RWG Technical Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 This poor AP has seen better days. I decided to strip it down, and re-finish the bead blasted sections as well as restore the polished area's. Here's the before condition: BEFORE refinishing Bezel Caseback Case and clasp AFTER refinishing and bead blasting AFTER refinishing, assembled All the polished edges were hand finished Below are pictures of the genuine AP, I think I did a good job matching the finish. GENUINE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 All I can say is wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Uh, Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migge Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Amazing work, R! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Is that a titanium case? If so can you tell me any tips you have about polishing it as i can never get Ti any thing like what you show there, either on a watch or a bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Thanks for the feedback. Yes, this is a Ti case. For the polishing, the case edges were first done with a fine buff stick, (vs using a buffing wheel to avoid polishing the parts that are not polished) then final polishing with 8000 grit sandpaper draped over the buff stick. For the caseback and the bezel, the polishing was done with Simchrome metal polish, and a buff in the rotary tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presente21 Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Wonderful job. Sent from my iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inertiadrifter Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Hi. Your work is awesome!!! You are truly a artist in this field. I would love for us to work together on a Franken project. I just don't want to be here and never worked with the master Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Thanks good to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I dont think you did a good job matching the finish. I think you did a outstanding job matching the finish. Beautiful work as always R. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Taking a second look I can see that depth and "sparkle" of the bead blasting which is evident on the gen and your rework. The rep (the case is from a chronopassion) clearly had a much more superficial refinish which may also explain why the rep scratches so easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmj Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 I am gobsmacked by how amazing the case looks. Great work R. Always the best from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Z Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 out standing work ... looks so much better now and closer to the gen then the crap .. NF finish ... Enjoy !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
997 s Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Nice work Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vilius69 Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 that makes me think about Chronopassion again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 And thats a gen dial and hands set, is it not? very pretty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff g Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Nice work...as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Fantastic results. The owner is going to be thrilled! Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mt666tm Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Well done. I love that dial with the Ti case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Damn! That's sexy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milhouse Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Late to the party, but wanted to say, kudos on the outstanding work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Daytona1984 Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 very nice, especially the combo with the blue dial... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Very nice work ! Did you do the bead blasting yourself? If so what grade / size beads did you use and where were the sourced from. I brought a little air brush sized sand blaster recently but having trouble identifying the type of beads to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaraA Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 Sorry for OT, but i cannot seem to PM youhttp://www.rwg.cc/topic/151603-need-service-and-upgrade-on-my-soh-v2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 Sorry for OT, but i cannot seem to PM youhttp://www.rwg.cc/to...e-on-my-soh-v2/ He is a long-standing watch maker here on the board and has a lot of work from his customers, all the time. He occaisionally disconnects his PMs so that he can concentrate on his standing work list, and not accept new work temporarily. I'm sure he'll be back in PMs soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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