Nanuq Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 Ziggy does it again! I asked him to please remove the green crud from the dial and to mount the genuine tropic crystal I finally found. If you had seen how nasty the dial was before, you'd be astounded by this. He scraped off as much crud as he could safely get, and did a fantastic job. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 I am heading out for the evening, no time to add comments, except glad they made it home well. I'll fill in some details later on... RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 That's a nice looking vintage piece you have now. I do hope The Zigmeister has before and after pics, not because I want to see what he's capable of, but because I'm always astounded by it. Wear it well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 That's heck of a valuable Sub. I wouldn't trust a watch like this to anyone else but Ziggy, either. Congrats!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Love is best the 2nd time around! Great to see that you've finally got that crystal. Best regards to you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Well nanug you got it exactly on the situation with the old lume... There was a fine line between removing the old crud, and destroying the dial, so I found what I thought was a compramise. As soon as I started to apply the new lume, it would pick up some of the old crud and that's why you see a bit of discoloration around the edges...but I think it turned out really nice. I used my 5508 with the gen tritium as a guide for colour. I think I have some pictures of it in detail, I'll have to look and see if I took some. RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Fabulous restoration of a worthy watch. I would say "Ziggy is the Man" but I suspect everyone who Ziggy wants to know does know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsons Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Nanuq, that is one very fine piece of history you have there and of course, a terrific job by "the" artist known as The Zigmeister! You've wanted the dial restored for as long as I can remember and terrific to see that you're more than happy with the results. Enjoy that beauty! Hopefully, you wont be performing some of your more rigorous tests on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadweller4000 Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 WOW, that is definately one of the holy grails! May I ask if that is one of the "out of stock" Silix cases? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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