madasboot

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I can do any vintage no dater (build and lume) and will post later in the sales section the surplus i have for sale

Thank you! It took me a while but results are far better than any aftermarket option available. unfortunately pictures are limited in showing the surface texture and the gilt effect. anyway, I am now ready to do any vintage dial as long as it does not have date window will post more examples. A 5513 gilt exclamation dial and one of my 6538 plus my seamaster 300 I vectorize, build and lume, the old way

Some of the dials I made. some gilted, some not.

Hi. Thanks. I did draw over a military dial tracing and vectorizing all the details and transferred it with resin to a 27.7mm dial plate. lacqered and lumed with resin, ink and old lume pigment i bought from an old watchmaker. Done with the same technique but with foiled gold.

Self made dial

handmade gilt dial

David, so, so sorry about yours and our loss. sorry as well since words are failing but on behalf of our friendship I wish him to rest in piece.

No need B.

will share pics once done

but for the radium burn I would suggest you to use transparent color and dye pigments. (citadel shades are perfect for that plus AK patina pencils). radium burn on a dial is a very slow process and quite homogeneous if the watch hands were in motion for long so replicating it will require a radial approach and less of staining. Staining usually happens in the lacquered layer. In this example most probably the watch was kept for years in the position it has stopped, at 8.05

looks great.

Nice. I also got one of those from Raffles but the hour ticks are too thick. I am making my own gilt dial now.

Hey R. Not to worry… nothing a good ‘ole set of cutting broaches cannot correct… ahah i am lucky since raffles is distanced some blocks away from my place so hands galore. I also bought an horotec set of broaches plus a swiss hand tool and fear no evil… best, M.

Hi R. precisely my case… Adrian sent me two of those beauties and some months later I got stem adapters and then found out that I had all except drills and taps. Followed your suggestion with practice but metal (or holes) are not my element… will persist though:) that will be the cherry on top. for now I am finishing some gilt dials all my best Marco thank you! here is my latest, built from scratch

Thank you! do let me know if you want to try it:) I had built a few spares best M.

All by myself except case, crystal and crown

In the end is more of a vague memory made of plastic and quartz… any resemblance (or feel) of the original is pure coincidence. on the wrist it felt exactly the same as my son’s peppa pig watch…