Big Dazza,
I was looking at your post of the vintage Invicta. Fantastic job on the aged dial. Am expecting a Yuki Explorer dial with white lume. Would like to give that a bit of aging. Not too much but definitely need to get rid of the bright white lume. In your post you mention a 'smoking technique' and a satin varnish spray. I was wondering how the smoking technique works. Is that where you put the dial on top of a funnel with a cigarette underneath or do you use a cigarette to apply heat to the lumed indexes? If you use a cigarette, does the watch not stink like smoke since smoke must permeate the dial? Personally my first thought was to bake the dial under a broil, just lightly but might be a mistake. Definitely interested to learn more about your experience.
Thanks!