Dlf Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 (edited) So it's done... Nearly a year later. Thanks to Freddy, joeyb, cc33, DH, and whomever else helped me being patient with my various questions, it's appreciated Parts: 1655 case shaped, beveled, slimmed, drilled lugs, gen crown(I couldn't find a gen brevet in my budget) and raffles one was just too fat still after shaping. Phong bezel Ingod dial Hr hands plated and aged, lumed, seconds hand big ball with high tube, I know it's not what was 'original' but I prefer it. Raffles gmt hand, olshk secs hand. Hangzhou gmt Roulette DW overlay Yuki bracelet Neckyzips engraving Bezel insert I got from Freddy- so unsure of origin Gs plexi nos Found a 1959 program and the lighter is a 1959 zippo Letter was made for fun I won't bang on about how much of a headache it was, just rarther show a few pics.. Cheers\\\\\cell \lastrow\row} Edited September 7, 2014 by Dlf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc33 Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Wow wow wow, that turned out extremely well! Closeup please!! Great job, you should be extremely proud of this one it's fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue. Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Congratulations! Incredible attention to history and details! I feel a lot of passion here. Some extra pictures would be great Wear it often (not only on special occasions) and in good health! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlf Posted September 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Thanks very much guys!, yes I did try to keep as many details as accurate as I could, the hands came up a little darker in the picture, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc33 Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Great job on the case, the bevel is perfect. The hands and dial lume is also done really well. Again great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww12345 Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Haha - nice! You replicated that VRF post almost to the T! Good job with the build, and great attention to detail, both on the watch and on the props. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Well done. Wear that with pride, Mr. Bond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 congrats. who is Neckyzips? is that a person who does engraving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypunch Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezio Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Haha you need to show the rest or the letter cant read after P.S dont forget I wanna know what not to forget Great build mate lighter and papers make the watch a true piece of history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kime Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 It is just brilliant ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Beautiful! And using the 1655 case worked out well- congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Beautiful piece. Sent from my droptop using telepathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Wonderful job, these are pretty difficult to get together, but when it's done, you have something that you can be proud of. Mine says hello!! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsandtigers Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 not usually a fan of these builds being so difficult to get anywhere close to accurate, but I must say, FANTASTIC job on this one. Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptTripps Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Bravo sir. You put a lot of work into this one and have a piece to be proud of for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Very cool! I engraved a back for somebody and just centered the logo, didn't even think of putting something cool under it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Very cool! I engraved a back for somebody and just centered the logo, didn't even think of putting something cool under it! That's accurate as well, it looks like from some of the photos, not all were engraved with numbers. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogladio Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Just keep coming back to this... Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Did you do something to the dial or did it come that way. The aging and fading looks amazing. Keep coming back to stare at this. This is my all time favorite model and at some point will do a build. Sent from my droptop using telepathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Did you do something to the dial or did it come that way. The aging and fading looks amazing. Keep coming back to stare at this. This is my all time favorite model and at some point will do a build. sent from my droptop using telepathy. Ingod dials come like that- I'm very pleased with mine- hands are a slightly different color but look better than the photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlf Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Trying it out on white tropic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kime Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Whoa... blingtastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertk Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Great work. That took a lot of patience. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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