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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

There's an idea, Simon - you know how to manufacture them consistently, and you know you'd be more than welcome to my existing artwork and any new ideas

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

Dom,

FGD dials have a really sturdy coat of black. Simon will correct me if I'm wrong but to me it almost seems like it's a chemical blackening with cupric compound or anodization of the alloy that's used on the top-plate. Bottom line is: FGD dials can take what would normally destroy an ordinary dial but you should still exercise restraint and utmost caution because they are works of art!

Babola has a lot of experience working with FGD dials so you may want to shoot him a quick PM.

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

UPDATE - See first Post - First Page

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