6538 2016 with extra beef.

[Dlf]

One day I'll plump for a high end big crown, but for now I'm having fun welding modding my cases. This one is a silix case with lots of meat slapped on, took quite sometime ... Yea yea a lot of work you say, but for me that's half the hobby  and enjoyment in creating a unique watch. 

The specs.

silix big crown case+ steroid welds, drilled lugs, chamfered.

Athaya v2 crown

clark plexi/ shaved down considerably 

serviced ETA 2846

hr old minute hand / Clark hour/ oshk big ball.

HR dial / relumed and made tropic gloss with 6 hour marker slightly lighter.

i wanted a single line BC not seen many/ some would say it's 'wrong' but Meh.

brass bezel

raffles insert

ofrei pearl.

fat bars

few pics, I'm no photographer though just iPhone shots in afraid, tried to capture the gloss.

 

 

 

 

[ant1]

duuudeeeeee. that is so well done, amazing what you're doing with that welding.

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[jackflash]

Beautiful work. You are an artist!

[Bart Cordell]

Wow ! This is a stunning silix mod.

I love everything from lugs to bezel.

I thought mine was beautiful, yours is splendid.

[DVNE]

Wow. Loved all your pics on IG earlier. Had no idea it was you. Beautiful work!! 

 

Is that a HR bezel you are using?

[djulink]

Hi Gents,

Awesome work DLF, I imagine a lot of effort was put in the case reshaping ?

I was also asking myself about the bezel ?

[Dlf]

I bought the bezel off eBay, It could be, I've never had a Hr BC so I can't confirm, it was much bigger though, had to completely redo on the lathe .

here are a few progression shots, in the end it looks easy.. but yeah it's a big job

thanks !

 

 

 

[Bart Cordell]

Wow ! Don't know how you achieve these lugs extensions. But I can imagine it's a lot of work.

Stunning !

[rolojack]

Great work really !!!!! I am really impressed !!!!!

[dbane883]

Great job.

On your next one, try adding material just to the bottom of the lug tips. I don't think adding metal to the top of the lugs is necessary.

Very well done

[Dlf]

I'll give that a try,  I did end up taking most off the top to make it slope down the case, it's the area around 45 degrees up of the lug hole I really didn't like about the case, maybe my v2 will be better . Thanks for the eagle eye   

[Bart Cordell]

I'm curious to know the process to add metal on the lugs...

[Dlf]

1 minute ago, Bart Cordell said:

I'm curious to know the process to add metal on the lugs...

I use a laser welder . 

[508-Fanatic]

 

I'm speechless...

 

I want a friggin laser welder! 

 

[jelliottz]

 

I'm speechless...

 

I want a friggin laser welder! 

 

Don't we all. :-)

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[jmb]

Very cool, a whole lot neater than how my MIG work turns out!

[pam007]

Amazing Job.  Well Done !!

[Dlf]

Pressure tested it to 10bar also .

I dont particularly like the dry tester but it's a cool machine.

[Ephry73]

Amazing indeed. Would love to see that case for a nice 7922 build as well.