bones Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Finished up my latest project. (managed to post in the correct forum this time) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetor Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 cheapo rolexes are still $70 dollars ish, but quite fun for practice modding eh? I melted the crystal on mine because they glued the crystal retaining ring =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones Posted July 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 I know there are some stunning franken and expensive non-franken builds on these forums, but not everyone has the ability or the inclination to spend tons on vintage reps. Taking something like a $70 and spending a few days modding the hell out of it is definitely fun And funny you should say that, the one im working on at the moment has a glued in crystal, it's bloody annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmj Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Great effort and great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Looking good, what did you do to the dial? That looks more than just baking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones Posted July 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 No baking at all mate. Matte varnish and some stippling is the way to go for this effect. Here's a better close up of the dial. Its very 3d in the flesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 I love cheap!! Takes me back to my roots except that I considered a $70 rep a mid-price model... I wouldn't worry about the glued in crystal as you are probably going to replace it anyway, right? Just toss the bare mid-case in a container with lacquer thinner and let everything dissolve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 No baking at all mate. Matte varnish and some stippling is the way to go for this effect. Here's a better close up of the dial. Its very 3d in the flesh. Ahh, excellent result Matte varnish is certainly a very useful medium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones Posted July 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 I love cheap!! Takes me back to my roots except that I considered a $70 rep a mid-price model... I wouldn't worry about the glued in crystal as you are probably going to replace it anyway, right? Just toss the bare mid-case in a container with lacquer thinner and let everything dissolve. I boiled some water in the kettle and let it soak in that until cool. Popped right out. Must say though, I've not replaced a single one of these Silix rep crystals. The cyclops is actually not too bad. I will order some Clark or sternK crystals at some point and see if they are compatible with the cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Hey I have the same effect from a leaking SD 1665. Varnish on a dial bring sometimes nice effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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