lanikai Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 After almost 3 weeks of waiting, should of been here in 1 week .. the parcel must of been delayed due to the weather .. from Virgina, came my much sought after US divers logo Doxa 300T Pro thanks again for Marty for posting the FS on TZ here.. I check the gen sales threads daily but I may have been too late.. I spend yesterday refinishing the bezel and toning down the scratches on the crystal.. I think I'll leave the crystal as is.. adds character to the piece.. imo.. here is a pic by the previous owner.. I'll take more pics after I'm done giving it a little TLC it's keeping great time.. maybe sooner or later it will make it's way up North , but for now .. it is on my wrist AC/Lani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deniz21 Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 hey you got it man im happy with you, man you realy love this doxa watches, me too, but cant buy them to pricey for me enjoy it man, and the orange dial is striking denz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Wow, she's a beauty! What a nice addition. Let's see some "after" photos when you've touched up that bezel... but for now? Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Love it! Doxa has bubbled to the top of my list as a next must have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 i'll be honest lani, i'm legitimately jealous about that watch. what a looker love that us divers on the dial deltatahoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted March 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 some pics of the finished bezel.. although the lower pearl should be lumed, if I'm not mistaken it's all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Beauty Lani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris5264 Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 congrats!! There are just some days when this watch is perfect to put on...What did you use for the bezel? I've heard everything from crayons to acrylic paint..Yours looks great..I'm so confused about the lum,,part of me says leave it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted March 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 congrats!! There are just some days when this watch is perfect to put on...What did you use for the bezel? I've heard everything from crayons to acrylic paint..Yours looks great..I'm so confused about the lum,,part of me says leave it.... Thanks you DL and Chris the lume on the dial will be left alone.. the black (india ink) I used on the pearl may be stripped to bare metal since it is lumed.. I'll leave everything as is on the dial.. except, removal of the loose lume that detached from the hour hand, I like the historical look of the wear, so I decided not to do a thing with the crystal.. I did take a dremel to it for some time just to dull the scratches down a bit.. but it matches the over all look just to leave it be me thinks. for the bezel the black was done with a permanent marker and the excess wiped away with my thumb before it dried.. same with the orange .. I used acrylic paint for the orange, and a fine brush.. blotted the numerals and then swiped my finger over the numeral .. I also use a toothpick.. I just ran the toothpick horizontally over the numeral with some paint on i.. wipe you finger over it, the paint in the recessed area stay's put and the excess paint just wipes right off. with the marker and the paint just dab the numeral or ticks and wipe over it with a napkin or finger.. easy.. as the recessed area hold the ink and paint.. I had to do it several times since the bezel is worn down so the depth of the recess is not as much as a bezel in better condition.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Spectacular! Keep it just as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted March 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Here's a pic of the bezel from 'Da book' whist removing the black colour from the bezel.. a very nice surprise took place.. apparently someone coloured the marker to either match the silver in the rest of the bezel.. or whatever..but taking a toothpick that was soaked in water to shred the tip.. it turned out the old lume was hidden under some previous paint.. Pic of the original colour A nice surprise.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 wow -- nice surprise indeed!! you must be thrilled to pieces aren't you glad you didn't listen to nanuq Spectacular! Keep it just as it is. deltatahoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted March 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Actually .. I would not have know there was still lume there had I not applied ink to it before seeing the pic in the book.. all I wanted to do was get it to plain metal.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 This is as hardcore as it gets. I have always loved the orange Doxa. It's just, well... special. Wear it well my friend!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 We all know Delta's taste is confined solely to his mouth... That being said, I still vote for a black "lume" dot on the inner ring. The only Doxa I've ever seen, here or "over there," with lume in that dot is a SUB 600 Spirotechnique. I know the certification manual for the "dive watch specification" requires the ability to time a dive in complete darkness, and that demands a glowing lume dot on the bezel. But face it, these watches were made when men were men and sheep were scared. Lume dots? We don't need no stinking lume dots! So I say leave it black, and yer Uncle Doxa in Alaska will bear the "black dot" standard with you. As delivered from the factory, with "minor wear" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted March 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 It'll go back to black if that is what the Doxa Jedi advises.. but what about the pic in "da book" ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 We all know Delta's taste is confined solely to his mouth... pffft! coming from someone rumored to have a thing for a certain RWG institution: deltatahoe *runs and puts on flame retardant suit* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Ah, my young and impressionable Delta ... such an innocent youth, a beardless man-child still wet behind the ears. Some day you'll understand that the best things in life are well aged. *Cough* You'll notice I said well aged. Some things are just old. Like your girlfriend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 It'll go back to black if that is what the Doxa Jedi advises.. but what about the pic in "da book" ?? Dang, Lani ... I went and Googled up a bunch of photos of Doxas and it seems many of them DO have lume in that dot. All the old ones I've been investigating have been black. See what happens when you take Deltatahoe's advice? Pain, confusion, destruction, paint wildly misapplied... will the horror never end? It seems the really old pieces are all black, and that's likely because (like yours) the bezels have been repainted many times. Certainly you can put lume in there, and it's possible they came from the factory thus endowed. But to my eye the black spot looks "correct." Imagine a DRSD with a shiny new green pearl in the insert, vs. a gnarly old speckled pearl. There's your answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 In times like these, you have to ask yourself - WWMUD (What would Miss Understood Do?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted March 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Apparently the previous owner or owners were miffed by the colour too.. I received it looking like this But this exist under the black paint And this is a pic of the bezel from Dr. Pete's book So go figure.. I suppose with Doxa there could have been variations along the way and watches sent to the service center etc. either way .. it is still nestled nicely upon ma wrist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 thanks for getting us back on topic lani -- i apologize for nanuq's detestable behavior. in all seriousness, from your picture i feel like that lume looks factory applied (or if not by the factory, perhaps by ziggy?!). if it were me (and i wish it were), i'd keep the lume and leave the black dot to the crazy alaskan... deltatahoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 "Crazy Alaskan" says he! Arrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pizzanooo Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Black dot or lume dot, either way a beautiful pickup. Congrats man.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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