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

powered by unitas 6498

wow ubiquitous, what CG and case is that?

and noted pete M, thnx

The V crown guard was made for Pre v etc. post a wtb for one.

V meaning from noob case?

I need suggestion for pre V Crown Guard.

Little hero, goin or other maker? Which closest to gen?

Matching    first pic makes my eyes hurt 

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