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pbdad 1655 Steve Mcqueen


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Just received this piece from pbdad this morning.
It was quite a wait. Due to holiday and stuff.

Here's the mod pbdad done to the watch:
 

  • case and bracelet aging
  • bezel aging
  • gen crown
  • cg shaped
  • lug holes drilled for 2mm springbars
  • 2mm springbars
  • aged lumed dial markers and hands
  • tangerine gmt hand mod
  • right side lug modded to flush the profile under bezel.

Here's the finished product:

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1655_SIDE_zps1dd8954e.jpg

1655_CG_zpsf4bf6027.jpg

1655_BRACELET_zps3b067b55.jpg

1655_LUME_zps372997d1.jpg

 

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Except for the obvious sanding marks all over the case, it looks good. If you are comfortable removing the works & crystal from the case, this would be a good candidate for Nanuq's famous antiquing process (put it in a coffee can with alot of coinage & shake until done).

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Those marks are obviosly from a 1996 green scratch pad from Scotch-Brite or possible from a generic brand, hard to tell.  The grooves are a bit shallower so maybe generic.  HA HA.  Just kidding man.  I really dot see the big deal with the fabriocated scratches but hey, what do I know.  Looks fantastic bro and wear it well. 

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Congratulations on a very nice piece, pbdad's done a sterling job on the dial and hands. Can i have a caseback shot please? my only advise would be to maybe take the angle of the case steeper under the bezel. as a rule of thumb there is an outer groove on the case back which acts as a guide to take the excess material down too as per gen. Here's a couple of shots of a case i've just done.  The other upgrade i'd consider is a flat '4' bezel. nyguy(maker of 6263 bezel) just started selling one on ebay which looks very good. Well it well!

 

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