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Post by wolf4max on Jul 29, 2017 13:29:02 GMT -8
Very cool posting, thanks for that fabulous information.
Read the "Making Custom Watch Dials" post and love it :-)
Has anybody already created or ever thought of creating a dial completely covered by luminous coating/tape? There are some versions of Chronoswiss Timemaster and some Sinn watches having that kind of dials - and they look marvelous in the dark.
Very curious for your oppinions and responses.
Many greetings,
Wolfgang
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Post by jringo8769 on Jul 29, 2017 16:20:19 GMT -8
After the last build the Chinese movement would run intermittently. I did not have the energy or desire to tear it down, the movement finish is quite rough and was certain that anything I did would only be temporary. The strange thing is the movement was not a copy of anything (as far as I can tell) and the second hand was just below the 3-9 line as was the hole for the second hand in the dial... The Miyota 8215 fits, the stem hole lined up perfectly. All that was needed was a minor alteration to one of the dial feet and some minor modifications to the movement holder. I filled in the original second hand hole and decided to go with a black face. I painted the dial black and put two decals on the dial; with two decals the white lettering was brighter. The face was clear coated the dial with a textured finish and then add 3 coats of lume to the holes backed up with white paint. I have a collection of hands and fitted a long set of hands for an ETA 2824-2 movement. The hour and minute hand were broached to fit and had to shrink down the second hand followed by another broaching. Miyota 8215: 100/152/17 ETA 2824-2 : 90/150/25 Refitting a new stem took some time as it had to be on the mark to account for the crown locker. excellent work....love the design and attention to detail....thank u for sharing it with us
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2017 18:02:40 GMT -8
Very cool posting, thanks for that fabulous information. Read the "Making Custom Watch Dials" post and love it :-) Has anybody already created or ever thought of creating a dial completely covered by luminous coating/tape? There are some versions of Chronoswiss Timemaster and some Sinn watches having that kind of dials - and they look marvelous in the dark. Very curious for your oppinions and responses. Many greetings, Wolfgang Seiko has had dozens of Lumi dial watches in the past as well as Citizen. Not all luminous dials and hands work well together. You have to be careful when luming the hands. If they are the same colour as the dial then they tend to get lost when viewing the watch in the dark. Done right like many of Seiko's they look pretty cool!
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Post by longbike on Jul 29, 2017 22:43:17 GMT -8
Aloha , Good work and they look very impressive. A while back maybe a year ago I got a idea and was fooling with one but I stopped on it but was thinking about making more. I thought of making a Dial of the ..... River Patrol Group .... I should have continued it. I only did a basic of it then stopped. I made a few better dials after all that and t6hey look a lot better. I'll try it again to see how a better one comes out. Louis
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Post by seikoboy on Aug 4, 2017 17:03:51 GMT -8
I'm currently working on a two more, let me know what you guys are interested in doing for a custom Wrist Sushi dial... I think I have the process pretty close to perfected Version 2 With brushed hands and a new second hand that has been made thinner and I flattened the rivet. Version 2 Version 1 [ Solex can you share how you make your dials.. thanks
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Post by solex on Aug 5, 2017 17:55:47 GMT -8
Solex can you share how you make your dials.. thanks I posted most of the process on WUS as I kind of crowd sourced the design. My latest addition to the process is once the waterslide decal is dry I bake it in the oven at 250F for 20 to 40 minutes, it melts the plastic and give a harder and smoother finish.
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