blueradish Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Well, this wasn't suppose to be a light Vintage mod. I decided at the start that I wanted this watch to look like it had been thru 4 Tours of Duty, every weather element known to man and then buried with the soldier. Picked up the watch with a cracked crystal from a member on one of the boards. The crack was somewhat superficial in that it didn't actually reach the surface of the outside or inside crystal. I decided to keep it as it went with the whole look. Enjoy. The strap started out life like this... ...and after a lot of work, ended up like this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eton Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Cool piece, thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 OK...that's really cool. What was your aging process on the case and dial? That is really something. I'm thinking of starting a project like this ...not quite this extreme I don't think...but the techniques are all the same...great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asf Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Man that's nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Now that's vintage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastergod Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Love it!! That watch tells tales. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 A bit too distressed for my taste. But you did some real nice work though. congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 That looks fantastic. Love it! And would love to hear about how you achieved the desired look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK471 Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 That looks fantastic. Love it! And would love to hear about how you achieved the desired look. If he did anything other than beat the [censored] out of it, I'd be surprised. But it was a labor of love to be sure! Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyd3 Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 If he did anything other than beat the [censored] out of it, I'd be surprised. But it was a labor of love to be sure! Great job! I think it looks great, but in my opinion, the crown and case back should have much more wear (given what the rest to the watch looks like). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimster Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Well, it certainly looks like it was buried with the old soldier. Did you glue the strap on? It's a great piece of work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweattdogg Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Looks absolutely great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 That watch is seriously jacked up. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsupsmileyanim: :thumbsupsmileyanim: Absolutely fantastic project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueradish Posted February 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 I think it looks great, but in my opinion, the crown and case back should have much more wear (given what the rest to the watch looks like). I have a very nice vintaged case back in the mail as we speak and I agree with you on the crown. Here are the updated pix of the crown. Did you glue the strap on? It's a great piece of work! Nope, it's got solid lugs with a spring bar in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyd3 Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 I have a very nice vintaged case back in the mail as we speak and I agree with you on the crown. Here are the updated pix of the crown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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