kilowattore Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 (edited) "So, are you going to post these for Valentines Day?!? See, it just goes to show we all can find true love on this day. And it is called a Panerai. " Double 6154 red indices build I have a friend on the other side of the pond, in the US. He's a guy I met here on the forum, we share the same passion/obsession for Panerai, namely the vintage ones. I had the chance to build a few watches for him. During the last couple of years we kept in touch and kept discussing about vintage PAMs, we found out we had the same taste and made a few projects become real. This is one of them, one of these watches is mine and one is for him, both built at the same time with the same parts and only slight differences. The idea for this thread's title came from him. When I sent him the pics and told him I was ready to ship it was a couple of days before Valentine's and he came out with this phrase. It made me laugh out loud but I found some strange poetry in it so I decided to use it So much for the introduction, let's talk about the watches They are both based on the Athaya case set as it is just my favourite case. The case was lightly reshaped, but the most time was spent on the refinishing. I can't even remember how many times I sanded, beated, brushed, polished, stressed these cases before I was happy with how they looked. More than a couple of weeks passed since I shipped the watch and my friend received it already. He says pics don't do it justice so I think my goal was reached Dials are from Bigwaved. I'm not a dial painter but imho the red indices are maybe the hardest to get right, but Bigwaved's work is always at the top of the spectrum, perfect resin fill, perfect lume application, perfect finish, everything so damn perfect it almost makes me jealous I can't do such beautiful work myself For these builds we chose to go for DSN's new movements, they just look fantastic no less. Finally the straps. The one with beige stitching is from my friend Alfio/Bakeka, I had many from him and this one is as usual a great quality strap made with a heart. The one with red stitching is from Betmen, it's the first strap I got from him and it won't be the last. He's such a great guy to work with, he has an eye for details you would never consider in a strap but which really make a difference in the finished product. The guy is top notch but you already knew that I'm sure And some more pics: That's all for now, more builds coming soon. Hope you enjoyed the reading and pics Edited March 3, 2018 by kilowattore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mir36 Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 That’s a real bromance! I have a couple of the DSN/Ross 618’s incoming as well. Your builds are added inspiration. And the photos... top notch as always. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 Those red indices are amazing. Great builds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvltn123 Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 Absolutely stunning. Well done, and thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinkis Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 BROMANCE!! Amazing craftsmanship. The real question is...what will you build next? What about trying your hand at this...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilowattore Posted March 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 33 minutes ago, Dinkis said: BROMANCE!! Amazing craftsmanship. The real question is...what will you build next? What about trying your hand at this... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk That would be my idea, as soon as Nightwatch releases his long awaited 6152/1 no CG case sets. Are you with me in this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themannier Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 Fantastic !!! This is a dream for a Paneristi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinkis Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 That would be my idea, as soon as Nightwatch releases his long awaited 6152/1 no CG case sets. Are you with me in this? I’m IN!!! It’s about the journeySent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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