Nanuq Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_rolex Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Therez a watch with character Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbh Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I can't imagine what else it could need. It's a beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 It keeps gettin' better and better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezio Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Nanuq you better wear that one if i ever hit Alaska again i Would steal it and run away in to the Wild and Then get eaten by a Bear haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted March 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Hah! I'll just call over to the ROCC and have them hold all departures. Then I'll stroll out to your Falcon and give you a Meaningful Stare. THEN we go out for beers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezio Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Sounds like a plan Until Then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendota Explorer Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Who wants to see pics of that nasty old thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc33 Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Superb, it must feel good to get so close to perfection! I can't wait to see it with the next new part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted March 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Ain't that the truth! There's always one more "next new part". The next will be the ne plus ultra. With this iteration I'm thinking about the JoeyB trick of using a drop of epoxy for a gen like "pearl". Pics I've seen show a very flat amber dot, much lower than a trit pearl, almost flush to the surface. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc33 Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 I've seen that before, I'm not sure how to do it though. Here's one that was for sale recently on vrm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKTime Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 I would try a few different quickset epoxies, or maybe work with different ratios of catalyst, I have seen epoxy come out with almost the right shade of yellow for that vintage pearl look. UV exposure will increase the effect as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torobravo Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 And where is the pearl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I've seen that before, I'm not sure how to do it though. Here's one that was for sale recently on vrm That one looks like the lip on the tritium pearl is flush with the top of the insert, instead of sitting up like it usually sits. Is the hole bigger on these inserts? As opposed to say the inserts on a 1680 or 1665? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc33 Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 It's not a pearl, it's some kind of epoxy made to look like tritium, which does sit flush with the top of the hole. It's what nanuq was trying to show exept that the one I showed from vrm was done a little better than the one he was showing us from ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I read somewhere that Rolex used that in the really old Subs, often it appeared like a smear of trit lume in a divot in the insert. I could go with an Athaya pearl and tint it vintage, but this looks pretty darn nice, to my jaded eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetor Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 makes me want to build my own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceejay Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Gorgeous! Did you paint the white lolipop hand yourself or did it come white? I need one of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flex Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 if you need a yuki pearl, ,let me one. i have a spare one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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