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3646 Cali Vintage Tribute Homage


nicewatchdude

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Just finished this weekend. Thought I would share.

Soldered lugs.

Soldered crown case tube, made flush to crown.

Modified (reshaped) the soldered Silix case, dremeled, filed, hand

sanded, polished.

Placed on a sanded plexi from a Hamilton pocket watch which

fit pretty perfect and flush.

Refinished the 3601 plates I had Cortebert do the Russian text removal

and engraving to, so that the treated soldered areas had a new

finish similar to the original Cotes De Geneve.

Sanded down the DSN cali dial so it was flat enough to fit the hour

and minute wheels from the 3601. Had to take off so much I burned

my fingers from the heat :black_eye:

Refinished (aged) the crown.

Stripped, cleaned, oiled, and fixed some broken parts of the

movement so now it sets, winds, and runs nice.

Applied lume to the numerals and vintaged the dial. Applied

matte finish.

NW case back and case ring. Sanded and re-polished the case

back to look older.

Put thicker (brass) tubes over the lug pins to hold the strap tighter.

Gunny strap

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