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  2. 5513 Dials, hit me with the info. please

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    MQ is a PIA to deal with IMHO. I won’t be dealing with him again. HR is a great budget solution for an ETA movement. They will even custom lume a dial to your spec for $20 extra. Just send them a shot of a dial for reference.

    However, you do need to matt varnish the dial on arrival, as the application is delicate to say the least (water colour based). Here’s an example.

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  7. 6263 Subdial hands source

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    They have them at CousinsUK, white or silver. 0.26mm White, Stlyle C, H46103, https://www.cousinsuk.com/product/subsidiary-dial-by-size?code=H46103

     

    You could actually go for white, dip the hand hub briefly in acetone, then gently scrape the paint off with a scalpel. That’s what I did for a 6238 build a while ago. Here’s a shot with the CousinsUK hands in place, compared the those the watch came with.
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    Build link here:
    https://rwg.cc/topic/187942-6238-cartel-modded/?tab=comments#comment-1498796&searchlight=1

  11. 5513 just as old as me

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    @hologramet I know it's frustrating losing something valuable like that. I've lost the pieces to a very nice Red Sub build and an extremely rare extremely early Sub build this year. They went to a top notch builder that has quit replying to me.

    Yes it sucks. Yes I hate it. I'm sure you do too. But you still have everything you need sans that movement.

    My advice is to keep going. You're emotionally invested in it and you can't put a price tag on that. I think it will mean a lot for you to press on and finish this.


    Agree. Park the project for a few months, forget about it. Come back to it later with fresh eyes.
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