the middle (no seconds at 9 hole

Is this a backing plate and is it the right thickness to use?

Thanks for any help... Hopefully I will have something together within a week or so

Here it is D

Ken

Thanks buddy... it seems like there's a new behavior in new posts... is this true, or just my perception?

I just added a new post to an old thread I started, but I can't see it when I view new topics... I wonder if this is a glitch or if anyone else can see my post (please feel free to comment too )_

Here's the link:

OK Guys...

I am just about to receive the final parts to put together a 203A... The movement and no AR crystal are waiting at the PO...

I need a few suggestions.

Firstly, for this period watch, which would you use for the dial... The more aged or the less aged looking dial.

I'm thinking the newer looking dial, as the case is as new and it may be a better match.

Whichever I choose, there would be another dial left... I'm wondering what that would be good for besides a 203A

Second issue I have is the matte finish I hear people talking about.

I have a 201A and the dial does have a vertical 'sheen' to it, and it feels a bit off.... Is this the way the dials actually are, or are they coated/matte finish?

What are you guys using for the matte finishing on the dial?

Third and last question is on the dial backing plate...

How thick should it be, and is it simply glued to the movement/dial?

I have what seems to be a steel backing plate that's 3.56 diameter and .48 thick with a 2.38 diameter hole in the middle (no seconds at 9 hole

Is this a backing plate and is it the right thickness to use?

Thanks for any help... Hopefully I will have something together within a week or so

Really really beautiful that 1BT... The chances of finding a JF case these days are practically nil

Wear it well!!

Damn that's a fine watch... the AR really brings the dial out.... now I want one

Super sexy watch mate

Wear it well

Hmmm....did the C series 061 come with AR?

I'm pretty sure that B was the last series before they started using AR.

Thanks guys!!

It's nothing special...

Modded cartel Ti case

Refinished lug screws

sapphire crystal no AR

Refinished Ti CG

OEM crown

OEM 061c tobacco dial

DSN A series hands

H3 CP flattened and polished

Still waiting for one more part....and debating on whether or not to buy Pete's gen CG but then I start to get into the realm of why didn't I just buy the damn gen.

Really sweet watch there buddy :thumbsupsmileyanim:

All you need now is some AR on that crystal and it's just as good!!

Where did you get the Destro? Is that 22 or 26 bound?

I would like to make a 26, as I have a fetish for PVD watches... The hard part is getting a good destro CG

That aged look on the FGD 203a is beautiful . Can you tell us where you sourced the PVD case?

Yes... it is really nice... but not sure to use the aged one or the newer looking one (as you can see there are two that could be used in a 203A) in the PVD case I have now ... Any suggestions?

Well, thanks to much advice, help, and supply from some top members here, I've amassed a small arsenal of parts to be assembled. Just waiting on a few more key parts to make a couple complete watches.

Special thanks to FGD, OPCrown, The Zigmeister, and DSN for making this at all possible!!

So they finally fixed that D shaped CG, that's one of the main reasons I sold mine, it just kept bugging me.

By the way, a 7753 is completely wrong for this model. The gen has a Flyback complication movement.

What do you guys mean by D shaped CG? They're all D shaped

Thats a great start D although the case may be a bit harder to track down.

It's on its way

Keep checking that postbox ......more choice parts heading your way for this baby !!!

FGD

Anxiously awaiting that package buddy...

I have a feeling this is going to be a beautiful thing

The start of something beautiful, I hope... I only wish I could have had a more realistic SN LOL

Wow!!! Looks great

Can you explain what you mean by the 'nub' of the CG?

I always thought it meant appropriate... but the first time I heard it like 20 years ago, I thought it just sounded snobby... maybe it was the speaker.