Adeeos Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Over the weekend, I got to handle/play with, and really inspect a buddies genuine 6152-1,,, I was completely in love with it,, in particular the simple, patina'd dial,,, I got to thinking about all the, "extra" parts I had at home, and thought I'm going to use them up.. lolol... Mirror polished fiddy case, lop off the sub secs hand... Flip the crownguard over.. I had a WM 12,3,6,9 dial in it with stock Fiddy hands,, Not bad, but the hands were wrong.. I had the "correct" hands from WM also,, but they were WAY white... A quick patina'ing of them,, and I was set.. Looked great,, Then today I got in a Davidsen, "MARINA MILITARE" dial... NICE dial,, but two things bugged me,, 1, lume was too clean, and yellow for me,,, 2, over paint from the MM on the dial,, I cleaned-up the over paint,, and then split the dials,, and with a little, "patina majic" Presto-chango.... hahahah,,, Not bad for a total of a half days work.... I'm going to re-work the dial a little more and get a more accurate look,,, I still need a plastic crystal,, but the non-AR coated saph is just fine for now,, It's a daily beater,, so it'll probably fare better than plastic,,, Anyway Here it is,, Pics are ALSO, quick, down and dirty,, so please no comments about the dust/lint... Hahahahah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Very nice... I epecially love that strap!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leitztozeiss Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 very convincing - nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reelamore Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Over the weekend, I got to handle/play with, and really inspect a buddies genuine 6152-1,,, I was completely in love with it,, in particular the simple, patina'd dial,,, I got to thinking about all the, "extra" parts I had at home, and thought I'm going to use them up.. lolol... Mirror polished fiddy case, lop off the sub secs hand... Flip the crownguard over.. I had a WM 12,3,6,9 dial in it with stock Fiddy hands,, Not bad, but the hands were wrong.. I had the "correct" hands from WM also,, but they were WAY white... A quick patina'ing of them,, and I was set.. Looked great,, Then today I got in a Davidsen, "MARINA MILITARE" dial... NICE dial,, but two things bugged me,, 1, lume was too clean, and yellow for me,,, 2, over paint from the MM on the dial,, I cleaned-up the over paint,, and then split the dials,, and with a little, "patina majic" Presto-chango.... hahahah,,, Not bad for a total of a half days work.... I'm going to re-work the dial a little more and get a more accurate look,,, I still need a plastic crystal,, but the non-AR coated saph is just fine for now,, It's a daily beater,, so it'll probably fare better than plastic,,, Anyway Here it is,, Pics are ALSO, quick, down and dirty,, so please no comments about the dust/lint... Hahahahah Nice work Kevin! I especially like the work on the numerals...syringe job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adeeos Posted November 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Nice work Kevin! I especially like the work on the numerals...syringe job? Hahah,,, nope,, carefully split the dial halves,, sanded the base alittle,, held a spray can of the, "correct" color about 2-3 feet above it,, and misted it,,, looked it over,, then misted it again,,, re-attatched the face while the paint was still tacky... VERY complicated procedure,,,, lolollolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarks Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Fantastic work. Loving it. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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