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That looks awesome, thanks for sharing

Thanks bro, it's an inspirational piece for sure To be honest, I didn't find it too painfull, just the regular sting of the needle. Given this was done by someone with less than four months time tattooing, just think how good he is going to be with more experience

That's a real shame Sorry to hear you haven't had a better resolution

If you go to a shoe repair store, or a decent shoe retailer, you should be able to pick up some dye which you can use on the leather. I once died a pair of honey-tan boots to a deep chocolate brown for a costume, and the effect was fantastic. The dye I used was in liquid form (like coffee with no cream or sugar), and applied by dunking cotton wool swabs in the dye (they came pre-loaded onto wire handles) and simply wiping the dye onto the leather. The darker I wanted it, the more I applied, and once it was dark enough and dry, it was just a case of buffing the boots up with a hand towel, and they were done. The one thing I would say, if you use this method, is to make sure you apply the dye evenly so as to get an even finish. No 'overlapping' lines, if doing two halves of something in one go, but by all means apply more than one coat to get the desired color Best of luck

The other week, I posted this Today, it was done Fresh ink... Fuck Yeah!!!

That's fantastic work, it looks brand new Absolutely fantastic

Hello Emily, I'm afraid I don't have any spare parts, but building Panerais is great fun, so best of luck with the project

Having handled a gen myself, I can honestly say that it is the first gen Rolex to actually impress me. That's a fine timepeice you have there, brother

Nice to see you back, and what a fantastic build

DAMN that is slick! IWANTONE!!!!!

Likewise. I wouldn't recommend doing business with him.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees the impracticality of Rolex's policy with their divers (ONLY!!!) extensions There are many situations where a person might need to wear their watch over a sleeve, and an extension is the easiest way (in a braceleted watch) to meet that requirement. And, as you day, a difference between the needs of a pilot to a traveling businessman. Businessmen wearing their watches over their shirt cuffs might as well get "I'm hung like a hamster!!!" tattooed on their foreheads. There's just no need for them to be wearing their watches like that. What're they timing? How long the meeting has to run? How long they can last while banging the office bike over the photocopier? How long till the next smoking break? No. Just no need for that... But, activity wise, say kayaking, flying, diving, driving, etc, it's awkward (and in some cases potentially fatal) to have to use the other hand to uncover the watch to be able to read it... Much easier to just wear the watch over the sleeve/glove... Suunto appreciate this need, and they sell an 'extension section' to be strapped onto the watch's existing strap, so it can be worn over a ski-jacket... Wakey wakey Rolex... As you say about a globally active dive engineer. Have you seen the movie 'Romper Stomper'? One character's dad was a commercial diver who's work took him all over the world, so someone like that, would certainly benefit from being able to easily track their home timezone... It just makes sense to me...

Again, can you expand on that feedback? What precisely do you think is wrong with the idea of taking the strongest elements from several watches and combining them? Would that not be combining the strengths of those parts and making something stronger, rather than looking like a dog's dinner? In all honesty, the dial will be virtually identical (other than model name) to the stock dial, so why make an issue about the presentation of the dial in the concept art? The different hands, while admittedly a different aesthetic to the 'Mercedes Hand', will be providing better visibility, so a case of function making up for any lack of form... (and as mentioned, my plan is for maximum functionality) An SD is not criticized for not having a cyclops... Constructive criticism I can deal with, afterall, it's the best way of addressing weaknesses which I didn't consider myself, but thus far, you seem to be utterly hung up on the appearance of a quick photoshop mock up, rather than the actual purposes of the project watch Don't focus so much on the photoshop work, which I initially stated as being rough, but the concepts behind it Thanks again for your feedback

Totally serious, bro. Check out the kinds of customized supercars people have... If someone decides they want to modify their car, they're not thinking about what it actually cost them to buy, but simply that they want to modify their car

Thanks for the feedback, and no, not at all cruel or nasty, I appreciate the honesty, but I think you're missing the points of the project: Functionality, and my own personal amusement Yes, it will be an inbred bastard chimaera of a watch. That is the whole point of doing it As you say, no, it's not an homage or throwback, but that was never my intention for the project. My intention, as above, is functionality. A Sub (or SD) is nice enough, but adding GMT function gives it another use, and an opportunity Rolex has always missed. Same goes for Rolex's reluctance to put a 'Diver's extension' on the Exp or GMT ranges, and why? Because it's not a 'dive watch'? Like a pilot would never have to wear a watch over a flightsuit... Like a caver would never want to wear a watch over their gloves or jacket... If they were to just call it 'an extension', then the logic for leaving it off particular models "because it's not a diver's watch..." becomes laughable in it's lack of flexibility to real world applications As for the 5517 hand(s), again, the aim is functionality. Larger hands, for improved visability. If I find that the 5517 minute hand is more visable than a Maxi-Dial minute hand, then I'll be using that as well, and the second hand as well. Maxi-Dial, is obviously for visibility, and something which the GMTIIC has anyway, but, I just want to swap it out so it is branded as a Submariner rather than a GMT II, for no reason other than personal preference, in so much as I want this to be a diver's watch, rather than a pilot's watch I decided not to use an SD case, for several reasons, mainly, I'm concerned about the functionality of the HE Valve. If it doesn't work, I don't want a 'dummy valve' on the side, and, if it were to be 'functional', I would want it to actually be functional, rather than one which needs the insides filled with marine-grade epoxy That's why I decided to keep it as a Sub rather than an SD (although I did consider using an SD case) Another issue, was if an SD case, would accept a GMTIIC Bezel assembly (or just the insert) I don't mind buying a watch to canibalize it for a few parts, but, I don't want to buy one which might potentially not work anyway, and then have to try and sell it on just to make up the cash loss, and wind up using the existing case anyway. I totally get where you're coming from: In terms of a dive watch, the SD is the Daddy. My concern, as above, is actual functionality of said components, and their compatibility with the GMTIIC bezel assembly (key feature of the watch) On the subject of the execution of the art, I never claimed that it was 'Brand Quality' merchandising, just a knock up to give an impression of what I had in mind As for color-matching, all I actually did to the dial, was clone out watermarks over the dial, quickly fill the Submariner text green, and obviously add the different hands. It wasn't done to be perfect, just a representation of the idea

Indeed I did ask Please can you expand on why you think it doesn't work as a concept?

Absolutely awesome A fantastic watch to begin with, made even better by skillful mods Are you planning on offering re-luming services, or was it a strictly 'own use only' project? Congratulations again

To be honest, I think any source is as good as another, with price being the only real distinguisher... And no problem It's only the work if a few moments to thread the strap under the springbars, and the straps are very comfortable to wear

Always the truth Anything less, is asking to be publicly embarrassed if the person then points out all the tells As people have said above, chances are no one will make any comment beyond 'nice watch'. People only question Rolex, because they know it is such a copied brand. It's not a case of trying to call someone out, probably just a genuine interest to find out if it is a real one or a fake one, and the 'nice watch' status will likely remain regardless of the answer

Welcome back, K, glad to hear all is well with your son

Yes, they can be installed with the standard spring bars

Just incase anyone needs to ask me anything about my sale, I'm going away on business until tomorrow evening, so any questions will be answered at that point

A little snugger than I wear my watches, but that's a nice strap

Sadly, I don't have any spare cash at the moment, but if you have a figure in mind, let me know, and I'll see what I can scrape together at the end of the month

As above, any time you decide you don't want it, feel free to send it my way