denimhead Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Good Morning Gentlemen, I'm dipping my toe in the water on this one, I have access to a friends Precision Engineering workshop here in Sheffield. If this may be of interest to any of the members on the forum I'd greatly appreciate your thoughts and feedback. At the moment, as far as I'm aware of Phong and Minh are the only real contenders in terms of offering credible close to Gen re-engravings in terms of Vintage Rolex and charge a whopping $300.00 plus shipping for both lugs. I know Yuki offers an engraving service too but not great in terms of finish in my humble opinion. I'm UK based but would be happy to service all International Customers. Let me know what you think Cheers DH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Sounds interesting Do you have experience in the actual work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilseam Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Yes, yes and yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valty Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 I think engraving service in EU will be a great idea ! But will you be able to erase old engraving with a good finish in case of a re-engraving ? I'm talking about re-engraving between the lugs, and also the back-case. I think it needs specific tools to get the same like gen finish. Talking about the engraving for the outer back-case, any plans about it ? (COMEX, MilSub, etc.) Also, all the Rolex models have different kind of engraving in terms of size, fonts, padding, placement, etching depth, etc. Even the Phong of Minh work are not good for some models (I think about the bad engraving on my 1665 done by Phong). I think there is a lot of work to make a "database" of the correct engraving for each vintage Rolex model... It's not only a question of having the right engineering machine R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSTEEL Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 More info on your capabilities with this machinery please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 There's a massive market for this sort of work at the right money mate, I for one would love to get my builds all spot on to spec and I'm sure plenty of others out there as SS said what can be done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denimhead Posted August 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 I think engraving service in EU will be a great idea ! But will you be able to erase old engraving with a good finish in case of a re-engraving ? I'm talking about re-engraving between the lugs, and also the back-case. I think it needs specific tools to get the same like gen finish. Talking about the engraving for the outer back-case, any plans about it ? (COMEX, MilSub, etc.) Also, all the Rolex models have different kind of engraving in terms of size, fonts, padding, placement, etching depth, etc. Even the Phong of Minh work are not good for some models (I think about the bad engraving on my 1665 done by Phong). I think there is a lot of work to make a "database" of the correct engraving for each vintage Rolex model... It's not only a question of having the right engineering machine R. Yep your right R, Unless you own of of the original Pantograph Machines and are doing each case by hand then nothing will be exactly the same of have the Random feel of Gen engravings. What I'm thinking is something very close to what Phong currently offers but a sensible price. I have actually been collating info for a while now in terms of the differences with regards to the variations on the numeral and letter fonts,styles and placements.My idea will be to work on some protypes and let you guys be the judges on what you see. We have some real experts here on the forum so it should be an interesting project. DH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Over the years, I have seen many macro photo's on Vrf of serials/ref numbers...with people asking questions. Yes, there are experts that know the different fonts etc. Eta: I am not trying to be negative at all. Heck yes I'm interested, I would love my watches to be more accurate, and at a better price. I look forward denim to seeing what you come up with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denimhead Posted August 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 More info on your capabilities with this machinery please Still in conversations with my friendin terms of what can be acheived, but I realise that ideally i need to be able to offer - 1. Remove existing engravings,laser etchings etc properly back to factory finish 2. Offer correct period engravings across a number of Vintage Rolex sports models(That's my thing) 3. Ideally be able to offer casebacks like the 1665 My idea is really to offer NOS looking work, or if you want it Aged then i'm confident i can also do this nicely DH 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candide2424 Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Great idea! I have a virgin 16610 case awaiting engravings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dropbear2008 Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Count me in for a boat load. Also interested in a 1665 case back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 That's very intriguing, and I would definitely be interested. I have at least one sterile case on my 16613 TT that would be much more believable with the correct engraving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopy12 Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Still in conversations with my friendin terms of what can be acheived, but I realise that ideally i need to be able to offer - 1. Remove existing engravings,laser etchings etc properly back to factory finish 2. Offer correct period engravings across a number of Vintage Rolex sports models(That's my thing) 3. Ideally be able to offer casebacks like the 1665 My idea is really to offer NOS looking work, or if you want it Aged then i'm confident i can also do this nicely DH Yes, yes, and yes! I've been collecting a bunch of macros for a similar project - give me a shout if you'd like to collaborate on creating these fonts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eduardor Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 Ohh yes.. I thik a lot of us would be intrested for the right price. I hate those laser engravings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiesn089 Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 I'd definitely be interested! I'm paranoid when it comes to customs so something in EU would be amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam007 Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Wow, count me in. Excited to see some prototypes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSTEEL Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Still in conversations with my friendin terms of what can be acheived, but I realise that ideally i need to be able to offer - 1. Remove existing engravings,laser etchings etc properly back to factory finish 2. Offer correct period engravings across a number of Vintage Rolex sports models(That's my thing) 3. Ideally be able to offer casebacks like the 1665 My idea is really to offer NOS looking work, or if you want it Aged then i'm confident i can also do this nicely DH Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ck5533 Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 yes please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denimhead Posted August 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Some Initial development under way with the help of Mr Whoopy12. I'll keep you informed guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitmic Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Sounds awesome. Any indication of the cost of getting a caseback engraved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denimhead Posted August 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Sounds awesome. Any indication of the cost of getting a caseback engraved? Not yet I'm afraid,as soon as I have news I'll email all of the members who have shown interest Cheers DH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Daytona1984 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 sounds great :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitch Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 definatly interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dazza Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Sounds great DH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Watch the videos... http://www.gravograph.us/engraving-machines/Overview.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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