lanikai Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 I decided to take the brushed surface of my 300 Pre-T case.. polish it down and re-brush the finish,.... and polish out the acrylic crystal.... now waiting for the bezel that panerai153 so kindly is helping with.. the bezel is at the moment epoxied onto the Doxa case.. fingers crossed.. AC Lani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Nice job Lani! Looks really good! The crystal looks stellar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 fantastic results Lani; looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Thanks guy's.. it may not look different in comparison to the original pics, but with the naked eye.. there a definite difference to the brush, I took the old brush finish off.. the metal had darkend.. still dark spots next to the crown.. but it doesn't bother.... the crystal after taking off a micron of the surface is clearer fo sure.. I need to decide at some pint and time if I want to swap the genuine crown for a generic no sig. one.. for now I'll leave the genuine even though it can't screw down.. AC Lani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Wow great job, well done... I restored many of Arthur's Doxa's, but haven't heard from him in years...say hello for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Wow great job, well done... I restored many of Arthur's Doxa's, but haven't heard from him in years...say hello for me. Thank you Z... I will , relay your well wishes... but you will see him ... he's back posting, .. he has an amazing collection of Doxa's you've worked on.. they look fantastic!!.. I may send this up North to you if I can find a generic crown and tube.. still undecided weather to swap the gen signature crown though as this will definitely not be seeing water.. AC R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Nice case work, Lani You've really refreshed this classic. Are you going to try solvent to remove the bezel, or just a blade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Nice case work, Lani You've really refreshed this classic. Are you going to try solvent to remove the bezel, or just a blade? Thank you avitt !!.. yes like your pvd finishes the brushed finish.. is only as good as the underlying metal.. so the previous finish had to be polished down to almost a smooth finish before it was rebrushed.. took most of the night .. I'll add a little work to the case back also.. if I do use solvent it will be time consuming process.. (worth it though).. I would just use an artist brush and soften the epoxy bit by bit and use a blade to scrape away the epoxy..until it's weak enough to pop the bezel off..I find it's best to do a little at a time then put it down for a awhile between the work.. patience is key AC Lani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Again, great work Good strategy on the bezel. (God bless you for your patience! If it were me, I'd probably strip the case down, and soak it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tudorking Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Nice work on a great watch Lani. TudorKing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Nice work on a great watch Lani. TudorKing Thank you TK.. the bezel is gonna bring this baby BACK AC Lani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Lani, remember yer brudda from anudda mudda here in Alaska if you decide to remove that signed crown! I have a certain project it would go with nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Lani, remember yer brudda from anudda mudda here in Alaska if you decide to remove that signed crown! I have a certain project it would go with nicely. if it comes off it wouldn't go anywhere else "blah" (more twisted pidgeon) R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Looks good Lani, feels like a new watch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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