Champagnesky

Hi! Does anyone know where I can find a good rep of this bracelet? Thx in advance!

Replicas have been around for ages, even the big auction houses like Christies and Philips sell repainted dials, custom cases and whatevs. And i dont mean only rolexes. I think the problem with vintage watch collecting is that people are too naive and think this hobby is something you can buy yourself into. Thats not the way it works. Those people are going to be scammed sooner or later.

Thanks to these low grade scammers we cant sell our frankens on the Bay anymore [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Thx! Gilt hands were rarely used on 5513s but i love the gilt on gilt effect have never tried jkhorologicals hands, maybe we need a new comparison?

Thx for the info buddy! Im testing a 24% vinegar and salt solution now, will post some images later

Ok cool! Im thinking about using clarks gilt hands on my pcg, wonder if i can get the same effect if i sand them.

Gilt hands though or am I color blind?

Nice one! Is that a whoopy dial and gilt hands?

Rockin the Scuba Dudeson today.

Does anyone know if its possible to laser weld a screwed up hole? I had the same experience once and it ended up with one hole being bigger, oval shape.

Very nice result indeed, much better than the matte varnish imho. Can the sand blaster be used on cases too? Would be it be possible to use it with bigger beads to get those small holes on the case?

Dbane, could you please describe the process of blasting with marco glass beads? What tools are you using for that?

Thx! So basically, paint can be used instead of lume?

Looks great. Ive managed to remove the lume though. Left the hands in a glass with saltwater and vinegar. That should add some corrosion.

That explains this mysterious hole, must be the place where it came out on the other side [emoji23]

That tonny case looks really sweet. Tonny mentioned once that his watchmaker could produce basically any cases from scratch. We need to get to the source of these vietnam cases

Thx for the tip!

I guess you do that with your bare hands without an axe? [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Hi! Could anyone give advice on how to age hands?

Only time will tell. It will take at least 2 years for this to take full effect.

What does it take to get a gun licence in the states?

Any relatives of victims of gun violence here?

I will just leave this here

Thx for the advice. I thought the rings were only typical for superdome xtals.