UncleJay Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 I had a little (very little) time to play with one of my projects. This one represents the first watch I build myself, so no jokes about my sloppy jobplease. The hands aren't quite sitting correctly and there are smudges on the inside of the crystal, but this is just a test fit. My first JAYTECH was the same but a Marina. Hope you enjoy the pics, let me know what you think. Case/Case Back/CG: Gen A series Hands: Gen Proto Dial: Gen C series Tobacco Base Movement: Gen Unitas Base Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest porsche356a Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 That is awesome! Love the look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Hawkes Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 WOW Jay.. You have the coolest stuff laying around! I will cry myself to sleep tonight. I wonder how it would look like if you use a fat hour hand. Like the one on the mini fiddy. Wouldn't be gen though. But then again who knows what you will find when you dig deep enough in the 'Panerai stuff' drawer.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2004 Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 The beauty of a project coming together and being completed.... priceless... Jay as usual awesome stuff... bean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4GTR Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 I don't know what your iffy about Jay, it looks really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolli Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 it's a smasher.... but i like black hands.... thanks for sharing.. rolli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravishingrick Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Lovely piece, but to be honest I am also not a fan of the gold hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcsherry Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Same again - the watch looks awesome, but gold & tobacco don't do it for me. Black hands are tried and tested - they look great, but have you got any silver hands to try? They could look really nice, and they'll keep the distinctive appearance you're going for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcsherry Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 ...forgot to add, if the movement is a stock 6497-1, have you considered a Flavor Flav flat-top canon pinion? They only really show up in photos, but it's a nice finishing touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir-Lancelot Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Looks very nice Uncle. Great job putting that one together. You have come a long way in a hurry. Just a few weeks ago you were asking how to remove case clamps, and now you have assembled this beauty like a professional watchmaker. Great work my man. I am in love with that dial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sssurfer Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 It gets my vote. I like it a lot! (and I suppose you would expect it, Jay). It looks as we think together. By coincidence, I was just preparing to post pics of my Surftech 003, that also comes with brown sandwich dial (aged bronze rather than tobacco, though) and gold hands... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleJay Posted June 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 It gets my vote. I like it a lot! (and I suppose you would expect it, Jay). It looks as we think together. By coincidence, I was just preparing to post pics of my Surftech 003, that also comes with brown sandwich dial (aged bronze rather than tobacco, though) and gold hands... I really don't expect it, tastes do vary. I'm getting good feedback and input. We must think alike , here's a set of brass hands from JAYTECH I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolli Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 that's funny.... uncle surf.........uncle jay...........uncle rolli....... and surftech............jaytech..............rollitech............hahahahahaha...... ..... great............we are really a community........LOL rolli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest porsche356a Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 thas funny.... uncle surf.........uncle jay...........uncle rolli....... and surftech............jaytech..............rollitech............hahahahahaha...... ..... great............we are really a community........LOL rolli Agreed, this is an awesome community, and there is a camaraderie here that I cant see in other forums. to quote UJ, "One Community, One Passion ............... [WATCHES!] " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Thats one amazing looking watch man The combo of brown,gold and silver case is just a great looker. Enjoy it. Cheers, Dani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleJay Posted June 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Thanks for all the feedback guys, lots of great ideas. I know some weren't crazy about the gold hands, what about blue? I have a question for the lume experts. I can't figure if the gold hands are luminova or tritium. They don't light as much as the dial, but I can't tell. What do the experts think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweattdogg Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Awesome work Jay! As far as the hands go, I'd have no idea, but superlume in theory shouldn't lose its glow too much over time so I'd guess them to be Trinium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravishingrick Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Thanks for all the feedback guys, lots of great ideas. I know some weren't crazy about the gold hands, what about blue? I have a question for the lume experts. I can't figure if the gold hands are luminova or tritium. They don't light as much as the dial, but I can't tell. What do the experts think? The lastest pics look excellent, congrats on the results. Tritech Super Luminova glows once charged. When in the dark the strength of the lume dies down significantly say the first 1/2 hour, and reduces to almost no lume power in a peroid of about 5 hours. The longevity of the SL properties is said to be permanent. Tritium is lightly radio active and does not need a source of light to enable it to emit light. So if you would like to test if your hands have been tritium lumed, store the watch in the dark and check out the lume in say 12 hours or much longer, if the hands are glowing and the dial is dead, then your hands are highly likely tritium. Tritium has a radioactive half life of 12,5 year, so in other words its radioactive properties halven in a period of 12,5 years. Further more you should beware with touching tritium objects/dials/hands or inhaling tritium dust particles, doing so could be hazardous for your health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgodeep Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Excellent Jay ...nice looking indeed ...gold hands work for me. Would love to see that combo in a PVD case set as well....(Rambo 9 ?) Enjoy! FGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4GTR Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 To say there was anything about this watch I didn't like would be completely nit-picking, because if I saw it as a passer by in person I would love it. Its simple, which is Panerai at its best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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