Justasgood Posted March 28, 2011 Report Posted March 28, 2011 Who is going to step up and fabricate a BLACK date-wheel or overlay for the Monte Carlo owners with RED date-wheels? C'mon guys, buyers stand at the ready. (at least I stand waiting) Also, has anyone else noticed that most all 7734 dates are shifted to the left of the window for most of the numbers? Perhaps it's just me
Guest zeleni kukuruz Posted March 28, 2011 Report Posted March 28, 2011 Red ones would be nice My dates are centerd
redwatch Posted March 28, 2011 Report Posted March 28, 2011 Red text on Black background??? Hmmm..... That could be interesting
Justasgood Posted March 28, 2011 Author Report Posted March 28, 2011 No, no, no.........We need a white background with black numbers. The replacements available are Red numbers on white background. Gen is Black on white.
redwatch Posted March 28, 2011 Report Posted March 28, 2011 Oh gotcha.....yes some replacements would be great!
krpster Posted March 28, 2011 Report Posted March 28, 2011 I found a black on white date wheel online but the guy wanted $130. Yikes! I don't think so. I have been contemplating how to achieve this but so far I haven't been able to bridge the gap. One idea of course is the decal method. This one I will give more thought. Another idea is using the poljot 3133 to make an overlay. This needs further investigation. I know the datewheel itself is not interchangeable but I wonder if the diameters would allow the date overlay to be "transfered".
lhooq Posted March 28, 2011 Report Posted March 28, 2011 On 3/28/2011 at 10:11 PM, krpster said: Another idea is using the poljot 3133 to make an overlay. Unfortunately, not only are the wheels not interchangeable, but the 3133 date-change runs clockwise.
Justasgood Posted March 28, 2011 Author Report Posted March 28, 2011 On 3/28/2011 at 10:11 PM, krpster said: I found a black on white date wheel online but the guy wanted $130. Yikes! I don't think so. I have been contemplating how to achieve this but so far I haven't been able to bridge the gap. One idea of course is the decal method. This one I will give more thought. Another idea is using the poljot 3133 to make an overlay. This needs further investigation. I know the datewheel itself is not interchangeable but I wonder if the diameters would allow the date overlay to be "transfered". Buyg the one on ebay (Red on White will cost $20.00 and would be a perfect base to experiment on with decals.
Guest Sql_pl Posted March 28, 2011 Report Posted March 28, 2011 I was lucky to get one with black numbers but you are right about the misalignment, mine does that too. But i have seen some gens doing exact same thing as well. In my watch most days before 20th are a bit too much to the left.
Justasgood Posted March 28, 2011 Author Report Posted March 28, 2011 On 3/28/2011 at 10:45 PM, Sql_pl said: I was lucky to get one with black numbers but you are right about the misalignment, mine does that too. But i have seen some gens doing exact same thing as well. In my watch most days before 20th are a bit too much to the left. I have 1 of each and the black centers better than the red.
stolikat Posted March 28, 2011 Report Posted March 28, 2011 I was lucky enough to acquire a 7734 with a black date wheel and a 45min totalizer. I may be listing that and a DW caseset for sale soon. I am unsure if I want to pursue the project..
krpster Posted March 29, 2011 Report Posted March 29, 2011 That's what I was thinking....may yet give it a try. On 3/28/2011 at 10:28 PM, Justasgood said: Buyg the one on ebay (Red on White will cost $20.00 and would be a perfect base to experiment on with decals.
RyanIsMyName Posted March 29, 2011 Report Posted March 29, 2011 On 3/28/2011 at 11:02 PM, stolikat said: I was lucky enough to acquire a 7734 with a black date wheel and a 45min totalizer. I may be listing that and a DW caseset for sale soon. I am unsure if I want to pursue the project.. I'd be interested in purchasing
krpster Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 OK. I've decided to give it a go to see if I can create a black on white date wheel. First thing I need is a high res image of the date wheel. Preferably the black on white version. If no one can provide such an animal I will do what I can with the red one I have enroute. I tried to match fonts today with existing but couldn't find anything even remotely close. Also I noticed the 1 changes depending on what the date is. For example the 1 on the 1st has serifs where as the 1 in 10 has none. Then 11 has serifs again with 12 going back to none. With this inconsistency I don't think I can create the date wheel template using fonts inside CAD. Instead I will go the image route to see if I can make a decent pattern to print. I will post progress here, if I make any
thealphabeta Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 Good man. Hat off to you. Hopefully you can sort it
donerix Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 Now all that is missing is a black bezel that doesn't break the bank. Anyone ???
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