rolli Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 hi all, here is the pam slob - comeback 2010: case: titanium with aged bronze pvd coating, made by a local special pvd company, caseback: davidsen titanium with special engraving by my engraver, dial: FGD, one of the last serie, handset: davidsen with matched lume, crown: palp, front glass: plexi, special made for me, movement: genuine swiss made unitas with h3 cannon pinion, strap: genuine croc light brown, enjoy rolli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 Very nice mate Different.... I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 Nice Rolli, i was expecting a lighter color for some reason, was it lighter before?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolli Posted March 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 no, this is the real aged bronze color. rolli Nice Rolli, i was expecting a lighter color for some reason, was it lighter before?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rower Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 I love it! The strap is matched well for this watch. I wish I could afford to do a project like this. At least I can live vicariously through you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgodeep Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 Hey Rolli - nice to see this amzing piece again as I have been thinking about it a bit recently and studying the original dial in particular It's very unusual ,like an 001B , but with gilt dial text and a bronze ring around the circumference Looking at the depth the hands extend across the numerals, it looks the same as normal dials , so makes me think the diameter of this dial including the bronze edge that remains on show, is larger than the regular 34.5mm. To achieve this effect, the interior of the case must be machined to a greater diamater than standard cases....so another interesing challenge to consider Images of Gen Dial Your PVD and plexi are amazing though looking at the gen images Great work as always FGD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valerian Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 This is a great project. I thought the original prototype case was entirely made of bronze. Am I wrong? Thanks for showing this. Val. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 very cool, R!...thanks for sharing this really cool piece... well done!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 Love it Rolli, but I think you knew that already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolli Posted March 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 Love it Rolli, but I think you knew that already thanks friends for your kind words. yes i knew it already for ca. 3 years. for my slob project only the thought inspired me, pam case and the color aged bronze and the fascination to do it was born. i knew it couldn't became a 1:1 result, but for me it wasn't so important. only important was a aged bronze pam case. so which further parts i would need. crown, plexi glass, dial / hands, caseback, movement. i started with an old titanium case and with a dark aged bronze pvd coating. a local plexi glass factory produced a plexi with the right measurements for me. plap crowns are always in my spare part box. a davidsen blank solid titanium caseback and a necessary gravure template for the right marking made by a local engraver, and the slob caseback was born. you know everything need a name. first i used a 111 sandwhich dial, later a 111E dial. but all these dials had a thickness of 0,9 mm and normally for this case type i would have to use a 0,5mm dial. but no dial in 0,5mm available, so i used a 0,9mm dial. in reality no good solution. fortunately fish-go-deep produced dials with the right thickness, 0,5mm - 0,6mm thickness, perfect. and additional with a fantastic look. so... recently my watchmaker installed the new dial. the result is great and everlasting happiness on my side !!!!!!!!!!! so...friends.....these were a few words for this theme. have a great time on this board rolli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolli Posted March 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 the plexi shows a brass-ring, that means this is a special made armed-plexiglass made by sternkreuz, germany. this brass or bronze ring is for a better tightness. rolli Hey Rolli - nice to see this amzing piece again as I have been thinking about it a bit recently and studying the original dial in particular It's very unusual ,like an 001B , but with gilt dial text and a bronze ring around the circumference Looking at the depth the hands extend across the numerals, it looks the same as normal dials , so makes me think the diameter of this dial including the bronze edge that remains on show, is larger than the regular 34.5mm. To achieve this effect, the interior of the case must be machined to a greater diamater than standard cases....so another interesing challenge to consider Your PVD and plexi are amazing though looking at the gen images Great work as always FGD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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