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Post by catkicker on Mar 31, 2018 20:42:02 GMT -8
Lets take a perfectly good MM. and bake the dial  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2018 20:50:18 GMT -8
That should double the value  |
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Post by pollythecat on Apr 1, 2018 1:39:48 GMT -8
That should double the value I was thinking the same. It now looks like the first MM300 made in 1955  They should also beat up the case and crystal to match  |
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Post by DAHASCO on Apr 1, 2018 3:16:42 GMT -8
Looks like it was dyed with tea or the likes, Looks like it gathered along the edges.....
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Apr 1, 2018 17:15:38 GMT -8
That's salt water intrusion.
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Post by catkicker on Apr 1, 2018 18:25:30 GMT -8
The guy took and intentionally made the dial lool lk like that.
I thought putting the dials in a oven was part of the discussion.
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Post by 59yukon01 on Apr 1, 2018 18:40:39 GMT -8
He should have wasted it on one of those cheap Merkur copies.
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Post by firemonk3y on Apr 1, 2018 19:47:39 GMT -8
Gotta admire his commitment at least. I'm impressed, I couldn't do it.
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Post by catkicker on Apr 2, 2018 2:55:56 GMT -8
Thing thats even worse then the fake vintage look mod is that someone will pay stupid money to get it.
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Post by joeobrien on Apr 2, 2018 3:09:08 GMT -8
FS: Seiko Teamaster 300.
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Post by 69ChevelleSS on Apr 3, 2018 5:48:04 GMT -8
Kind of a shame IMHO but to each his own.
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Post by meanoldmanning on Apr 3, 2018 7:14:06 GMT -8
Dude actually put that in an oven? Damn! I was thinking the same thing Adrian wrote.
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Post by aquaman on Apr 3, 2018 12:05:00 GMT -8
Some of you know me as a bit of a modder, albeit with a purist twist..
So, that said, here's where I'm at on this one..
I like it for several reasons..
Firstly, it's a real mm300 and not a "fake" replica watch.
Secondly, for what it is, the mod appears to be well done, ie, could a vintage style mod of this watch be done better?... I'm judging it by what it's creator intended it to be.
Thirdly, you have to admire someone who has the balls to mod an expensive piece such as the marinemaster 300..sort of like using hundred dollar bills to start a campfire and if he messed it up, he's ruined a perfectly good watch...
Fourthly, many brands are now coming out with vintage style pieces, right from the factory..love them or hate them, they seem to sell ok.
And fifth, the creator has made for himself a truly unique and one of a kind watch and it's likely no one else has one..sort of a "poor man's LE" version of the mm300.
Lastly, just to be clear, this isn't my mod and I have no idea who the creator is...but I like his courage to do something like this.
Mike
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Post by pyltn on Apr 4, 2018 0:47:23 GMT -8
I’m not really into the whole fauxtina thing. I like watches that look old and faded/discoloured because they ARE old.
But each to their own.
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Post by saul on Apr 4, 2018 2:37:53 GMT -8
The lume plots aren't that bad but the bezel insert just looks dirty.
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Post by Mr.Jones on Apr 4, 2018 3:05:46 GMT -8
I am interested how this will look in a few years time... |
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Post by meanoldmanning on Apr 4, 2018 3:48:11 GMT -8
I am interested how this will look in a few years time... Yeah, me too. If the lume was actually patinaed by heating it in an oven I’d be concerned it would break down the binder and cause it to crumble over time. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2018 7:30:53 GMT -8
I am interested how this will look in a few years time... Yeah, me too. If the lume was actually patinaed by heating it in an oven I’d be concerned it would break down the binder and cause it to crumble over time. If it was done with tea or sea water, the tannic acid or salt compounds will turn the lume to a gooey black mess within a year or so  |
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Apr 4, 2018 15:07:53 GMT -8
Really? He successfully made it look like one of the worst MM300's around. The guy took and intentionally made the dial lool lk like that. I thought putting the dials in a oven was part of the discussion. |
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Post by scubarob99 on Apr 4, 2018 16:23:42 GMT -8
Might have been done with woodstain. Had similar results on a aftermarket 6309 dial.
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