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Abusing - Torturing my Sub LV (Weird Ugly Homage jajaja)


boncovi

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I have a Chinese movement Sub LV which was getting dusty in my drawer.

Today, I decided to make it a "project" watch..

Disassembled everything,

disassembled the dial (including every hour markers)

broke the corners some of the bar hand markers , sanded the others from different angles (fine nail file)

sanded the face of the hands (3 of them)

sanded the dial, created some scratches with screwdriver.

created scratches with a fine pin for every second marker (white lines)

scratched around the date window on dial

brushed every part of the case with sand paper

bleached the green insert (now lighter than pistachio green)

Now I'm spraying salted water every hour on the hands, hour markers. hoping to get them grow rust (as I brushed before, I think they will)

It's completely tortured, destroyed, hard to recognize, I will put it together in 2 days and update the post with pictures :)

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Guest carlsbadrolex

I cant say that I dont like it... If it were a replica of a 50 year old vintage watch, I would probably really like it. The way that you scratched each minute marker to different lengths is pretty impressive. The hands look great for a vintage watch.

All in all, if YOU like it GREAT! I commend your efforts!

My one suggestion would be to beat the hell out of the case a little more. Sanding it in a straight line just doesnt do the dial any justice!

CBR

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That's a funny project. I follow you all the way. Come on boy, beat the [censored] out of that fu

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Can I make a constructive (lol or better yet, destructive!) suggestion? Perhaps taking it apart again and giving the dial an acid bath would age it further, and take away some of that "fresh cut" look :)

That's a good one. I knew there was something bugging me (even though I like it)... and its that "fresh-cut" thing...

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