Mini-Project: Back on track

[Watchwatcher]

For those of you who have been following this saga... some good news. After getting a nice mini, having the dial relumed by Zig and dbl A/R coating from K2222, my crystal exploded. I had also had my eye on a gator strap from SC, which took 3mos to get my hands on. As replacement for the mineral crystal, I ordered 3 varying height of domed plexi's from cousinsuk (37.2mm) to see how they fit/looked. During the past week everything landed--the strap, plexi's, and I did a sanding touchup of the brushed case and also dremeled & polished the bezel. Had already hot-glued the CG, which is nice and tight.

The really good news, is that the high-domed sternkreuz plexi from cousin's looks virtually identical to the original glass crystal, fits perfectly (tight) and doesn't risk 'explosion'. I can also confirm that the mid-height plexi and convex plexi also fit extremely well in this case and look good. In fact, the convex is actually a very interesting look, as it creates a very low profile look to the watch but still has a somewhat curved profile (as opposed to being a totally flat crystal). I also have a 'bullseye' crystal en route, which may be thick enough to provide crack resistance and also lend itself to a/r coatings (that's probably a month or more down the road). In the meantime, here's the current project with SC strap...

[dluddy]

Wow, that is beautiful. Coming along nicely

[sssurfer]

Awesome, J!

[messenius]

Seconded, a real feast for your eyes

[Guest porsche356a]

Definitely a looker. Awesome! Plus that strap complements it well.

[capice]

Ouch, hurts my eyes so nice.... awesome strap this one WW, beautiful work on the cased too

[lazarini]

Amazing

good news and a great looking piece just stunning ...

regards Laz

[slai]

Fantastic strap.

[TeeJay]

Awesome

[cib0rgman]

Where Do i get a mini Fiddy.

Thanks

[Watchwatcher]

i believe angus carries them, although most of the dealers could probably find one for you... check with josh too. i got mine at a fair price from twp and didn't have any problems although from what i've read he had his fair share of detractors and isn't around.

[cib0rgman]

I am a complete newbie when it comes to PANERAI. is the mini Fiddy is accurate or is a fantasy watch. I am assuming is a 44mm case. I mean does PANERAI has a mini fiddy

Thanks

[sssurfer]

is the mini Fiddy is accurate or is a fantasy watch.

I mean does PANERAI has a mini fiddy

Complete fantasy.

But very nice. Shame on Officine Panerai for not making it.

[bwhitesox]

How nice is that strap, This ones really growing on me.

The watch isn't bad as well

[dobalina]

That buckle is cool. It's similar to the skull on my daily wear pocket knife. Emerson Commander. http://www.emersonknives.com/

[Watchwatcher]

cib, as the earlier reply points out, the mini-fiddy is a fantasy. however, i always liked the look of the fiddy with its simple, understated case and dial, but don't wear 47mm cases because they are too big. the match up with a heavily grained gator strap is what I was looking for.

[Merlin]

I know this thread was some time ago - but now I'm seeking a mini-fiddy myself and found this pics.

Just wow! I love this watch. I must have one and thanks for the advice with the plexiglass.

[fishgodeep]

Fantastic looking piece ...I love the 1950 case set for 44mm ....and great phtoos too.

Got to get me a mini fiddy soon

Enjoy

FGD