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kaplan
·Dial looks great indeed! And thanks for the photos
A black crosshair De Ville, is it OK?
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S.H.
·I have what I need to start working on it right away, so pictures will follow in the near future.
The case after a good cleaning with a much less rotten crown, also with the old flat feet logo. I will keep the plexi at first but probably will have to find another one.
The case after a good cleaning with a much less rotten crown, also with the old flat feet logo. I will keep the plexi at first but probably will have to find another one.
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PlainVanilla
·I feel this is gonna be an exciting thread!
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SOG53
·I've never seen fonts disappear/change on a patinated/damaged "gilt" dial, so maybe it's the same method - but my experience is limited
Come to think about it, I don't think the base plate has a silver color on grey "gilt"s, but the fonts are silver, so maybe a base coat that's strong and paint on top, opening up one of these watches could shed more light
Found this article on gilt dial process which references silver metal gilt dials as well as gold- same process but difference is color of base metal. Good explanation I think.
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S.H.
·Well, the base movement was good except for the setting lever spring. The autowind module needed a bit more (a bushing, and the rotor was too far gone).
The plexi will need a replacement asap, its base is cracked. I'm not a huge fan of the mag so I'll may just use a normal one. Also need to find a nicer strap able to accommodate my 14mm signed buckle... Quick and dirty picture:
I'll add proper pics later. It is a little devil to get pictures of...everything is shiny.
The plexi will need a replacement asap, its base is cracked. I'm not a huge fan of the mag so I'll may just use a normal one. Also need to find a nicer strap able to accommodate my 14mm signed buckle... Quick and dirty picture:
I'll add proper pics later. It is a little devil to get pictures of...everything is shiny.
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JwRosenthal
·Very nice! 18/14 is not as easy to find as some may think. There are some rather pedestrian offerings from the likes of DeBeers, Hadley etc, but nothing really exciting in that taper. I did have a couple custom made in 18/15 to accommodate a few vintage buckles I had, but that seems to be the only way to get something nice in those sizes,
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·Well, the base movement was good except for the setting lever spring. The autowind module needed a bit more (a bushing, and the rotor was too far gone).
The plexi will need a replacement asap, its base is cracked. I'm not a huge fan of the mag so I'll may just use a normal one. Also need to find a nicer strap able to accommodate my 14mm signed buckle... Quick and dirty picture:
I'll add proper pics later. It is a little devil to get pictures of...everything is shiny.
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S.H.
·Indeed, a 18/14 strap may involve some thinking. I'll have to look around for options. Or a 16mm buckle.
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X350 XJR
··Vintage Omega AficionadoYou might try looking for some vintage stuff on eBay, JB Champion etc they often have more taper.
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A close up of the differences between gilt and paint (both are glossy black dials of roughly the same vintage, around 1964)
Gilt (flat / no texture/picks up more light):
Paint (raised, pasty/bubbly texture):
Also, a good reminder of why I don't take macros of vintages watches, which looks perfectly normal on wrist but are rotten ruins on pictures...
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PlainVanilla
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A close up of the differences between gilt and paint (both are glossy black dials of roughly the same vintage, around 1964)
Gilt (flat / no texture/picks up more light):
Paint (raised, pasty/bubbly texture):
Also, a good reminder of why I don't take macros of vintages watches, which looks perfectly normal on wrist but are rotten ruins on pictures...
These macro shots don't look bad at all.
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JwRosenthal
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A close up of the differences between gilt and paint (both are glossy black dials of roughly the same vintage, around 1964)
Gilt (flat / no texture/picks up more light):
Paint (raised, pasty/bubbly texture):
Also, a good reminder of why I don't take macros of vintages watches, which looks perfectly normal on wrist but are rotten ruins on pictures...
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