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Superb ! I love this dial. [emoji632]

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Finally bought two 2824 for my 6610. [emoji632]

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@dbane883 Superb ! [emoji632] I can't leave my lovely 5500 Explorer. [emoji632]

It looks gilt to me But this is very hard to render it on photos.@djulink [emoji632]

Already removed DWO and parts, and I don't use spacer. But there is too much stress on stem to insert it. If sometime I can insert stem, the keyless is dislocated. I will use another movement, but don't have funds to buy a good ETA 28xx for the moment. Hopefully I can wear my lovely 5500 Explorer [emoji6] [emoji632]

@Sogeha thanks ! I love this watch so much [emoji632]

Morning ! [emoji632]

@mymanmatt I tried ETA 2788 & 2789, but the stem is not aligned and I can't insert it in movement. Can you tell me how do you achieve stem alignment on this build ? http://rwg.cc/topic/182612-vintage-franken-explorer-1016?_fromLogin=1 [emoji632]

For my part, I don't like these new hands. Hours and minutes are not flat, and I think minutes is too large. The only positive, to my none experts eyes, is the seconds hand point. [emoji632]

Hours from left to right : Silix, HR 2015, new HR 2016. Minutes : Silix, HR 2015, new HR 2016. Seconds : Tiger Concept, HR 2015, new HR 2016. HR 2015, new HR 2016. HR 2015, new HR 2016 [emoji632] HR 2015, new HR 2016. [emoji632]

Could someone send me a gen 6538 case to try [emoji51] Thanks ! I really appreciate

before going to bed make gilt dreams... [emoji632]

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@jackflash chapter ring diameter is 26mm like gen. I'm not an expert, I think SWISS could be masked by the rehaut on a gen spec case. [emoji632]

Yes modding members watch can be tricky. Especially for a beginner like me. No place to error. Just finished a 6538 for a friend. Lug chamfers, drill and tap for Athaya crown, and this nice 6538 dial. I was afraid to make a big mistake I could not repair. For all the members asking for dials, I will do some sooner or later. Don't pm me for the moment. The community will know when I'm ready. I want to complete my projects first. 6610, 1675 And this last 6538 make me want to make a better one for me. My first 6538 made in February is poor compared to this one. I can't bear this friend to have a nicer dial than me Also I have to experiment a little more. And last, I need to achieve good lume mix. Didn't have problems for my first 6538 and 5513 dials. But now I not satisfied with the result. I don't know why because my recipe is the same. My lume is very thick and very hard to apply. It's a nightmare on Explorers numbers... @hologramet and I have to make your 5513 dial as promised

HR long minutes hands are back in stock. Received a set today. [emoji632]

His mail is in my post riyi002@sina.com

@alligoat I'm not an expert but I think Riyi rivet is very nice for the price. 35$ shipped. And contact with him is very good too. For this build, I asked him a vintage 19mm rivet 7205 bracelet for a Rolex 5500 watch. He reply with this pic : Just ordered a 20mm today. riyi002@sina.com [emoji632]

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@jackflash do you think about gen dial size ? I could print it on a 27mm blank dial. [emoji632]

@jackflash 29mm [emoji632]

Last 6538 dial Test in reshaped silix case [emoji632]

@Sogeha haha ! Thanks. Let me know your thought please. I was not convinced to achieve this result too... [emoji632]