Alhig72 3,014 Posted February 27, 2018 Nice work, how big is this? It's 39mm if you mean the size of the watch,crown is 8mmSent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post
peppercorn 0 Posted February 27, 2018 I can see it now, somewhere in the not too distant future.....Introducing: ABC factorySpecializing in SuperRep Vintage Rolex and Tudor A collaboration between Bart Cordell and AIhig72Seriously, you guys are killing it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post
Alhig72 3,014 Posted February 27, 2018 I can see it now, somewhere in the not too distant future.....Introducing: ABC factorySpecializing in SuperRep Vintage Rolex and Tudor A collaboration between Bart Cordell and AIhig72Seriously, you guys are killing it. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThanks mate, Bart is my guru,you'd probably get a better end result if it was just the B.C factory 🤣Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post
Alhig72 3,014 Posted February 27, 2018 On vintage suede strap Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post
Alhig72 3,014 Posted February 28, 2018 Love that dial Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post
GC 4,481 Posted February 28, 2018 6 hours ago, Alhig72 said: Love that dial Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Thank you kindly, it’s a one off made by a fella named Limer over on RWI. It’s a true gold gilt decals dial, the effect is something (as you know) that must be seen in person. Share this post Link to post
Alhig72 3,014 Posted February 28, 2018 His print quality is alot better than my decal, it looks stunning,I'm going to have to get a better printer Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post
Alhig72 3,014 Posted February 28, 2018 Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post
peppercorn 0 Posted February 28, 2018 I'm with AIhig' , this dial is so nice. I can't tell by the photo, does it come off semi-gloss with texture or?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post
MidasXL8 0 Posted February 28, 2018 I’m so glad I found this thread. These are my favorite watches. I’d love to watch someone age a watch and the whole process of getting it to look vintage. Share this post Link to post
Alhig72 3,014 Posted February 28, 2018 I’m so glad I found this thread. These are my favorite watches. I’d love to watch someone age a watch and the whole process of getting it to look vintage. My aging process is pretty much shake the mid case (quite gently)in a pot of nails and then sand polish the scratches out, or ding the case up a bit with something pointy and then sand and polishSent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post
repmaster1234 49 Posted February 28, 2018 6 hours ago, Alhig72 said: His print quality is alot better than my decal, it looks stunning,I'm going to have to get a better printer Check this out. Share this post Link to post
Alhig72 3,014 Posted February 28, 2018 Check this out.I saw that but unfortunately I'm rubbish with computers and have absolutely no ability with Photoshop or illustrator or anything like that,I've tried and had no success, I have to get somebody else to shrink the decal templates down for me so I just click on the file and it prints out an A4 sheet of dials in the right size,Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post
GC 4,481 Posted February 28, 2018 4 hours ago, peppercorn said: I'm with AIhig' , this dial is so nice. I can't tell by the photo, does it come off semi-gloss with texture or? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk High gloss with no texture... Share this post Link to post
peppercorn 0 Posted February 28, 2018 High gloss with no texture... Most excellent! My question about dial printing. Once you have that in hand, and it's lumed and ready to go, how is it applied to the actual metal dial? And, once in the watch, how well does it tolerate heat?What's the longevity/durability like, in other words? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post
GC 4,481 Posted February 28, 2018 16 minutes ago, peppercorn said: Most excellent! My question about dial printing. Once you have that in hand, and it's lumed and ready to go, how is it applied to the actual metal dial? And, once in the watch, how well does it tolerate heat? What's the longevity/durability like, in other words? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Apart from that, I have no idea what it all takes to produce a dial. I just wear the watch Share this post Link to post
peppercorn 0 Posted February 28, 2018 Nice?!I say Awesome!! (Echo effect)Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post
Haltec 0 Posted February 28, 2018 14 hours ago, Alhig72 said: Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Where this endlinks came from? Share this post Link to post
Alhig72 3,014 Posted March 1, 2018 Where this endlinks came from? They come on the Vietnam bracelet and are permanently attached Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using TapatalkA few tweeks to the tiger v3 case Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post
Alhig72 3,014 Posted March 1, 2018 Most excellent! My question about dial printing. Once you have that in hand, and it's lumed and ready to go, how is it applied to the actual metal dial? And, once in the watch, how well does it tolerate heat?What's the longevity/durability like, in other words? Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkYou apply the waterslide decal to the dial,once dry you varnish and then lume, they're pretty durable once drySent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post
Alhig72 3,014 Posted March 1, 2018 Came out nice. Just finished. Looks really good mate Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post
Alhig72 3,014 Posted March 2, 2018 I lost my pearl on this one (after 1 day) and I don't have any more in the box so I thought I'd try making one, first input a blob of lume in the hole,one it was dry I put a blob of clear epoxy on top and surprisingly it looks okSent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post
peppercorn 0 Posted March 2, 2018 I think that is a great idea for the pearl and it fits the character of that build perfectly. Share this post Link to post