By-Tor Posted March 2, 2010 Report Posted March 2, 2010 Good morning my friend! I'm wearing my white franken Exp II today. I hope you'll get to wear the black beauty soon!
valerian Posted March 2, 2010 Report Posted March 2, 2010 Starting Tuesday with the Railmaster: Valerian
projectologist Posted March 2, 2010 Report Posted March 2, 2010 This one is coming back home to my wrist on Tues... with some serious upgrades
Shundi Posted March 2, 2010 Report Posted March 2, 2010 I've been on a buying spree (4 gens in as many weeks) so this is my latest acquisition: 1968 Rolex DateJust 1603 - engine turned bezel, non-quickset, slow beat 1565 movement @18,000 vph (my favorite Rolex movements ever are the 15xx series, preference to the 156x) Delicious pie-pan dial to match my '62 Omega Constellation at least...that was my justification. Just serviced by Rolex with box and papers... Baton hands were replaced at the last owners option at the service last year...I'll probably pick up a pair of tritium Dauphine hands and swap them out so it matches my 1960's OP 1002
robertk Posted March 2, 2010 Report Posted March 2, 2010 Shundi, I have the same Rollie...a 66 version. It was my only watch for a longggg time. Wear it well! For Tuesday:
TeeJay Posted March 2, 2010 Report Posted March 2, 2010 As to be expected, no change in my watch (although it's still keeping good time after it's little hissyfit a while back) but here's a new shot to show what I've been working on recently.... Yes, on saturday, work will be commencing on my traditional Japanese bodysuit The studio my friend/tattoo artist was at closed down, and, so as to not have to go back to working on pigskin, as well as trying different techniques, he said it would be more cost-effective for him to do my bodysuit rather than buying the flesh of swine As a result, I've been slaving away drawing up all the final stencils
hackR Posted March 2, 2010 Report Posted March 2, 2010 been on the wrist for 4 days...there's definitely more love for those you assemble...Z's c1/c3 mix is simply the best!... just had to include a Syracuse Orange wristie...#1 Team College Basketball............this week...
TeeJay Posted March 2, 2010 Report Posted March 2, 2010 there's definitely more love for those you assemble... Gotta include a Syracuse Orange wristie...#1 Team College Basketball............this week... I really like how the PVD fading worked out, nice work indeed
hackR Posted March 2, 2010 Report Posted March 2, 2010 @TeeJay...thanks!...what started out as a question to the Panerai forum on what the heck to do with these ugly painted pvd dealer cases turned into a nice project...the finish comes out pewter in color and look...draws attention to the black dial...took 90 minutes to do - with cape cod cloth and sanding pad...easy as a snap and creates a really unique look... thread with details and pix of the process here: hackR's pvd case refinishing post
TeeJay Posted March 2, 2010 Report Posted March 2, 2010 @TeeJay...thanks!...what started out as a question to the Panerai forum on what the heck to do with these ugly painted pvd dealer cases turned into a nice project...the finish comes out pewter in color and look...draws attention to the black dial...took 90 minutes to do - with cape cod cloth and sanding pad...easy as a snap and creates a really unique look... thread with details and pix of the process here: hackR's pvd case refinishing post Any time I really like the finish, it's got a real 'depth' to it, almost liquid in appearance And, it's another option rather than just Ti, polished/brushed SS or PVD I'm wondering how it might look if you were to throw in blue hands Tantalium-style...
hackR Posted March 2, 2010 Report Posted March 2, 2010 Any time I really like the finish, it's got a real 'depth' to it, almost liquid in appearance And, it's another option rather than just Ti, polished/brushed SS or PVD I'm wondering how it might look if you were to throw in blue hands Tantalium-style... agreed... here's a pix of the case before i sanded it - the sanding does give its "depth" and dulls down the finish - which has a low luster sheen similar to the brushed ss cases...i'll need to do another sidebyside of a couple PAMs with it this weekend...this pix will give you an idea of how it looks next to ti and ss...more pix in the refinishing post... R-
TeeJay Posted March 2, 2010 Report Posted March 2, 2010 agreed... here's a pix of the case before i sanded it - the sanding does give its "depth" and dulls down the finish - which has a low luster sheen similar to the brushed ss cases...i'll need to do another sidebyside of a couple PAMs with it this weekend...this pix will give you an idea of how it looks next to ti and ss...more pix in the refinishing post... R- It's an awesome finish, I have to admit, I can see people following your example
ubiquitous Posted March 2, 2010 Report Posted March 2, 2010 Amazing dial shot Ubi. Thanks, buddy Still learning as I go; the biggest thing I'm fighting with is glare and proper diffusion while still getting enough light...
dluddy Posted March 2, 2010 Report Posted March 2, 2010 Wearing my stealth FM Conquistador. Just returned from up north where it got a custom PVD job and some Black Lume - which is amazing. Loving the results
PowerShot Posted March 2, 2010 Report Posted March 2, 2010 16610 for a beautiful sunny day in Paris (not an actual wristshot)
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