Henio Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Greetings RWG family :wave: I wanted to start a separate thread for this build because of how many hours and the many many obstacles and challenges I encountered with this build before it was finally completed. Normally I like to build the non traditional pieces and express what I am feeling at the time of a build, but for the longest time I have fallen in love with and always wanted to build the Flagship 6152/1 Luminor Panerai. These are the photos I was studying and referencing for this build: What I love most about this piece is its simplicity and smoothness. Other than some patina and age on the case, the dial is very clean and flat and the double pencil hands are lightly aged for a perfect combination. After almost beating myself senseless and spending endless sleepless night and going to work half dead this is what I ended up with I would like to thank Rob for sending me the case I used for this build. I posted a WTB add for a 6152/1 case and Rob took care of me. Although the case needed some serious work and was in rough shape when I received it, I know it was exactly what I wanted. The case began as a Fiddy case and had the tube tapped and Athaya's brass tube was installed along with an Athaya crown guard with the 8 stamp on the front and the Brev Ital on its rear. The case needed a lot of work and I completely reshaped by hand using files (no dremel touched this at all) After about 6 hours straight of filing, as we know the fiddy cases need much work done, I spent an additional 6-7 hours sanding and polishing by hand. I dont think the case set is quite up to my standard yet, so I might go back to it in the near future and sand and polish it some more. I reworked the crown guard, exposed the lever pin and reworked the ridges of the crown with a this triangle file to make the crown ridges super sharp. I modded the case set by fitting a River T24 tall dome Moulded Plexi and fitted a DSN polished finished OPB engraved display caseback from Night Watch. The brass dial is a Daytona 38mm shaved just a tab with a back plate. I painted using Tamiya Black and touched it a tad with matt black. I resin filled and vintage lumed using Holios T15-4 lume, and this baby glows!! The hands are Nightwatch double pencil hands and the engine is a serviced Swiss ETA 6497 with seconds removed, keeping +2 seconds per 24 hr, power reserve at 57hrs strong when fully wound. I mounted on a Gunny "74" strap with a sewed in buckle to finish her off. I put a ton of time and dedication in to this piece. what helps me out is that I am undiagnosed OCD and have to make sure that everything is done right, or I wont be able to sleep. I appreciate my wife for letting my be while I was working on this piece and encouraging me to finish it and stop slacking. Well enough with all the chitter chatter, without further adue, I present to you My Humble 6152/1 Luminor Panerai, My Wife named her "Sleepless Beauty". Case Reshape Crown guard reworked and crown ridges filed The Engine Swiss ETA 6497 2533 RP sneaking a peak.... Thank you all for looking. I appreciate all of the support and encouragement for the members here who I speak to on a regular basis. Everyone keep building and keep posting, it encourages me to try new things and build better pieces. Peace, Love & Build :wave: H 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitmic Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 That is probably one of the most beautiful builds I've ever seen. Absolutely stunning work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dovo1695 Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Outstanding work. The quality of work produced by vintage watch enthusiasts here never ceases to amaze me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBOGH Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 That is quite outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiker01 Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Nicely done!.........but If it was me, I would age the dial and hands a little bit more..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henio Posted July 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Thank you all for the kind words and enjoying my humble 6152/1 build I have to say that I extremely proud of this build. A lot of time and bad words went into this piece I would like to further mod and use an Athaya or NW brass movt ring and reshape to fit the case for a nice snug fit as well as tap the lug holes and use solid lug bars. I am currently thinking about building a humble 6152/1 LP with seconds at 9 using a Hamilton 917 movement and maybe a A6152/1 case set, thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henio Posted July 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) Nicely done!.........but If it was me, I would age the dial and hands a little bit more..... I actually did that initially, and didn't look nothing like the gen, so I reverted to a clean finish and you can barely tell the difference. I prefer vintage and aged pieces if you take a look at my ongoing vintage builds you can see that, but I wanted this piece to be clean thanks for looking!! Edited July 2, 2014 by Henio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henio Posted July 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 For today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hooky Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Hi Henio, that is a great build! Congrets on the hard work and superb result. Do you also have some pictures of during the build, the artisan work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henio Posted July 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Hi Henio, that is a great build! Congrets on the hard work and superb result. Do you also have some pictures of during the build, the artisan work? Greetings and thank you! Not for this build, but if you take a look at my ongoing vintage builds thread, I have plenty of beginning to end pictures for many of my projects Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Greetings and thank you! Not for this build, but if you take a look at my ongoing vintage builds thread, I have plenty of beginning to end pictures for many of my projects Cheers! wow! Just checked that thread, amazing! What an inspiration and example for starting my long in the closet 6152/1 project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henio Posted July 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 wow! Just checked that thread, amazing! What an inspiration and example for starting my long in the closet 6152/1 project! Blow the dust off that bad girl and get building!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glight2000 Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 That's a magnificent build. This piece is better than gen--crafted with love and care. Superb work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozerov Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Very nice build and great photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henio Posted July 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 Very nice build and great photos! thank you much brother!That's a magnificent build. This piece is better than gen--crafted with love and care. Superb work! thnks glight! reshaping the case set takes the longest by far. its so tedious, sucks. but when you get close to finishing it, and starts coming to life, "its alive, its alive!" then its all worth the battle cheers and thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Majestyk Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I had a similar build many years ago - sweet looking piece!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henio Posted July 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 I had a similar build many years ago - sweet looking piece!! thanks brother, any pictures of that archive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awiator Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Hey Haino, you are crazy, i want the same, your works are ...... i find no words, Best regards from Germany Andi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henio Posted July 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Thanks andi!! This is probably my next project :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam 816 Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 That's a great build! Stunning watch. Thank you for the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henio Posted August 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Thank you! Currently up for sale on RWI and HF :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason6168 Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 How much you r selling yr master pcs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henio Posted August 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 Sry sold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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