dbane883 Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 that is a 100% gen MK0.5 insert. Quite possibly the nicest insert on any forum. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 The only nicer insert than that one would be a pristine original red triangle piece. Better be ready to cough up a large 4-digits sum for it too. All Hail the Kissing Four 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendota Explorer Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 How did you score that insert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc33 Posted April 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 From vrm last year, the seller wanted 1700$ and even though that was crazy I did it. No regrets! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendota Explorer Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Wow. It's really distinctive and in fantastic condition. Is that the original pearl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc33 Posted April 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 yes, that's the original pearl, I agree it's really cool! It's basically a "long 5" that was printed with a worn pad, it gave it that distinctive cartoon look 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendota Explorer Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Sort of a new thought here - have you seen any of the radium dials with the white 6 o'clock marker? I have a couple of articles bookmarked on Hodinkee and another vintage site where they discuss some of these early sub dials and how Rolex made the 6 o'clock marker white to denote that it was a radium dial. Seeing these incredible builds got me thinking about the Voldemort dials. As a buyer, can you ask him to craft a dial in a particular fashion, or does he just recreate/refinish it based on how that particular one would have been? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc33 Posted April 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 It's mostly based on the dial variations that he has full scans of, once the dial is chosen the shade of lume is discussed.. So yes if I wanted to I could have the 6pm marker done a few shades lighter then the rest. I found that some gens do have this feature and some don't, I have no idea why this was done on some and not others and so for that reason I've never bothered to do have it done. It was very prevalent on 5510 dials, I suppose if I were to make one of those I'd be inclined to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendota Explorer Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 It's mostly based on the dial variations that he has full scans of, once the dial is chosen the shade of lume is discussed.. So yes if I wanted to I could have the 6pm marker done a few shades lighter then the rest. I found that some gens do have this feature and some don't, I have no idea why this was done on some and not others and so for that reason I've never bothered to do have it done. It was very prevalent on 5510 dials, I suppose if I were to make one of those I'd be inclined to do that. Great point. Now that I think about it, the pics I have are indeed of 5510s. That might be a fun thing to try on a budget build, where the stakes are so low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsandtigers Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Voldemort...priceless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 the seller wanted 1700$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackoyster Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Nice Projekt ! Send from my Sony Ericsson k750i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesd Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Any updates? This is a project that I'm really looking forward to seeing the finished product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielv2000 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 I recently put up this case-set for sale after having purchased it from CC33. I have not had worked on many projects in the last few years. Who currently is the best dial-maker? I’ve seen a couple on Phong’s site. Any one else? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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