Big Dazza Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Haha well made you look. Its actually an Invicta Pro Diver I had lying around. The movement was dead and I initially tried to sell it on for someone else to play with but I loved the dial work too much to throw it away so I bought another cheap Invicta to take apart for the movement transplant. After I got the movement swapped I thought it would be a good chance to turn it into a nice modern day interpretation of a big crown homage. I began shaving the crown guards off and fitted a nice non graduated bezel insert with ofrei pearl (relumed of course) and put in a nice domed plexi crystal front AND back on the display caseback. I then found an old big lollipop seconds hand which I broached to fit the NH35A movement. The result..... Pretty snazzy looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Nice Big D liking that one a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dazza Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Thanks Mike, its so comfortable and looks so much nicer in person (damn my photography skills) I cant wait to see how the plexi on the caseback will age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegasvic Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 I like those Invictas. I used to have a PO homage, but the 50mm case was a little too large for my wrist. But it had a nice Miyota movement and solid build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dazza Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 They're definately under-rated pretty good value for money if you get them for about £50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kronos Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Looks very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asciwhite Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 DUDE!! I was expecting Rolex porn & I got this??? Shame on you *LOL* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKTime Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 They're definately under-rated pretty good value for money if you get them for about £50 Can you tell me more about the dial aging process that you used? I am working on a 5500 explorer vintage build and would like to age my dial to match the gen case. This is some great dial aging! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dazza Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 I used a satin varnish spray dusted over lightly and smoke aged it to dull it down a bit buddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Big D that is some awesome work. Now I wish I hadn't gave my 16 year old nephew my invicta collection. I could have used them to learn about modding. That looks really good man. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dazza Posted April 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Thanks DTM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjfesq Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cayman35 Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Big Dazza, I was looking at your post of the vintage Invicta. Fantastic job on the aged dial. Am expecting a Yuki Explorer dial with white lume. Would like to give that a bit of aging. Not too much but definitely need to get rid of the bright white lume. In your post you mention a 'smoking technique' and a satin varnish spray. I was wondering how the smoking technique works. Is that where you put the dial on top of a funnel with a cigarette underneath or do you use a cigarette to apply heat to the lumed indexes? If you use a cigarette, does the watch not stink like smoke since smoke must permeate the dial? Personally my first thought was to bake the dial under a broil, just lightly but might be a mistake. Definitely interested to learn more about your experience. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 That's a pretty nice mod Big D! You've certainly made that Invicta look better, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjfesq Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 Kind of cool Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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