hugop Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Nice early GMT, your friend is a very lucky man! Keep us updated with plenty of progress photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted February 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Update: bezel assembly came in from WSO. I faded the insert what do you guys think? (First time fader here) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misiekped Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Looks nice and old What did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 I believe that you faded it a little too much. Somewhere between the brand new and the really faded. Here is my 16750, not as old as yours, but still it's 30 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted February 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 No such thing as to much and I used draino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gngn Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Gen inserts from the late 1960ies have the same degree of fading you applied, in case they never got replaced on a gen, and if the watch was worn on a daily basis. So this is in line with the age of the watch. Many gen owners get the insert replaced (as well as the bracelet) every ~10 years, so you find all sorts of variations. Great project; in case you intended to sell it, I had recommeded to use gen parts only, as it increases value dramatically. If you want to keep it, using aftermarket is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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