civic4982 Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 My obsession with the lugs on this watch made me reshape them this morning. I think it was Dow who told me not to ever look at them because it would drive me crazy..... well it did! Also a little while back I had damaged the plexi so today I finally got a new one and again had to drop it down to make it more of a gen height. Your comments and thoughts would be appreciated. The work on the lugs as well as dropping of the Clark T19 plexi was done with a dremel tool and then sanded to smoothen things up. Gen for comparison: Lugs: Plexi: I think I could probably take off a little bit more but you know how it is with case shaping. "Perfect is the enemy of good" Mine: Before: Notice the lack of the slant on the edge there. After: Lugs: Crystal replaced: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 I think you are way overthinking this. Lugs on most 50+ year old watches, especially those that have been used for most of their life (as opposed to museum pieces), have been polished many times over their lifespan & rarely appear as the lugs in your gen pics do. As long as the lugs have some semblance of their original shape, they are within specs for a vintage watch. Far more important, at least when an appearance of authenticity is the name of the game, is for the case (&, to a lesser degree, the dial) to appear 50+ years old (as opposed to pristine/new). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 The side-parts you are talking about are called the "shoulders" of the lugs. A good shoulder is a wonderful thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 Freddy's right, but it's tough to recreate the look of 50+ years of use without making it look fakey. I'm on the way with my Big Dazza but still a long way from where it needs to be. Especially around the caseback. Some comparisons:And now the Big Dazza. You can see its not "right" there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civic4982 Posted April 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 Freddy, you're probably right I love perfuming these things haha.<br /><br />It sure was fun though and I'm loving the way it looks now!<br /><br />And thanks for the word I was searching for, "shoulders"our I think it's also called "chamfer"!<br /><br />This is just lots o fun to keep building upon a watch I already love!<br /><br />Appreciate the comments gentlemen.<br /><br />Sent from my PG86100 using Tapatalk 2<br /><br /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 Yes - as far as terminology goes, a chamfer is an angled edge, and a radius is a rounded edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civic4982 Posted April 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 Yes - as far as terminology goes, a chamfer is an angled edge, and a radius is a rounded edge. Thanks for clarifying! Here's an interesting thread I found with some Chamfer love https://rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=293016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 I did the same to my 6204. Before: After: I've since worked it a bit more. The bevel really makes the case look thinner as well. Look at how thin Nanuq's gen is. I use my buffing wheel on the bottom edge and take it down to give the thinner 'illusion'. The pearl is a smidge of lume with a toothpick drop of 5 minute epoxy on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civic4982 Posted April 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 Interesting seconds hand there! I've never seen one like that.Great job on the chamfers there too!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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