mir36 Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 (edited) Although I've been holding onto a small collection of Fishgodeep's exquisite Pre-V dials, completing the actual projects has taken me more time than I had originally planned. Waiting is part of the beauty of the hobby. However, I also wanted to show Simon his efforts to produce these PreV dials for the community did not go to waste on a noob, languishing in some long-forgotten parts box. So here Simon, wherever you may be enjoying your English summer, is what happened to your dials: 5218-203a 5218-205a 5218-218a All three. You will note how the 203a has a more yellowish tint on the indices as compared to the other two: Some people new to the hobby have been asking about the finish of FGD's dials. I have not matte sprayed these dials. I cased them as-is, in the original condition I received them from Simon. This shot shows how the dials look in various angles, under the same lighting conditions: The specs: Dials: Fishgodeep Hands: Fishgodeep v2 PreV hands Movements: Swiss 6497-1 w/ H3 cannon pinion and hour wheel Crowns: T48s, old school non-springloaded Casebacks: Jakobs (sorry, will post pics later) Straps: 5218-203a: Simona PAV 24/24mm w/ PVD buckle 5218-205a: Dirk 24/24mm 5218-218a: Simona PAV 24/22mm w/ PVD buckle The case... yes these are DW's. I posted these pics earlier in another post just to see if anyone could figure out these were DW's. The double-sided screw-in lugbars come PVD'd. So I sanded the ends to bring out the metal. Better shots of the lug, CG and non-strapnotch: My next project: Thanks for looking! Edited August 9, 2011 by mir36 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squashlovernk Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 FANTASTIC work sir!! They all look great. May I ask you how much it took to complete each watch including mods? You could simply send me a PM if prices are not allowed, I would appreciate the info as I am a noob and starting to try and build a few. Actually, your last pic intrigues me the most as the 202/a non-matching dial is the first project that I want to make. That and a 201/a non-matching. I think the burnt orange indices really looks amazing. Do you know how to get in touch with Simon (FGD) as I have tried multiple times to PM him but it seems he is not responding? -NK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 really nice pieces, J!... nice pix, too... R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloptik Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 GORGEOUS work! I too have been attempting to reach FGD about sourcing a dial for my pre-A 009. His dials are amazing from all I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianton Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Nice trio, wear them well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Very nice collection of FGD beauties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
air Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 wow.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiman12 Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 man...those DW cases are pretty good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mir36 Posted August 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 (edited) man...those DW cases are pretty good... @ ChiMan: Yup, I'm not complaining. I believe I received my trio shortly after you received yours from DW. I was waiting for you to post some pics and your review.... This is how I received my trio BTW. Notice the hands... if you don't know how to fix this yourself then make sure DW gets it right. I was after the cases, so it really didn't bother me. I can't really say the dials, hands and crown are any good. The dial indices are printed on, not engraved. One could do better with DSN's latest offerings. The caseback however is another matter. It's thick and has very good engraving, very close to Jacob's in terms of engraving quality. I have never seen a 111J case in person and they probably are a bit better than DW's fat lug-wise. However in terms of a relatively inexpensive complete PreV package (especially in PVD): Case, CG, caseback and double-sided lug screws - I really can't complain. Edited August 10, 2011 by mir36 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebzen02 Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 DW will now sell these for $199.. A bargain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mir36 Posted August 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 DW will now sell these for $199.. A bargain! Not bad. Is he still offering the custom serial engraving for free? I put my sons' birth years on mine... would make a great gift when they're older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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