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Had some stuff laying around... And had an epiphany while doing a pictoral for klocklind- I was already kind of bumming around the house a bit- And figured it would be fun to do a dial refinish on an old damaged dial I had.

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Lume aged:

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Stripped dial:

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Refinished:

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Test fit to see how it will look:

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And everything put together:

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Yes, there is a big thumbprint etched into the surface :) I discovered it as I stripped the old paint off, and to be honest, I kind of like it. It lends to the old, aged feel, and I suppose that it could be the signature of whomever made/pressed the dial tin.

Not bad for a quickie... I call it my 30 minute Radiomir :D

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It's funky, strange and quite a lot of fun.

Case is an old 45mm watchmaster; a rarity in it's own right I suppose. Folks from the old RWG and TRC will probably remember this one :)

Here's a wrist shot... Strapped a Dirk on it and have to say I'm really enjoying it.

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:)

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It's funky, strange and quite a lot of fun.

Case is an old 45mm watchmaster; a rarity in it's own right I suppose. Folks from the old RWG and TRC will probably remember this one :)

Here's a wrist shot... Strapped a Dirk on it and have to say I'm really enjoying it.

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:)

Watchmaster...nough said...really nice case. The color of the dial, hands, and strap flow very nicely together.

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Thanks for the kind words, guys! I know it's not to everyone's taste, but personally, I really like it.

I wanted the dial to look old, aged with patina and character. It's pretty hard to achieve this look artifically, but the dial turned out okay; I was (loosely) using this 3646 for inspiration:

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At any rate, thanks again for the kind words. It's being able to share little projects like this with folks that appreciate this sort of stuff that makes this hobby fun for for me :)

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Thanks for the kind words, guys! I know it's not to everyone's taste, but personally, I really like it.

Although I can't admit that this one is of my taste, I can safely say it sizzles! I do like its simplicity and I do appreciate the skill and artisanship that went into building this piece.

Congratulations Ubi!

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