steph_dexter

im doing this pre V project for 3 months now and few items already in proger: dial, case n box I planned to continue with the booklet inside the box, but i couldnt get photos of the entire page Hopefully i can get help from you guys here are very few that i got Please share me more photo of the pre V booklet inside page

your work is amazing pm sent

little preview with unfinished reshape case with dirk next to 202/A low lume

As my study of pre V, I felt the challenge to make custom dial. Especially after viewing this 3 images bellow After many hours of vector drawing, finding source and experiment, here are the detail shot of my hand made dial (5218-201/A as trial): font detail on pad print, as in the reference picture; the use of sanserif font brand name pad printed preV dial is incorrect : indicase detail color filling (3D depth) mimicking the Tritium + stated in the 3 images on top that indicase was filled, not left empty...so i fill it after coloring/luming process: So far that is my accomplishment in the trial process as noobie, feel free to share more insight n opinion regarding gen pre V dial

again, awesome project !! what is the origin of the case? river, nw or esdee?

thnx guys, case: getat crown: silix/river dial: southy base, hand painted, fill n lume by me midget hands: custom cut and custom coating locally bezel: NW Gordon front & rear convex mineral glass from cousins case back: athaya strap: bob

projectologist super build! awesome man!

cant wait to see the new FGD dials When can i get it? or see in the market?

my first pre V build

thnx projectologist, noted

For my project im gonna try to produce the pre V dial. My goal is to get the closest one to gen dial indicase shape n later on will be pad printed Welcoming all the input n comments

i dont usually make strap... reshape, painting n assemble is what i enjoy the most in the homage area. But now a day, i kinda enjoy strap making my first: second (the photo quality is very poor ): third: unfinish fourth: and my custom cut n assemble GPF buckle

i havent post any of my build here, what i did is always asking or request for suggestion for Pre V build. So now let me post some of my collection build vintage model and the unassembled

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wow ubiquitous, what CG and case is that? and noted pete M, thnx

V meaning from noob case?

I need suggestion for pre V Crown Guard. Little hero, goin or other maker? Which closest to gen?

excuse the extreme color contrast

for the strap preparation : I found making buckle and strap is a lot of fun. So i tried to hand make both buckle and strap complete with the stamp on the buckle...except i use laser engraving instead after some vector drawing... first cut wasnt perfect...ouch! crooked engraving :? second cut, come out better after long critique and pointer at the picture thinking hard for DLC or PVD coating... oh well its my trial anyway, so i decided to use cheap aerosol flat black ...yeah not bad, all the engraving wasnt deep enough, ill make it better later trying to mimic the coinage edges by hand with file n sandpaper this process took so much energy tongue installed and painted flat black cutting and mark lines some old sheet of leather that skid gave me for the top layer, buckle installed. I used stiff thick piece of leather under neat I copy the construction of pre Vendome strap notice the difference with vintage 3 folds on the buckle side and 2 fold on long side glue n press oh my, this far i forgot to bend the buckle & tongue :lolno: so re-open the guled strap, bend the buckle and re-glue adding single loose keeper, the final result pre stitching n edge kote i aged the buckle a little, the black paint was strip litely at corner n tip of the tongue

Cant decide which way to go... non matching or matching

reshape n polishing detail fanatics great art work sir

MM with sterile dial! awesome!! great project Mel

you got a great photography skill sir