hackR Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 I just completed this quick build last night and love it...it's not uber-accurate, but i think it came out nicely... Ingredients: 1) MBW dial from Bill... 2) gen eta movement from a beater 1680 red Sub... 3) gold hands from Clark; sanded to a matte finish...hands came with white lume...i used iodine (which made them yellow'y), then wiped them down with water to soften the yellow to creme color - to match the dial's creme colored lume...amazingly the lume is faint on the hands and dial and actually matches in glow and duration... 4) case set and bracelet from Ephry73 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 looks fantasitc R. Care to share more on your sanding process, hands look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Looks good to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted February 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 thanks, guys!...i just need to upgrade the insert/pearl...in time... @Ronin...i took some rodico and flattened it on a smooth surface...making it thin and even...i then put the flattened rodico onto a small rectangular piece of wood (1/2"x1/2"x2") so that it overlaps the bottom - this allows you to hold the rodico on the edge...i also used a slightly rough piece of wood so the rodico would hold better...i then pressed a hand on the rodico and pressed it in evenly...i then slowly - and i mean slowly so that they rodico doesn't peel off -- brushed the wood/rodico/hand in a single direction toward me, on a piece of 1500 grit sandpaper...worked nicely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Looks nice Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 I'm loving the hands for sure. The dial is nice too. I think I will get a set of those to try them. E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjjoyce1 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Nicely done! Some of those MBW's kick butt over Yuki or anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akira Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Looks sweet, is it possible to buy this dial somewhere and at which price? I really like those guilts, but good ones are hard to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Very nice project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted February 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 thanks, guys...once i got the dial from Bill, it was just a matter of finding the other components...the brushed gold hands really make it... one more thing i learned here (from Ronin!) and forgot to mention: the hands came with white (very white) lume...the dial has creme lume...so i used iodine on the hands...after the first application of iodine, i let it sit for 15 minutes...i used small touch up brushes to apply it from a hobby store...i then brushed the iodine with water...that wiped off some of the yellowy look from the iodine and cleaned up the iodine that was on the metal...the result was creme colored hands...they match pretty well... R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akira Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Who is this Bill? Please share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted February 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 @Akira...Bill is a member here who had a significant collection of MBW watches...i picked up the gilt dial from him...best to keep your eyes open in the sales forums or post a wtb for a dial...good luck and thanks for your comments...R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asf Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 freaking awesome. I keep revisting this thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 (edited) Really nice! I had the same dial in the past. Edited February 19, 2012 by Tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted February 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 any suggestions on replacing the insert and/or adding a pearl?...or should i just let it be?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Personally, I would let it be. It adds a "seasoned" character to the watch. Maybe Age it slightly? I thought about doing that before but never got around to it. E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabularasa415 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Nice quickie! Gotta jump on Bill's stuff when it comes up. He's definitely thinning his collection, but not so much so that it's affecting the exclusivity value factor of all the original MBW parts. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eton Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Looks great, R!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 any suggestions on replacing the insert and/or adding a pearl?...or should i just let it be?... i think aging the insert a bit and putting in a yuki or ofrei pearl would certainly add a lot to the watch, but maybe i'm just crazy & obsessed deltatahoe ps, beautiful build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 i think aging the insert a bit and putting in a yuki or ofrei pearl would certainly add a lot to the watch, but maybe i'm just crazy & obsessed deltatahoe ps, beautiful build I agree with DT- a better pearl and trim the inside of those CG's- then you'll have a pristine gilt 5513. Nice job so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCorvette Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Love the look on your build.. Looks like a well maintained older watch. congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donerix 2.0 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Great piece. MBWs rock, here is mine from BKK via Cubeistan: Still have to do the crownguards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted February 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Great piece. MBWs rock, here is mine from BKK via Cubeistan: Still have to do the crownguards sweet...looks great...is the entire piece an MBW?...or did you add/mod the insert/pearl?..that's the kind of insert/pearl i think would make a difference on mine...thanks for sharing... these gilt pieces are sharp as the dial is class - but less bold with gilt writing vs white writing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donerix 2.0 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 (edited) sweet...looks great...is the entire piece an MBW?...or did you add/mod the insert/pearl?..that's the kind of insert/pearl i think would make a difference on mine...thanks for sharing... these gilt pieces are sharp as the dial is class - but less bold with gilt writing vs white writing.. Cubeistan picked me up a complete watch. This is what it looked like when I got it: I softened the case, aged the dial and hands which were silver. Then I faded the insert and installed a gen pearl I had bought on ebay. Has a Swiss 2836. For inspiration: the ultimate goal I have contacted Ingod and he said he was going to make a dial for it which should get us closer to the gen Edited February 23, 2012 by Donerix 2.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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