DoubleRed Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 (edited) Interesting project indeed By the looks of the pictures, I would say the watchsmith's case is more of a stainless grade material. The cases of the 40's were made of a stainless variety close to Staybrite steel of course. 316 was not a common case material due to it's being fairly new and because wartime made these materials scarce. As far as the process, it was not driven by a series of cams on a lathe. The cases were run on a lathe using a radius tool, then ground using a rotary table. The cases were then hand worked to a great degree and this is noted near the crown tube region. THAT was the process without question. I would be interested to see a closer view of the lugs and crown. I'm in as long as it's not a 1 year ordeal!!! Has the watchsmith produced a dial yet? Edited October 8, 2009 by DoubleRed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madasboot Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 This is impossible... I feel now fully prepared for kidney extraction... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlgrey-erfurt Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 This is impossible... I feel now fully prepared for kidney extraction... me too but not really scared Nice to see you back, here and somewhere else Helmut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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