1680 Dial Ageing - Homemade Vintage

[Edge]

This is my second attempt at vintagizing up a dial, the first attempt was the heavily vintaged 6536 that I recently had to sell, which has finally made it's way to erd.

This is a project for a friend, and I think that it looks pretty good, it has a nice light creamy yellowy patina, and an excellent grain to it.

But the kicker for me is that it GLOWS in the dark lol, yes I have managed to get it to lume. This really isn't that difficult and I thank Tribal and some of the others, Avitt, Jetsons, etc. for their input into this project.

I am willing to write atutuorial on doing this and putting it in with the mods thread that is pinned in the Watch repair and Upgrade section of the board, if there is enough demand for it.

So without further ado......

Please tell me what you think of the dial, and the work.

All comments appreciated negative or positive, as long as it's constructive lol.

Thanks

Edge

[leitztozeiss]

Looks great Edge! LOL. Are you the new Joe, LOL? LOL.

[ubiquitous]

Looks great, Chris! Very similar to the way the tritium has aged on my 1675 dial...

Excellent work! And, I think a tutorial/write up would be an excellent addition to the watch mod thread!

[Tribal]

Hi Edge,

Looks damm good to me...

I think you take Revell Nightcolor to age the Dial???

I tryed it by myself,first attempt was good,second don`t ask :yucky:

But yours looks fantastic...

Rg Tribal

[Edge]

Yep the nightcolor worked a treat, as recommended to me by yourself and also Avitt, so I have to thank both of you for that tip, as it glows nicely.

Thanks for the kind words guys, I am really chuffed with the way it turned out, think it looks quite realistic, shame it's not for me lol.

Chris

[leitztozeiss]

Revell Nightcolor? Wow, I missed that tip somewhere along the way. I'll have to try that.

Edge - did you have to tint the nightcolor at all?

[Indyclmbr]

Looks fantastic! Good work Edge.

Climb on.

[Tribal]

Yep the nightcolor worked a treat, as recommended to me by yourself and also Avitt, so I have to thank both of you for that tip, as it glows nicely.

Thanks for the kind words guys, I am really chuffed with the way it turned out, think it looks quite realistic, shame it's not for me lol.

Chris

Hey Chris,

great that it work for you...

That was an old thread on RWG 1 from me....

Nice work ...

After my second attempt,i did it not again,because i ruined the Dial...

Yours looks damm fantastic...

RG Tribal

[Edge]

Revell Nightcolor? Wow, I missed that tip somewhere along the way. I'll have to try that.

Edge - did you have to tint the nightcolor at all?

I did have to tint it to my persinal preference which was that nice creamy yellow colour, which I have seen on LOTS of gens, so I think it looks pretty genuine, shame about the submariner text or it would be pretty spot on IMHO.

If you want the details of what I did Leitz then PM me or I might write the tutorial and add it to the rest.

Chris

[Guest avitt]

That's a fantastic look, Chris! One of the best I've seen. Very precise application.

[Linder]

A thread would be very nice so we could point all the future questions to it

Beautiful work, btw.

[RWG Technical]

Fantastic job all around, the application, the colour, and great pictures as well...

Wonderful work.

RG

[alligoat]

Cool job, Chris. And yes we need a tutorial. I've got one of those too yellow dials that is just crying out for help!

[chubbchubb]

....I am willing to write atutuorial on doing this and putting it in with the mods thread that is pinned in the Watch repair and Upgrade section of the board, if there is enough demand for it.

Edge

That looks very nice. Congratulations. The markers dont look like they've been repainted by hand (which I think is important ;-) A couple of days ago I bought two bottles of nightcolor to do just the same thing... your post is motivating...

Bye the way... the shop where I bought the nightcolor had to go through about ten bottles until he found two that weren't dry. Apparently this stuff dries out easily and once it has, it is rock-solid and there is no way to undo that. So check it regularily and add a little water (it is thinned with water!) if necessary.

[mikellem]

Beautiful Chris!

Excellent results and nice contribution!

[2005SUBMARINER]

i like very much !! excellent job !!

[Sherrington]

Well, personally I think it's crap.

Only kidding!!!!!!!!!!!Great job Chris, Look forward to the tutorial.

[Edge]

Thanks Dave you sarcastic [censored], I am writing a tutorial, and will post it tomoro.

Chris

[oswald]

Looks great! Looking forward to the tutorial!

[panerai153]

Beautiful job. That's exactly the effect that I want on my White letter SD dial coming from George.

[Edge]

if anyone wants me to help them out and vintage the dials and hands for them I am happy to provide this service, but you can't beat the satisfaction of doing it yourself.

PM me if you want to talk bout this.

[Sir-Lancelot]

Excellent !!!

Maybe the best i have seen.

I can't wait to read the How To.

It is very kind of you MOD guys to share this stuff with the rest of us.

Thank you.

[Heywood]

That dial looks damn good! Excellent job.

[kingkitesurf]

Chris,

That dial is the ultimate one I have seen. I just love mods like that. I have been looking for the courage to start that way. At this moment I use plaster... If I mess up I can rinse with water and it's all back to start. But if you mess this up.... sigh... That is what keeps me from trying... I have Revell NC standing and waiting... Awaiting your tutorial .. Cheers

[Edge]

It doesn't matter if you make little mistakes with the Nigth Colour, because if yoyu do and you aren't happy with it it peels right off very easily. Honestly it comes off easily with your nail or whatever, give it a go and don't worry, it'll work out honest.