An Artist's Rendering

[freddy333]

Ziggy,

Have you ever (successfully) modified/repainted a dial like this

To match the crown and hour index markers on a gen dial like this

This aftermarket dial has generally better printing than my MBW dial, but suffers from having a too narrow crown (at least the lower half) and index markers at 6 & 9. Since the (more detailed) top of the crown could remain untouched and the lower part is mostly a solid block of white with just a sliver of black showing through, it seems like it might be doable. I have been trying my hand at widening the lower half of the crowns on some scrap pieces, but my hands are not steady enough and it is clear that I am no where near good enough to pull off this level of artistry.

But I think that if the problems with the crown and index markers could be fixed (and matched to the gen dial), this dial would be a winner.

Have you ever done anything like this?

p.s. I tried to email you, but your email is disabled and I could not find a contact address in the Watch Repair Services PDF I downloaded from your website.