sander Posted September 11, 2009 Report Posted September 11, 2009 It took some time but I finally finished the modding of the AP RBII dial. As mrbrown1 described in his topic (What happened to this guy? Did he ever shipped his watch to the buyer?) it
ubiquitous Posted September 11, 2009 Report Posted September 11, 2009 Wow! Looks great! So, when are you going to start taking work requests for these?
hiker01 Posted September 11, 2009 Report Posted September 11, 2009 Nicely done! When you get tired of it, you know who to PM!
specialvat Posted September 11, 2009 Report Posted September 11, 2009 Well done, hats off to you for doing it so well. I d re consider getting the watch if this mod was available, dealers take heed
Mickey Padge Posted September 11, 2009 Report Posted September 11, 2009 Fantastic work, makes a big difference! Now if only somebody would produce that style of plate in volume.....
sander Posted September 11, 2009 Author Report Posted September 11, 2009 Fantastic work, makes a big difference! Now if only somebody would produce that style of plate in volume..... Thanks, it really does make a difference. Producing the plate in volume is not a very big issue. The problem will be collecting the screws and minute wheels. Also the modding itself is not a very easy job. Drilling with 0.8mm drills in the second movement plate very close to the jewels is risky! Also I thought that gluing the new hour wheel to the second movement plate was the easiest thing in the process. Well... it was not... the first attempt a little glue got stuck to the real hour wheel and on the second attempt a little glue appeared on the outside of the wheel. As I already wrote, the margins are really small
MADRED7 Posted September 11, 2009 Report Posted September 11, 2009 Amazing work...wow...well done, I wish my RB2 would look that nice! Theo
mpp Posted September 11, 2009 Report Posted September 11, 2009 Awesome work Sander ...if you ever produce more I am in! Have a great weekend, mp
indyberetta Posted September 11, 2009 Report Posted September 11, 2009 Great job! I was going to work on doing this, but I just don't have the tools to do it correctly. I would love it if you were to offer a few to us for sale. My RBII would love you! lol Indy
bosk Posted September 12, 2009 Report Posted September 12, 2009 Wow....very nice work. U went the extra mile with the plating
Samurai Posted September 12, 2009 Report Posted September 12, 2009 Bloody brilliant .... really very well done! When can I send you my two RBII? p.s. Am serious mate
namjah Posted September 12, 2009 Report Posted September 12, 2009 Man that is awesome work. It makes the watch look so much better. So where can we send the watches for modding?
rogerthat Posted September 12, 2009 Report Posted September 12, 2009 Great job you have really been an asset to the hobby this past year with all of the iwc mods and now this!
StormTooper4 Posted September 12, 2009 Report Posted September 12, 2009 One rather large GOLD star for you Sir. Luvin your work ST4
lanikai Posted September 12, 2009 Report Posted September 12, 2009 Congrats Sander.. incredible work !!! It looks fantastic.. Live Strong and Wear it Well !! A~C lani
donpedro Posted September 12, 2009 Report Posted September 12, 2009 WOW! Hats off buddy, that looks eerily good! Let us know if you ever consider offering these mods to the masses Cheers, Pedro
concepta Posted September 12, 2009 Report Posted September 12, 2009 I would trade almost anything for one of these *Even my super hot girlfriend*
neverworn Posted September 12, 2009 Report Posted September 12, 2009 mann this realy ROCKS if you ever going to offer the service to mode.. count me in!!!!
Guest Sql_pl Posted September 12, 2009 Report Posted September 12, 2009 Wow, that's unbelievable. Now if you decide to offer it as mod I will finally get myself an RB2! Please keep us updated if you can do them!
apollo22 Posted September 12, 2009 Report Posted September 12, 2009 Great job Sander!! nice piece of work there!! This again proves that with the skills, knowledge and patience such a mod could be done, and the dealers should really get the factories to get this mod in place for their V2.
rogerthat Posted September 12, 2009 Report Posted September 12, 2009 If you decide to offer this mod to member's watches I am interested
Guest Sql_pl Posted September 13, 2009 Report Posted September 13, 2009 Oh and one more thing - do you think it would be possible to make subdials a bit less shiny? Maybe clear coat them? What do you think? This is another huge tell...
z3k0 Posted September 14, 2009 Report Posted September 14, 2009 Thanks, it really does make a difference. Producing the plate in volume is not a very big issue. The problem will be collecting the screws and minute wheels. Also the modding itself is not a very easy job. Drilling with 0.8mm drills in the second movement plate very close to the jewels is risky! Also I thought that gluing the new hour wheel to the second movement plate was the easiest thing in the process. Well... it was not... the first attempt a little glue got stuck to the real hour wheel and on the second attempt a little glue appeared on the outside of the wheel. As I already wrote, the margins are really small Wow, man, this is really great work. If you decide to produce this plate, I'm interested in getting one. I have lot of screws and wheels in my parts boxes, so I need just the plate If you will not be producing it, do you have some blueprint or something to share, I have some friends that work with CNC workshops, maybe I can work something out. Congratulations again ! regards
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