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Completed My Coffee Latte 2533 (Image Heavy)


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Had a 3646 case lying around doing nothing, it was one I used for measurements for the case backs and brass case rings. Decided to make something of it...with a coffee latte dial...

Silix case reshaped

Silver Soldered the lugs

Silver Soldered the stem tube

Aged the case and plexi

Sandwich dial re-coloured and aged the dial with brown indices

Molnija 3601 movement

Removed serial numbers from movement and made sterile

Nickel plated the re-worked movement bridges

Brass case ring

Donerix Strap (mustard)

Below: Aged the case and solder the lugs

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Below: Next the stem tube needs to be soldered

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Below: Soldering completed on stem tube

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Below: Removed spring bars and soldered fix bars in place

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Below: Added a Donerix Strap (Mustard)

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Below: Added one of my thick case backs (polished version)

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Below: Image shows reflection from the polished back

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Below: Started with a McSherry Dial which I re-coloured aged then filled indices in brown

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Below: Distressed the plexi

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Belolw: Dial and plexi

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Below: Now a Sterile Movement which started life as a Molnija stamped full of serial numbers. The movement has been stripped, serial numbers removed, re-plated with Nickel, and rebuilt

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Below: The arrows indicate were the serial numbers were once stamped into the metal. This area has been heavily reworked and the re-plating has also been carefully aged.

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Posted

Very nice. A dumb question if I may...how do you get the straps on and off on the fixed bar watches??

no...good question. The only way is to de-solder or cut the strap off. But I dont plan taking this strap off for the next 10 years plus, its there to stay....but if I had to I would de-solder using copper braid which acts as a sponge and soaks up molten solder, takes about 5 mins so its not that difficult to remove.

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Really really really really ridiculously good looking ;)

P.S. how are those Молния movements holding up? Between all boards you probably have the most experience with them.

Posted

I'm not a massive fan of the vintage look, but this one has made me take a rethink on that.

That movement is smashing but its the dial that has won me over. Sterling effort it really is a special watch.

Wear it well

ST4

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Really really really really ridiculously good looking ;)

P.S. how are those Молния movements holding up? Between all boards you probably have the most experience with them.

Theres good an bad Molnija's out there but get a good one and they are tough and reliable and keep good time considering many are 50 years old... take good care of them and you should get another 50 years...

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killer!

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