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Contacted him and completed my order: thanks guys!

Looks like his paypal isn't functioning. Does anyone have his email?

Reported. Waaaaaay too many tells for it to still be on ebay: yikes.

Just snagged a Phong midcase/caseback, yuki hev, and clarks bezel assembly/crystal from fellow member Think7. All I can say is: WOW. Flawless transaction and the fastest shipping I've ever experienced (coast to coast in 2 days!). I'd like to drop a 1570 in here, but for the moment I will settle with an eta. Does anyone besides yuki sell the eta movement adaptor? I also have an old-school MBW bezel/thin numbers insert - would this be more accurate than the clarks assembly?

1680: props! That post should be a sticky in every section

Anyone see this? Looks like they revamped the case: looks more like the yuki case methinks! http://www.ttw888.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=35_66&products_id=10829

eduardor, what movement? v72?

Hey everyone! The inks/cliches/misc parts arrived last week. After a few slightly successful trials, I'm still attempting to ascertain the correct ratio of ink/thinner/matte powder to use in the printing process. There seems to be a problem with pad pressure, which I hope to have sorted asap. If my manual padprinter setup doesn't yield satisfactory (i.e. crisp) printed results, I will most likely purchase an automated pad printing press. HOPEFULLY it won't come to that, as I've already sunk way too much money into this venture. More updates ahead! - whoop

BEST. RESPONSE. EVER.

Thinking of doing a group buy/pdf share (like we did with the submariner book) if anyone is interested... http://www.ploprof.com/PloProf%20Book.html

I'll be purchasing the no-radiation yuki version soon i think; I'm VERY interested in a custom bezel insert that fits. Keep us updated on your progress!

How much did the phong ff run you? Isn't it the same as yuki's offering minus the no-radiations symbol? http://www.yukiwatch.com/catalog/item/7617720/8946447.htm

Solid advice.

The sloppy white paint on the first bezel 'tick' can be easily scratched off. Looks good: I'd go for it.

I would purchase 1 more washer, glue both together, and sand them down accordingly; this worked for me.

+1 Are these available?

I'm personally waiting til Athaya finishes his (rumored) 6538 cases: anyone have any updates on this?

Aside from the aged feel of the Minh case, which one did you feel was more true to a 6538?

DIALS ARE HERE! They replicated the date-window perfectly! Now I just need ze inks

WOW. Just WOW This IS my dream build: fantastic. What's the dial diameter size cc? 26.5mm or 27mm?

While you can't completely change the color of the text, you can use an acrylic wash (aka watered-down paint) and create a yellow tint slowly, being careful to let each layer dry.

I was hoping my next update would include pictures of the finished dials, but alas! I am currently waiting for the custom ink/dials to arrive. Once they're here I will begin the pad-printing process, post pictures, and set up a thread in the sales section. I'm pretty stoked that this project is near completion! Finally I can contribute something to the RWG community - whoop

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Damn this thing is beautiful

If you didn't sandblast, how'd you achieve that finish?