playboycaviar Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) I had a very cheap 1016 dial that already had some minor damage and had been sitting around for a long time, so I decided to try and build a "vintage" or "aged" 1016. The hands came from an Ofrei multi-piece kit, and the crown is gen from an old DJ. Bracelet is a generic rep with light steel wool distressing. The case is JMB's with a T21 "superdome." I asked him to distress the case, and it was absolutely gorgeous upon arrival. I took a little bit of light steel wool to top of the lugs and by complete accident scratched the crystal, but it actually ended up adding some character that fit the look. JMB's custom bezel is really gorgeous so I tried to not touch that. His craftsmanship in general is always first class, so even lightly distressing the case made me feel some guilt. I know the "aged" or "vintage" look is not for everyone, but I wanted to give it a try just to see how it would turn out. The aging of the dial and hands is a mix of methods found both on this forum and others. Please let me know what you think or if you have any tips. Thanks!! Edited October 30, 2015 by playboycaviar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendota Explorer Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Beautiful. Excellent work with this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Aged is good, abused is not unless you live waaaaaay up north and have to fight off polar bears on your way out back to the crapper! Yours looks good and I think that, if it's to be worn, makes it look a bit more believable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playboycaviar Posted November 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 Aged is good, abused is not unless you live waaaaaay up north and have to fight off polar bears on your way out back to the crapper! Yours looks good and I think that, if it's to be worn, makes it look a bit more believable.Haha. I raised the contrast a bit to make the details more visible for web, but on the wrist it actually barely draws the eye. Which is what I really love about the 1016...very inconspicuous unless you know what you're looking at. Plus I know a guy who makes cases that aren't half bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcotter Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 Beautiful results!My sense: aged & mature = magnificent, beat up & over done= bad, real bad!Thanks for showing it...Best, mcotter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daovto Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 Looks amazing... and as somebody who likes to add a little age and patina to builds you've given me something to think about with my own JMB 1016 build. The dial/hands look to have come out really well. I know many if the methods but could you share which processes you used on this particular build - dial/hands mainly?Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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