Drummania

Thanks. There is a wealth of info here! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

How think is the 1002 case from case back to crystal top? I have the same project in mind but I have a 15000 case instead. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I relume by mixing some acrylic yellow paint into the paste. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It's negative-relief.

m2m, but the printing is the same as ruby's except for the tropical face color http://rubyswatch.com/products/j3-|-vintage-|-explorer-|-1016-|-dial-1626

Depend on the paint. Some bezels bleach to blue and some bleach to red. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Still waiting for a sunny day...but even with bad garage lighting, true gilt is still mesmerizing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Spec: JMB case Vietnam tropical gilt dial JK horological gold hands relumed and vintagized Swiss ETA 2840 21600bph no-date movement (2 crown positions instead of 3) from Swatch I choose to get a polished version of JMB’s case. It turns out amazing and gives you the just-serviced look. Exactly what I wanted! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Raffles dials has open 6 9 date wheel with both regular 3 and flat 3. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The gold/white gold bezels are smaller (34.5mm?) than engine turned bezels (36mm).

For the DWO tool, can someone make a PDF file so that it can be printed out? I feel it should be sufficient to print this in to a cardstock paper instead of 3d-print a plastic tool.

My dad wearing the datejust 16014 I built for him. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It seems silly to have a 24hr bezel without a GMT hand. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

For 1k you should be able to get Vietnam gen spec case and dial. Whether that’s convincing? I don’t know. Probably can’t fool anyone who knows this watch well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What's your budget? That determines everything.