Slartibartfast Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Well after a fairly good response to my latest dial decal topic whic you can catch up on here, I have decided to see what further possibilities there are with this technique, and have taken By-Tor up on his suggestion below. Great work! Hey, you really should try making a 1680 red Sub dial. I've never seen a good rep/aftermarket dial. It would be really interesting to see the results. http://images.antiquorum.com/212/full/358.jpg http://images.antiquorum.com/213/full/357.jpg So, here is the first draft of my 1680 dial graphic, on which I would invite comments from those who know. There is no font smoothing applied yet, or the correct colour match. That will come later, but first the font, spacing, font size etc etc must be fine tuned. If anyone has any further reference material they can point me to, that would be appreciated. After the graphic is finished, it is then simply a case of printing out a sheet of decals, and away we go. So common, don't be shy! Let's have some constructive feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 I'm certainly not a expert but it looks great to me. One remark i think that the coronet and the 12 o'clock marker don't line up correct. The coronet should be shifted a little to the right at least that's what i think. This sounds promising and i will keep watching this topic if this one goes into production. Maybe a nice price for the first repsoning on your post ??? Let's wait for the real experts. Carpe Diem Cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Looks pretty good, but you'll want to add the little 1/4 height tick marks at :29 :30 :31, right under the SWISS - T < 25 I also agree that the coronet should be moved to the right just slightly. Keep the 'L' in rolex where it is, as it should be slightly off center of the coronet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted April 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 One remark i think that the coronet and the 12 o'clock marker don't line up correct. The coronet should be shifted a little to the right at least that's what i think. Cripes! You're right. I hadn't spotted that. It needs fixing for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Looking like you are off to a good start. I agree with Cats. The coronet is out of position and needs to be shifted to line up with the 12 o'clock indice. Here's a good photo of a nice looking Red dial for comparision: EDIT: Pic removed......just because I'm a dumbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 red- That's a current 1680 lumi service dial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted April 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Looks pretty good, but you'll want to add the little 1/4 height tick marks at :29 :30 :31, right under the SWISS - T < 25 Thanks ubi. I had not noticed that difference between the metres first and feet first models. edit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 red- That's a current 1680 lumi service dial Just realized that! Oops! I was looking at it thinking there was something wrong with it, but I couldn't put my finger on it. I was searching so much for a nice large pic, I didn't even pay attention to the subtle little things that were missing (like the Swiss - T<25) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 kapow Okay, so they're half height, not 1/4 height ticks... But you know what I mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 kapow Okay, so they're half height, not 1/4 height ticks... But you know what I mean That is one sweet watch Ubi. Great work so far Slartibartfast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 That is one sweet watch Ubi. I wish it was mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Now this is a post i will be following, i wish i could add to it but dont see any faults. wow this could be cool, how ever if ytou want any dial blanks to test print to i have a couple here from CWCs i can clean off for you but i can look into new blanks if required Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Looking sharp, R The coronet alignment has already been mentioned, so the only thing I would say, would be to bolden the font of the depth rating. Other than that, it looks the business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Looking nice, but check the letter "A" in your font. The red "A" in SUBMARINER is close, but the gen font has a flat top. Your letters "R" are pretty good with the "broken leg" drop to the right. You'll want to add subtle serifs to the rest of the letters. Great start! Here's mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 How about Meters first........................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Looks very promising... keep up the good work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted April 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Hey, thanks for all the input guys, it is much appreciated. Many minds are better than one with these things. I'll take it on board your comments and post an image of Mk II, soon as. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsupilami Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 hi slarti, is your layout composed with scans or vectorized fonts ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted April 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 hi slarti, is your layout composed with scans or vectorized fonts ? No fonts were harmed in the making of this dial. It's all vectors. And every bit drawn from scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 This is amazing man... just amazing! This is how the rep factories should build their models too... consult with our membership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 OK, so thanks for all the comments. Second draft now shown below. Items tinkered with, include..... 12 o'clock marker centered above crown Minute markers added below "SWISS-<25" Flat topped A's added to text below depth rating Serifs added to text (though at this resolution, not easy to see) Depth rating text thickened up a bit OK so how's it looking? Any other pointers? Shout out loud guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 What do you do about the cut out for the date window? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Looking good It might just be my eyes playing tricks on me, but looking at the actual watch dial on pg1, I would say that the depth rating text is marginally thicker than 'Superlative Chronometer', so it might still be worth adding a little more beef to the depth rating, but other than that, I'd say it's looking tip top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 What do you do about the cut out for the date window? As this is a transfer over a dial 'blank' the date window is cut out after application. Consequently, you don't need to include it in the graphic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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