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New to the Board and wanted to share my project watch...

February 8 2006 at 2:27 AM
  (Login gtjanik)

I'm new to this board, but wanted to share a project watch I built pretty much from the ground up. First, a friend of mine fabricated a case modeled after the MM20 with a custom broze crown tube and a sterile stainless steel back. He also fabricated a sandwich dial from a brass blank and modeled it after the MM20 minus the seconds sub-dial. Next, I finished the top sandwich dial with a flat black and flat clear coat to give it a vintage look. I also relumed the dial and hands with a custom blend of lume to give it a nice pantina look. The final steps were to polish the whole case and use the "wabi" technique to rough it up a bit. This was followed by putting everything together to make the Unitas movement fit and pressing on a new plastic crystal, which was done by my watch maker. The photos are still a bit premature as I'm waiting to attach the custom created crown guard and custom made leather strap with a gpf style sewn in buckle. Looking for any feedback or thoughts? Thanks!











    
This message has been edited by gtjanik on Feb 8, 2006 2:30 AM
This message has been edited by gtjanik on Feb 8, 2006 2:29 AM


 
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