eray Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 Hi, all. I thought I'd share my recent 1016 build with you. I hope you enjoy the pictures. It began as a simple, inexpensive Silix model Then I subjected it to some aging and made a couple of straps for it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gplracer Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 very nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eray Posted May 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 very nice job! Thanks much, gplracer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff g Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 (edited) nice dial for sure, IMO looks best on ss. Edited May 7, 2013 by jeff g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Dang, it looks good but it has no lugholes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eray Posted May 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Thanks much, fellas.As for drilled lugs -- yeah, I'm definitely going to do that. I'm pretty new to reps and haven't done that before, so need to do a little homework first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Good stuff, eray! Nice texture and color on that dial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchguy2 Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Love what you did to the dial and hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuDro Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 The aging looks great...I really like this on the vintage leather...What else can you tell us about that vintage leather strap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitmic Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Wow, that dial lools amazing! Care to reveal how you did it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eray Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Thanks so much for all the kind words, guys. I really appreciate that. I'm totally delighted by this watch, and it proved to be a fairly straightforward build. The only non-stock part will be a Clark crystal, which is now en route. Here are a few details about this project:It's a bit hard to see in these pictures but I aged and dulled the case, bezel and crown quite a lot, then turned to the dial and hands. I soaked them first in espresso, then in tea, but even after an hour they refused to pick up almost any color. So what I did was paint the dial and hands with espresso, tea and a very tiny bit of shoe polish. Then I sealed this tint in with matte lacquer, flicking most of the lacquer on with a toothbrush a little at a time, and allowing it to dry between coats, because slathering it on more heavily just washed away the coffee and tea beneath. Then I baked the hands and dial for maybe ten minutes beneath a 100-watt lightbulb. And voila. DuDro, thanks a lot regarding the strap. I was really happy with it. Unfortunately I can't point you to another one, if that's what you meant, because I decided to try my hand at strap-making and this is a one-of-a-kind piece that came from a $3 belt I got at Goodwill. It underwent treatment with several grades of sandpaper, steel wool, two colors of shoe polish, candle wax, beeswax and a few other things and came out looking rather well-used. Which is what I was hoping for. Thanks again for the all compliments, folks. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Great job on the dial and hands! A proper bezel and lug holes and you're home free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eray Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Great job on the dial and hands! A proper bezel and lug holes and you're home free! Hey, jmb, thanks very much! I didn't even realize the bezel was kind of problematic until the watch was about done. Do you have a good replacement you could recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptTripps Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 this is a one-of-a-kind piece that came from a $3 belt I got at Goodwill This is my favorite part of your build. I find a lot of cool stuff at thrift shops that I use in other things. Leather belts are the easiest thing to find and use. It's how I started in leather work too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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