hologramet Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) I have no connections, just thought that 250 USD for a regular gilt dial seemed pretty good, and 350 for a Daytona dial. Case set incl. hands for 600 USD...I've requested more pictures and high-res, "tonnywatches" on instagram. Edited December 20, 2015 by hologramet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Interesting and definitely worth investigation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 He says the gilt dials are printed with "Swiss ink". Is the gold in negative relief? Or is the gold printed on top of the black? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hologramet Posted December 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 He says the gilt dials are printed with "Swiss ink". Is the gold in negative relief? Or is the gold printed on top of the black?Hahaha.. yeah the swiss ink..Most of the gilt dials seem to be in negative relief, however I have e-mailed and asked wether these are made by him or by another maker, and asked to see productions shots. We will see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Ok. The black areas on a gilt dial is not ink nor printed. It's applied through another process. So curious to see a macro of the gilt lettering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 ^^me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ant1 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 yea, he is one of the eBay guys that sells "refinished" dials printed with the Swiss ink. they aren't perfect by any means but are interesting none the less. I pulled the trigger on a dial from one of the eBay guys the other day, figured for a couple hundred bucks is worth a shot. based on shots I've seen it looks a lot more like gold printed on the plate and not negative relief but there is a charm to appearance nonetheless, despite the inaccuracies to gen. here's a couple shots of the one I picked up, I'll throw out some more when I get it in hand.Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww12345 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 I got one of his dials the other day. It was pretty good - not relief, like gen, but not printed on top like the cheaper dials... I was also impressed with the customer service. When I got the dial, it was chipped on the minute marker at the 9 and most of the 9 lume was chipped away. When I told him about it he sent me out another without even waiting for me to ship it back, relying on trust. I got QC pics and everything, so depending on what he has, this might be the new "Ingod" but with better customer support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hologramet Posted December 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) Interesting...I asked him earlier if he could do custom prints, e.g. on 29 mm ETA-dials, haven't received any response. If so... I might be redoing my Tempus Machina-dial and also a 6538 2-liner for a HR6538.yea, he is one of the eBay guys that sells "refinished" dials printed with the Swiss ink. they aren't perfect by any means but are interesting none the less. I pulled the trigger on a dial from one of the eBay guys the other day, figured for a couple hundred bucks is worth a shot. based on shots I've seen it looks a lot more like gold printed on the plate and not negative relief but there is a charm to appearance nonetheless, despite the inaccuracies to gen. here's a couple shots of the one I picked up, I'll throw out some more when I get it in hand.Looks nice, thanks for the update! Is there any juice in that lume or is it just for appearances? Edited December 20, 2015 by hologramet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogladio Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 this might be the new "Ingod" but with better customer support. Fingers crossed for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagnesky Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Some very interesting parts. The milgauss case set and dial look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlf Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I've got a gmt dial from him incoming we will see.. Same quality as ingod it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'm seriously digging that tropical Sub dial. It's wrong, but at the same time, oh so right.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant1 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'm seriously digging that tropical Sub dial. It's wrong, but at the same time, oh so right.... that is it exactly!!Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revere Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I happened upon this guy when he posted his first photo to Instagram. He's very nice, even followed me back. Haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'm also following this guy on Instagram. It's good to hear about his customer service. If he does do custom orders, we could have something good here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hologramet Posted December 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 So if it's not printed "digitally" and not "true gilt" what is it? This is pretty interesting: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hologramet Posted December 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Hmm.. http://www.puretime.watch/product/vintage-tudor-submariner-7928-yellow-lume-dial-a21j/And a 26-27 mm 5513 gilt dial, and a ETA-adaptor ring + a slow-beat ETA and a lot of work could be a budget goodie.---Just got a response from Tonny, they wont do custom (irregular) designs if only 1 piece. His watchmaker doesn't think it adds up, and I can understand him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogladio Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Just got a response from Tonny, they wont do custom (irregular) designs if only 1 piece. His watchmaker doesn't think it adds up, and I can understand him.Perhaps he'd however be open for suggestions if we do signup threads here at RWG? Eg I could see projects like albino 6542 dial for eta being interesting - just to name one design... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant1 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 So if it's not printed "digitally" and not "true gilt" what is it?This is pretty interesting:some of he examples from MQ have looked awfully similar to me as well...and no ideas about the lume, hoping it's not bright.Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revere Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I would jump on an albino 6542 dial so fast, it's ridiculous! If it's not "true gilt" I suspect that it's ink placed onto a brass plate, rather than the true method by which the black is usually produced on these dials. That is to say, I think that the gold coloring is actually brass, just the dial is not done through the true method. I'm just basing this off the "swiss ink" description and the fact that the gold coloring looks about as reflective as a gilt detail on a true dial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesj Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 That tropical sub dial looks awesome. must have it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant1 Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 here's a couple shots of the eBay dial I bought, actually pleasantly surprised, may do a flip into my favorite 5512Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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