Elliaz Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Fellow members, I just bought an Explorer 1016 Tiffany's dial. As it's a really cheap rep in general I was wondering what's worth doing with it, if it's even worth the time according to you? I would like to make it age a bit and of course more genlike if it would be worth the hassle. Any thoughts? Thank you! Elliaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenM Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 http://www.rwgforum.net/topic/151773-another-1016-build-lots-of-pictures/ Gorgeous example of a mod done to a similar if not the same watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliaz Posted October 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) http://www.rwgforum.net/topic/151773-another-1016-build-lots-of-pictures/ Gorgeous example of a mod done to a similar if not the same watch. Wow! That's beautiful! I'd love to do something similar! Yet I think the watch was of higher quality than mine... Elliaz Edited October 21, 2014 by Elliaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenM Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Wow! That's beautiful! I'd love to do something similar! Yet I think the watch was of higher quality than mine... Elliaz Where'd you buy yours? The other one was just a silix I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliaz Posted October 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Where'd you buy yours? The other one was just a silix I believe Mine is from Nembo over at RG, 125$... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenM Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Mine is from Nembo over at RG, 125$... Could still work as this is the silix one http://www.silix-prime.so/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=116_205_209&products_id=1775 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliaz Posted October 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Could still work as this is the silix one http://www.silix-prime.so/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=116_205_209&products_id=1775 Almost the same, although mine is all white and the font differs a bit! So I should acquire some lume, paint, coffee and a new plexi? What did he use to "vintagize" the dial? Thank you for your replies Hayden, appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenM Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Probably easiest to send him a private message. If not there are a whole bunch of 1016 modders on this forum (they've recently become very popular, I have one on my wrist as I'm writing this) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliaz Posted October 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Probably easiest to send him a private message. If not there are a whole bunch of 1016 modders on this forum (they've recently become very popular, I have one on my wrist as I'm writing this) I'll do so! Thanks Hayden! If anyone else have any tips they'd be appreciated Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bc1221 Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Aging a watch is fun but don't get carried away. I think people sometimes forget that it's a water tight watch. There is absolutely no reason for the dial to look wrinkly. Look up some actual gen watches and age based on that. L Usually a relume and a matte spray is more than enough to give it a proper 40 year old look. It doesn't have to look like it's been sitting in the bottom of the ocean IMO. With that said, I would guess he used varnish + water mixture to age the dial. Or possibly baked it. You can get a similar effect by holding the dial up to a halogen lamp. (It'll start bubbling up) To age the case, I usually just dremel all the edges and then polish the whole thing. If you're gonna sand the hands, they will probably turn bronze. Good luck. Cheapies are fun to play with but it's also real easy to get carried away aging. I think some of the best vintage builds are usually clean and look like they've been sitting in a safe for 40 years. Just some puffy lume is enough sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliaz Posted October 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Aging a watch is fun but don't get carried away. I think people sometimes forget that it's a water tight watch. There is absolutely no reason for the dial to look wrinkly. Look up some actual gen watches and age based on that. L Usually a relume and a matte spray is more than enough to give it a proper 40 year old look. It doesn't have to look like it's been sitting in the bottom of the ocean IMO. With that said, I would guess he used varnish + water mixture to age the dial. Or possibly baked it. You can get a similar effect by holding the dial up to a halogen lamp. (It'll start bubbling up) To age the case, I usually just dremel all the edges and then polish the whole thing. If you're gonna sand the hands, they will probably turn bronze. Good luck. Cheapies are fun to play with but it's also real easy to get carried away aging. I think some of the best vintage builds are usually clean and look like they've been sitting in a safe for 40 years. Just some puffy lume is enough sometimes Thank you BC! I'm almost on the same track as you are. I'd love me some puffy lume that would look like aged tritium, preferably the red/orange type... I think my biggest problem now is to find some lume as I've never acquired lume previously. Also I'm thinking if I should switch the crystal... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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