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Vintage Kampfschwimmer project finished (Loaded with pix!)


blueradish

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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.

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The strap started out life like this...

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...and after a lot of work, ended up like this...

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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).

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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.

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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.

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