marlin22 Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Hi Everyone, I just couldn't wait any longer, I put together all the spare parts I had lying around and had to put this thing together. Unfortunately I did not have all the parts to match the case so you will notice the dial is a little large for the case and I had to trim down the hands so they wouldn't hit the bezel. However I just needed to see how this thing was going to look assembled. The movement bridge is one of my test bridges so it too is not perfect, but since I got bit by the vintage bug I have loved the look of the 3646 Brevettato, so I just could no longer contain myself. Here are all the pictures, though not perfect it looks great. This watch was my inspiration..... It's a modem burner, so here we go..... Made my own front and back crystals from some of the old Molly pocket watches I had. They were so old and weathered I couldn't pass them up. I trimmed them down and vuala, nothing more vintage than vintage.. Here are some close ups of the dial I made with rodium burns at 3:41 to simulate where the hands were sitting for a very long time while the watch sat undiscovered for years. You'll notice the hour hand left a stronger imprint because it sits closer to the dial. Too bad the "ROLEX" engraving came out so bad, the rest of the engravings were pretty good.. Finally, the vintage lume seen thru the cracked indices [ Thanks for looking....... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitmic Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Holy mother of *insert superlative*!!! That id truly awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panermaniac Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 WoWzErS! That's gorgeous. You are truly an artist. Keep up the incredible work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilseam Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 WOW! Great build mate, where is that case from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nooringoox Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Tranks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markiemark Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Wwwwwwwwwwell done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin22 Posted June 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 WOW! Great build mate, where is that case from? Silix case reshaped by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steph_dexter Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 (edited) nice build, mine sayz hello Edited June 6, 2013 by steph_dexter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin22 Posted June 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 nice build, mine sayz hello SWEET!! Yours has the proper sized dial and hands, nice.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMR49 Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Excellent work my friend! Hope all is well with you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steph_dexter Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 thnx Marlin, those midget hands was custom made dial came from southy as base plate n i did painting n all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin22 Posted June 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 I just upgraded the bridges on the 3646 build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdp Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Hello All, I am a new entry to the world of replicas and love the idea of creating a spectacular piece as you have I was just wondering if you carried out all the engraving yourself or is this something that can be bought from a trusted dealer, also I have just purchased a 3602 movement would I be able to replace the bridge with a cortebert bridge to make it more authentic or is it possible to grind the whole thing down so that the markings disappear in order to try and engrave the desired ones, any advice I could be offered would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin22 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Hello All, I am a new entry to the world of replicas and love the idea of creating a spectacular piece as you have I was just wondering if you carried out all the engraving yourself or is this something that can be bought from a trusted dealer, also I have just purchased a 3602 movement would I be able to replace the bridge with a cortebert bridge to make it more authentic or is it possible to grind the whole thing down so that the markings disappear in order to try and engrave the desired ones, any advice I could be offered would be great. Yes I did all the engraving work on the movement, PM me and I'll give you some information. You can not exchange the Cortebert bridges with the 3602/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashk Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Marlin will you interested in selling ? Or accepting projects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin22 Posted July 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Marlin will you interested in selling ? Or accepting projects PM me and we can talk about it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankster23 Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 That is a really nice start, the dial is fantastic. Are the case backs from NW? Spanky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SERGEANT_AT_ARMS Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Marlin your build looks great, thanks for sharing. This was the vintage that I wanted to build more than any other and thanks to Gordens work on the bezel it became possible. My case was also shaped into a very slim build (had to really squeeze her together). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashk Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 PM me and we can talk about it.... pm sent thanks marlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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