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Thanks Babola for an excellent review !!! I agree on the comments regarding the lume colour and truncated tips , I have asked that these be corrected on the next run It was a actually a toss up between lumed or un-lumed but as there was so little difference in cost I figured at least with lume they are ready to wear and re-luming is always an option. Thanks to everyone who suports these projects with your time and money!!! Cheers FGD

D - that looks fantastic - congratulations and glad you received the hands OK Enjoy Simon

Hi Ross - good to hear from you!! I hope all's well and that you're still in the game!! I never considered making vintage dials as they are not my main passion (skinny wrists)and people like yourself , Clint, Stefan , Gordon et al have already taken this segment of our hobby to the pinacle....I'd rather have your work thanks!! Without your contributions, none of these dials or the Pre-V ones would have been possible so I hope you're not inteding to hang up the gloves just yet! Also, check your post box over the next few days to freshen up that 201/A , 202/A and Pre-A 009 of yours Cheers Simon

Awesome Clint - best in class for sure !!! Congratulations FGD

tremendous attention to details and I can't wait to see the finished result Kudos Robert Cheers Simon

Morning All Quick update - ALL HANDS GONE I can hardly believe it , in less than 2 days 195 sets of hands gone out to distributors / committed to EU orders. This leaves me with 5 sets for my self , 2 of which I have used!!! I've already pressed the button to get some more made, this time it should be 30-40 days lead time I'll be offering Hour and Minute sets with the forthcoming (end July) 201/A , 202/A and Pre-A 002/009 dials so if anyone has missed this first batch , hopefully not to long to wait Thanks to everyone for their support and especially to Mattusss , cskent and bwhitesox for making this such a quick success!! Cheers Simon FGD

Morning All Quick update - ALL HANDS GONE I can hardly believe it , in less than 2 days 195 sets of hands gone out to distributors / committed to EU orders. This leaves me with 5 sets for my self , 2 of which I have used!!! I've already pressed the button to get some more made, this time it should be 30-40 days lead time I'll be offering Hour and Minute sets with the forthcoming (end July) 201/A , 202/A and Pre-A 002/009 dials so if anyone has missed this first batch , hopefully not to long to wait Thanks to everyone for their support and especially to Mattusss , cskent and bwhitesox for making this such a quick success!! Cheers Simon FGD

Stunning piece - never heard of or seen until now so an education and delight Absolutely love the dial Great work as always gentlemen!!! FGD

Evening chaps We are ready to go !! First 75 sets shipped to distributors and I have another 75 sets For CONUS Sales - please contact Mattusss and/or cskent69 who may be starting their own sales threads For APAC Sales - contact bwhitesox (prevhands@smithandclyne) For EU Sales contact me - happy to look at group buys / bulk purchase with appropriate discounts Price is US $40 + local postage costs subject to type of postage required by the seller/purchaser etc I'll sell for $40 inc postage in EU I've done the distribution thing as I need a hand to keep up with the growing demand for these little projects , hopefully everyone will get what they want and the consistent service you'd expect. Sincere thanks to the guys who've stepped forward to help on this Specs Extended lume on hour and minute hand Wider lume area on hour an minute hand Thinner frame of second hand leaf Lume colour is off white - not pure white but you would describe as white Lume strength is pretty average , not superlume for sure Pictures The new hands are installed on my 201/A and 203/A , the 205/A has the original L style hands that were masterfully re-lumed by Zig to match gen pics, they are next on the to do list. I hope you like them!! Thanks for your support as always - keep the Pre-V fire burning !! FGD

You're right on all counts mate The steel is coated black in a process similar to PVD , so it's resistant to most domestically available chemicals The text on these base dials has also been "baked" so its rock solid and you would struggle to remove it even with acetone. I am not so sure about the lume though - I think the varnish will absorb any solvents you use and possibly discolour. I would use some white sprit on the painted spot area first and try to remove it , if that fails move up to acetone based solvent. if you get the paint mark removed , you should be able to gently clean the dial back to its original finish using white spririt / diluted acetone, finished with a soap and water wash. When back to the original finish , I think a couple of good coats of clear low satin varnish with cover any flaws and be far more pleasing to the eye Cheers FGD

B - I can't remember for sure but I think there was a nylon pressure gasket ? Cheers S

Nuts indeed - very nice Congratulations and enjoy FGD

"The Word" on T's new crowns! Kudos D - first class review Thanks for taking the time...fancy doing any more ? S

That is incredible Chris - Ziggy take the whole thing to the next level it's splitting hairs with that gen!!! Cheers FGD

Fantastic project Kruzer that will make a lot of people very satisfied Kudos , good luck and count me in !! Cheers FGD

A gen in all aspects bar assembly!! Well worth the time money and effort in my opinion and I agree with you regarding Rob's PVD - it looks sublime and am looking forward to my new package from Canada alot more now!! Congratulations S

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Now that's a bit special W Love the PVD finish and the parts combo is about as good as it gets Congratulations , I am sure this could be a contender for king of anyones collection !! Cheers S

Marvelous W0lf ....all the attention to the tiny details make them stand out so much Glad you like the dial - with you on the varnish , can't decide myself what to stick with....I'll send you a matt varnished one to check out. Cheers S

Cant wait for all of them !! Maybe re-visit the A-B autos with additional JF / Gen case sets and I would love something 1:1 in Ti !! Cheers FGD

A choice collection of bases indeed ....easy to see why we all love them Cheers FGD

Great comparo and glad to see you back on the boards Pete Cheers FGD

Double Sub Delight Very special , both of them and excellent photos Cheers FGD

Very very nice mate .....some sexy collection you got now Enjoy the left side !! FGD

Awesome work J - all round excellence Glad it turned out well for you Cheers FGD