vic225 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Who makes the best pre-v that needs the least mods?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prevendom Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Best PreV (i think) are made to the unit by artists like Marty, Gianton, Panera, otherwise PreV Davidsen DSN has a good quality / price ratio, but the dials are not finished as FGD dials (big difference). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic225 Posted October 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 How big of a difference? Is the FGD dial hard to get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mir36 Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 (edited) If you don't have access to FGD dials, then I would really recommend going with DSN's. They're not that bad for $280. If you're willing to spend three times that... then it's best to check out the sales forums for watches and parts... Here are mine... and a new project: Edited October 6, 2012 by mir36 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chou Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 ^^ nice collection! whats the project going to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic225 Posted October 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 but is the dsn dial numbers too thin for a matching dial? seems the thinner ones are for non matching? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectologist Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 but is the dsn dial numbers too thin for a matching dial? seems the thinner ones are for non matching? There was no related difference with matching or non-matching being thicker or thinner. The color of the hands depended on if the vendor used the varnish that yellowed too quickly or the one they switched to that didn't. A separate issue from the dials yellowing and/or thickness/thinness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic225 Posted October 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 i mean the batch they used the "wrong" varnish tends to be thinner numbers and the "correct" ones are thicker.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mir36 Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 ^^ nice collection! whats the project going to be? A vintage 4-liner. A must in any collection. i mean the batch they used the "wrong" varnish tends to be thinner numbers and the "correct" ones are thicker.. If you want thinner indices, get a DSN dial. Still no serifs, but live with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 i mean the batch they used the "wrong" varnish tends to be thinner numbers and the "correct" ones are thicker.. Thats not correct mate.... The Non matching issue arose only in the 201a and 202a... and only in the first batches...I cant recall the exact millesimation off the top of my head... the issue of thick or thin indices relates to the luming.... the dials were lumed by different guys and some would stay within the cutouts of the indices (ie not lume the edges) and the more hasty lumers would allow the lume to sit on the edges... this gives the appearance of the indices being thick or thin.... if you seek out some PreV macros of dials you can see how the lume sits relative to my comments before... so the indices do not vary... PreV dials are almost sandwich like in depth so these effect is very easily created by hasty lumers.. As I recall there was an old article on Risti which i think got stickied into the archive... The PreA dials are old PreV dials with the PreV typeface inscription replaced with Cartier typeface however you can see these appear even thinner but again it was the lume application that gave rise to this and indeed the sausage nick name This difference occurred from the start so matching and non matching were effected... Vanni had some great examples... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic225 Posted October 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 oh so its just the lume paint thats tmakes the difference =) thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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