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White 6610 Experiment


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When looking around for info concerning the White 1016 I found that it had a predecessor in the 6610 family.  I found some decent pictures from a Christies auction where one sold a few years ago in the $140k range!  After talking with "the 'goat", and since I had a fresh new batch of water-slide paper, I decided to work up a 6610 dial.  Here's a couple shots of the mock-up, I might have got a bit carried away with the dial aging.  I have an 18k vph movement on the way and will put this on a strap.

 

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M, you are right on the lume but that is the best I could do with what I had - it's not really that bad but the flash really washed it out.  I have some tan and gold Rit dye on the way that I am going tio try to blend for the correct shade.  The 140k figure I saw was from a 2013 (I think) auction.  I am going to put in an ETA 2460.  I also need to put the fonts on a diet...

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OK, this is my final dial.  I think the lume is about the right color and I thinned the fonts down so nothing bleeds together.  I'm pretty happy with it and as soon as my movement gets here it will be on my wrist!

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Looking good! I'd still like to see a tinge of brown on there- maybe a tea or coffee bath, or the old smoke treatment

Would you mind elaborating the "old smoke treatment" method? I have tried to query the forum and Google too but came back with nothing at all. I think it must be something pretty obvious but I'd like to be sure before I order one of these JMB dials and ruin it by doing something stupid. :D

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The old smoke treatment is where you say put the dial in a container and blow smoke in there. Maybe it's cigarette smoke, maybe some smoke from some burning paper, anything that will give the dial an aged look. I've never done it myself, but have seen it used around here a few times.

Spraying a light coat of matte varnish might also give the dial a little color and an aged look. This wouldn't be the clear varnish, but one that has an aged tint to it.

 

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The old smoke treatment is where you say put the dial in a container and blow smoke in there. Maybe it's cigarette smoke, maybe some smoke from some burning paper, anything that will give the dial an aged look. I've never done it myself, but have seen it used around here a few times.

Spraying a light coat of matte varnish might also give the dial a little color and an aged look. This wouldn't be the clear varnish, but one that has an aged tint to it.

 

Thanks a lot alligoat.

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OK, here's my final prototype.  I darkened and aged the dial, dinged up the case and buffed all edges smooth, and tossed on a ghetto no-name bracelet from an old movement donor.  I finished this out with an 18k vph ETA 2451 movement to keep with the spirit of the project.

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It's doesn't look bad @ all J! I just finished applying a some gloss & texture on one I got from @dlf.

Here is the dial I got from dlf

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And here is the dial after I did my magic

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How did the 2451 work? Is it plug & play in a 2824 case? Does it take 28xx dial feet?

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