hanski Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 For 1675 GMT project I’m currently working on I ordered a dial from Ruby’s Watch. It is a thing of beauty, head and shoulders above the default dials on a Cartel. The lume is tight and crisp... Buuut unfortunately it doesn’t glow. While it might not be period correct, I really want my lume to glow when I’m using the watch. So off came that lume and on went my lume. While it’s not as perfect as what was delivered to me, I’m pleased with the slight pillowing, color, and consistency - most especially that it glows. I’ll say, on this dial the binder reacted to the dial marker paint - wanted to melt it right off. Made reluming a bit more difficult. Anyways, here’s some pics of my results. Thanks for looking! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revere Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 Nice job! What case & movt are you using for your 1675? It's disappointing that there aren't very many options for nice 4 digit builds out there. You really gotta reshape cases most of the time, even with some of the more expensive ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanski Posted July 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 I'm working on a budget project - Cartel 1675 case, DG3804b movement, Raffles-Time hand set, Clarks crystal and bezel assembly, Essingler spring bars, and obviously a Ruby's Watch dial. Still hunting for a flat case back. I'm debating how much casework I'll do outside of a light aging. I might just enjoy it as a close-enough homage until I upgrade. In the future, I'd love to upgrade to Vietnam case and bezel assembly along with swapping in an ETA 2893. But my budget requires I stop here for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSebWC Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Great job. It looks the part. I have yet to attempt reluming a dial. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capice Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 job well done,...it's a bit too thick for me personally..on the other hand it makes the dail look unique... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceejay Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 Flat caseback - Raffletimes - http://rafflestime.com/milsub-watch-case-back/ When it comes back into stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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