Just got it home after auction. Perfect donor - without any feelings of guilt.
Case will get tender and careful attention - saving edges and bevels. A new original crown of course. Hour and minute hand will be polished and get new lume. Seconds hand beyond saving but new is available. Movement has got its fair share of humidity (which was no surprise looking at dial and hands) but nothing serious and it will turn out fine after some thoughtful care by my trusted watchmaker. And a black dial...

 

I think you need new hands in gold colour with lume matching the new dial hardware.

 

?? It has "silver" indexes. Maybe it does not show that good in the pic.

 

And silver text.

 

Oops sorry. Looked like gold to me.

 

No worries - the dial picture is bad...

 

Good luck with project and look forward to seeing final results here!

 

Show us some pics when it's done

 

I will flaunt it like crazy - I promise!
I have had a dream of a stainless 168.005 with a flawless black dial since the first time I visited Desmonds blog and "saw the light". It has been a long journey and along the way I have picked up some very nice Connies - but this has been the goal all the time.

 

That fly is creepy. Is it there for scale?

 

Well ... "there ain't any flies on it" and notion of your project.

 

No, just for fun.
It happened to lie there (dead) and I thought - "what the heck - I will leave it there".

 

Weird. Didn't even see the fly until it was pointed out

 

hahahahaha

op hijacks own thread LoL. nice

and point made!! well done Sir!

 

....
I didn't. Seriously

 

Touché...

 

+1

 

This old project is closing in also. Left the case and dial at my watchmaker last week. He has the movement serviced already.

 

I´m looking forward to seeing this one too, the circle is almost complete