lanikai Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 With Ubi's method to vintage the bezel and bruce79's vintage method on the pearl... one variation .. I used wood stain instead of varnish.. I used the stock MBK bezel insert.. practicing with this before I do the 1680 and the 1665 DRSD..that Ziggy Modded... until my confidence level is apropriate.. but I am very happy with the results.. just these simple alterations give the MBK out of the box rep.. a very nice vintage appeal..I posted pics to show that even I can do this.. so have fun with yours... and thanks to Ubi and b79.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvio Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Love the way that insert sits beneath the bezel lip, it sinks in lower correctly as in gen. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Wow Lani, posting movement tutorials and aging methods... some of our modders might have some competition soon....with the added bonus that Lani's service includes tanning for your watches on a tropical island... for the water resistance test he can just wear your watch while surfing / swimming for a day!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted August 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Wow Lani, posting movement tutorials and aging methods... some of our modders might have some competition soon....with the added bonus that Lani's service includes tanning for your watches on a tropical island... for the water resistance test he can just wear your watch while surfing / swimming for a day!! thank you shundi.. but I wouldn't call this competition for modders.. it was too simple and easy.. but fun since i didn't destroy it @silvio..... better lucky than good ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Looks good to me You need a gen Pearl than it looks perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Great job Lani. MAybe some dsay i will start modifying my insert. At this moment i don't even dear to put an Offrei pearlinto my insert. Carpe Diem Cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethebest Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Otto Frei? I'd go for a Watchmaterial, definitely closer to the gen Great job Lani. MAybe some dsay i will start modifying my insert. At this moment i don't even dear to put an Offrei pearlinto my insert. Carpe Diem Cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Otto Frei? I'd go for a Watchmaterial, definitely closer to the gen No man, Watch material for modern Subs. Offrei for Vintage Rollies, they have good acrylic Pearl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted August 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Looks good to me You need a gen Pearl than it looks perfect. thanks Tribal ... Yeah .. I need to order some from ofrei think I'll do that this week..IO used the out of the box insert to see what it would look like.. and to make sure I didn't mess up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethebest Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Hi Tribal, I can't compete with you on this, but I had some personal experience of a too "greenish pearl" from ofrei vintage (5513 ...) insert while the watchmaterial looks definitely closer (I would say identical!) to my brother's genuine GW. Maybe pearls can vary one from another? No man, Watch material for modern Subs. Offrei for Vintage Rollies, they have good acrylic Pearl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Looks great, R! The faded tone is a nice compliment to the vintage SD; even more so as it looks as though the dial is also lightly faded as well? As for pearls... A nice vintage pearl can also add a lot of character as well (old pic) (new pics) Looking good, sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmg Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Great job R! It's very satisfying to do it yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarini Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Great result all do pearl needs to be swapped as its the weak link it otherwise a great piece ... laz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Hi Tribal, I can't compete with you on this, but I had some personal experience of a too "greenish pearl" from ofrei vintage (5513 ...) insert while the watchmaterial looks definitely closer (I would say identical!) to my brother's genuine GW. Maybe pearls can vary one from another? I have never seen Vintage one from watch material,do you have Pics..? Thats really interesting... I have not really experience with aftermarket Vintage Pearls I use gen ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethebest Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Here it is.. picture is from Bert, not mine. What do you think? I have never seen Vintage one from watch material,do you have Pics..? Thats really interesting... I have not really experience with aftermarket Vintage Pearls I use gen ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Steve, That's a modern pearl for sapphire models There are two types- Vintage: and modern: Biggest difference is that the vintage is a tiny little acrylic dome filled with luminous from the back (tritium, luminova or superluminova for current service replacements). The modern sapphire pearls have the white gold surround, and the luminous is covered by a small dome of some sort of 'glass' (material is unknown to me) Hope ths helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted August 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Looks great, R! The faded tone is a nice compliment to the vintage SD; even more so as it looks as though the dial is also lightly faded as well? As for pearls... A nice vintage pearl can also add a lot of character as well (old pic) (new pics) Looking good, sir! Thank you Ubi... TMG.. and again Tribal.. now I have a hard time lookinb at the other vintage reps that rob already did his art work on.. it jus does not match with the very BLACK insert.. I practiced with the out of the box insert that came with the NBK..now I can order the pearl and do the deal with the better insert.. can't wait.. thanks to you guy's.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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