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  2. Cortebert Pocket Watch/3646 Project

    in The Panerai Area

    Posted

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I cannot believe I have a cal. 618 IN MY HAND!!!!!!! Beautiful, unmarked and in pristine condition!

    The watchsmiths I deal with are men with 40 to 50 years in experience dealing with cortebért mvmts and never have seen this one. It even has a swan neck regulator.... oh and 17 rubis!

    Cheers,

    marco

  3. Angelus 8-day Movement

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Another option would be to try to make a contemprary 8-day pam...can't remember the #, but you which one I'm talkng about--the one in the fiddy case, which I (briefly) considerd doing the first time I saw an Angelus powered travel alarm.

    Although you can find the travel alarm versions of that movement in major metro area flea markets (I've seen about 5 in the DC area) for $150 or so, according to my watchsmith, it'll cost you well over a $1500 in parts (vintage and custom made) and labor to make the movement function and look like the one used in the 8 day "fiddy." Pug's $2000 figure might even be a little low for a movement that has already been modified and serviced...if you can even find one. Then you'd have to have the 8-day thing @ 3:00 laser engraved onto the the fiddy dial, and have a back custom CNCed and engraved.

    Since the gens are, what, 20k the 3k this project would cost might be worth it if you are PAM obsessed and have pockts a little deeper than mine....

    You made a clear picture of the reasons that make me stick with the regular Cortebért cal. 616 and run away from the Angelus...

  6. Marina Militare 3646 Modded

    in The Panerai Area

    Posted

    Now this is becomming more like a cook book than a watch forum :-) , but could you mention which proportions you are using when you make that mix you put on the dial and hands?

    I will try to do something similar within a near future and since I only have one dial, I get no second chance.

    Thanks

    If my memory doesnt fail me I think I PMd you a recipe some time ago...

  9. Marina Militare 3646 Modded

    in The Panerai Area

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    Yes the dial should be pretty tasty by now :chef:

    Smokers hate chewing tobacco so hopefully you're safe

    Thanks for the tip about varnish :victory: forgot about that, got some spare varnish I can use from a superlumina package

    The dial soaks up most of the solution, but I'll do it just to be safe, and it will get a bit more glossy surface, great!

    The cherry on top of our "cakes" will be thick plexis correctly produced but we will talk about that later on....

  10. Marina Militare 3646 Modded

    in The Panerai Area

    Posted

    you used more sugar on dial numbers which in my opinion looks better

    Try to use (thewatchboys) steel wool to slightly roughen the dial surface and smear some some chewed tobacco (really great stuff :thumbsupsmileyanim: )

    on dials and hands and it should be identical (if not a lot better)

    Great! this looks like Chef's talk! Special dial "confit"...

    In the meantime do you have an alternative to tobacco? I quitted the smokes 8 months ago and I can not have proximity to that stuff... :)

    BTW do not forget to seal the "sugared" numeral cutouts with a coat of satin varnish being careful not to stain the dial surface with it!

    Cheers,

    Marco

  11. Marina Militare 3646 Modded

    in The Panerai Area

    Posted

    Marco, most of these vintageing techniques are from your excellent post :thumbsupsmileyanim: :

    Marco's 6152/1

    I just added some chemicals and distressing :whistling:

    Hey Falco, thanks for the compliment! I am flattered :) but technique is one thing and art is other.

    I still think your work on vintageizing the dial and hands is way better than mine and I would really appreciate your help.

    I am now working on something that will be very useful for all of us vintage lovers but I will only unveil it later on when I am positively sure of its production conditions.

    Cheers,

    Marco

  20. Movement Measurements...

    in Movement Q&A

    Posted

    Hi

    I am looking for the diameter measurements of the following movements:

    -6497

    -Cortebert 618

    -Cortebert 620

    -Molijna

    I have only found that of the Cortebert 616... 35.5mm

    Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.

    Kai..

    Hey Kai,

    616 and 618 have the same diameter (35,5mm).

    I think Moljina has a slightly wider diameter and 620 is a mystery to me. Ask Mark and he will help you with that.

    I saw a 620R and I think it has the same diameter as the 616 and 618 but I do not know for sure.

    But since they are both 16 lignes they should all have the same diameter.

    Cheers,

    Marco

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