lhooq Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 Follow-up to 1016 Project 3: Space-Dweller. There aren't too many photos of real Space-Dwellers out there on the Internet, so I thought I'd make a few comparison shots using that handful of gen shots as a reference. That turned out to be way more time-consuming than I'd expected, and attempting to match angles, lighting &c. was... challenging. The worst part was waiting for the sweep hand, then realizing I was out of focus! Interesting to note that as good as this dial is, the basic colors appear to be incorrect. It's a very good match for those two huge Antiquorum shots, but more naturally lit photos suggest the text and minute markers may be gilt or slightly yellowish. The only exception is the "SPACE-DWELLER", which is printed in white or silver. Maybe there's more than one type of Space-Dweller dial? Doubt it, but you never know. Also, I could really use longer hands! Here are the results: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 Amazing comparison LHOOQ! And the re-dial you have is incredibly close!!! That was a great find there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 That is really cool. A bit of the rare, obscure Rolex history there. Keep them coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 M, I don't know about gilt - I think it's just yellowing due to age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosnik Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 I prefere the REP one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 You should consider fitting a set of gen hands. Then, it would be hard to spot the rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 +1 on the hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brightight Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 Great photos M! And that dial is incredibly close. Beautiful job, I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted August 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 Regarding hands, you'd think that after almost 60 years of Submariners (and maybe 40 years of fake Subs) that someone could get them exactly right! I have a set of Clark hands waiting for a relume to match the dial. The frames are thinner, resulting in a larger lumed area and eliminating the Yuki's "Fat Mercedes". However, the lengths of the hour and minute hands are about the same as the Yukis. The problem with Clark hands is the sweep, which is significantly shorter, and has too small a pip. I may have to mix'n'match for now, but I will continue to camp out at the Vintage Rolex Market for a set of old Tudor hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 It's a beautiful job LH, and I can look at small details, but like someone else said, it's still a beautiful dial and a great job. Wear it in good health and put some age on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 Looks amazing M. Love the result. I have to agree that I think your dial looks better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justasgood Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 The original is a double Gilt. Gold gilt for the verbage except Silver Gilt for the "Space Dweller" Nice repro...bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 Such a great build! Everytime I look at it, it's just Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted August 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Such a great build! Everytime I look at it, it's just Praise from the king! Well, that's ended my week on a high note! Thanks, everyone, for the nice comments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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