ronjohn Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Bought from RWG Trading Area. Gen crown, vintage super luminova lume, drilled lug holes to fit gen spring bars, nice dial, aftermarket flat crystal and bezel. Needs CG trim but I think I'm not going to go there on this one. The end links fit very snug like SEL. Very solid gen feeling watch. Did a fast aging - bleached the bezel insert a bit too much (but I like it), scratched up the case, lugs, and bracelet, (nothing that can't buff out). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Great work, except for 1 thing - the terms vintage & super luminova are at cross-purposes with each other. Super luminova is a modern luminous material & was neither available nor used when the 1665 was produced. But it looks good in the daylight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib0rgman Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 What method you used to bleach it. I have try bleach mine and never fades. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prdubis Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 What method you used to bleach it. I have try bleach mine and never fades. thanks Same thing...Never managed to bleach it correctly with "home" chemicals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjohn Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 yeah it looks brown like aged tritium but glows green. I have always preferred luminova to tritium. I know this to be a big debate. Lol. Great work, except for 1 thing - the terms vintage & super luminova are at cross-purposes with each other. Super luminova is a modern luminous material & was neither available nor used when the 1665 was produced. But it looks good in the daylight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjohn Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 You know that's an interesting question - I did a lot of reading on here about the elaborate lengths that so many members have gone through to fade their bezel inserts - UV lighting, salt water, and they can't seem to get the results they want... I always think WTF all I do is dunk it in bleach and it looks great! This is the third bezel I have bleached, one Noob, one from Trusty's Top Grade, and this one is a MBW or an unknown aftermarket - all 3 I have had excellent results with just dropping them into a small dish of household bleach for a few minutes - in and out. A warning, that if it works, it appears black while in the dish and it seems to lighten when taken out and rinsed - so be careful it's very easy to overdo it without realizing it. This one went a tad greyer than I hoped but I still really like it. It's actually much lighter than it appears in the photo. My 5513 went a really nice blue-ish and I absoulutely love it. I find the subtle coloring of the faded bezel to be impossible to really capture in photos - although I'm a lousy photog. Maybe I'm getting lower quality inserts and the paint isn't as good as it should be - because I'm 3/3 and I really do think it's the best (and easiest) mod to a vintage sub. What method you used to bleach it. I have try bleach mine and never fades. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 looks great, but the pearl age doesnt seem to match the dial lume age or even the rest of the insert age.. still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 I agree with highoey, you need to age the pearl so it looks the same age as the insert and the lume job. Otherwise it looks very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prdubis Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 You know that's an interesting question - I did a lot of reading on here about the elaborate lengths that so many members have gone through to fade their bezel inserts - UV lighting, salt water, and they can't seem to get the results they want... I always think WTF all I do is dunk it in bleach and it looks great! This is the third bezel I have bleached, one Noob, one from Trusty's Top Grade, and this one is a MBW or an unknown aftermarket - all 3 I have had excellent results with just dropping them into a small dish of household bleach for a few minutes - in and out. A warning, that if it works, it appears black while in the dish and it seems to lighten when taken out and rinsed - so be careful it's very easy to overdo it without realizing it. This one went a tad greyer than I hoped but I still really like it. It's actually much lighter than it appears in the photo. My 5513 went a really nice blue-ish and I absoulutely love it. I find the subtle coloring of the faded bezel to be impossible to really capture in photos - although I'm a lousy photog. Maybe I'm getting lower quality inserts and the paint isn't as good as it should be - because I'm 3/3 and I really do think it's the best (and easiest) mod to a vintage sub. Ok! Do you use pure or diluted bleach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjohn Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Ok! Do you use pure or diluted bleach? Pure - possibly magic bleach! And I popped the pearl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib0rgman Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 I have tried bleach, bleach with salt, bleach with salt and vinegar. I even tried chlorine from my pool the damn thing will not fade. The insert is from helen wong at PMWF thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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