Luthier 1 Posted September 7, 2009 Greg, what movement there? What is the size? Great looking watch!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oscarmadfish 0 Posted September 7, 2009 oh yes i like that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andei3000 0 Posted September 7, 2009 First post over here, just finished the relume of my 187. I won't touch the subdial at 6, those numbers are way to tiny for my untrained and shaky hands. hello everyone andei Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Member X 91 Posted September 7, 2009 Welcome aboard! Great first post - you've got some skills to relume that well! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KinCaidk 0 Posted September 7, 2009 Andei, that looks awesome! Where are you located? Edit: Where did the watch come from?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 82 Posted September 7, 2009 Greg, what movement there?What is the size? Great looking watch!!! Would you believe Quartz? It was incredibly cheap - bought it from Lawrence last year. Very well made and solid, though - even the strap is good (although I replaced the clasp, which was painfully uncomfortable). Size is 44mm but it wears bigger. One of the best cheapies I've bought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 82 Posted September 7, 2009 First post over here, just finished the relume of my 187. I won't touch the subdial at 6, those numbers are way to tiny for my untrained and shaky hands. hello everyone andei Wow - great looking watch and a damned good re-lume. Welcome aboard! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andei3000 0 Posted September 7, 2009 thanks for the warm welcome, you just need the right tools and reluming is a piece of cake I even did the "Franzisco datewheel mod" by using a datewheel overlay printed on heavy paper (200gr), no worries by grinding the second datewheel down... Just use some distance holders (mine were thin wires) glue the overlay on top - finished shot was taken before doing the lume but with finished datewheel - you have to glue your eyes to the crystal to see that it's an self printed datewheel overlay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 82 Posted September 7, 2009 Nice job on the datewheel! I'll have to remember that trick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KinCaidk 0 Posted September 7, 2009 This is the only PAM that I really like! And I really hate all the other submersible variants. Do you do lume jobs??! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andei3000 0 Posted September 7, 2009 If you want some grainy,not glossy, shaky and at all some inconsistent (depending on daily bases) work, yes I'll do a lumejob But don't expect anything you can't do, as I'm just a beginner. And you don't want to see my attempts on the sausage dials, you would get the same results if you'd feed a cow some lumepowder and let them s**t on the dial :) :) Andei Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oscarmadfish 0 Posted September 7, 2009 lol at andei and welcome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KinCaidk 0 Posted September 7, 2009 Let's see some detailed pics of your lume jobs. lume porn! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andei3000 0 Posted September 7, 2009 (edited) These are the best attempts I could achieve in macroshooting. This one was easy to relume as the markers are raised. Edited September 7, 2009 by Andei3000 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P_Diddy 0 Posted September 7, 2009 is that taken today? you get much more sunshine than here in London Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spboudart 0 Posted September 7, 2009 These are the best attempts I could achieve in macroshooting. This one was easy to relume as the markers are raised. Did you use Glow inc V10? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andei3000 0 Posted September 7, 2009 yepp, Glowinc V10 in 10-15 micron size @kinkaid sorry I did'nt see you were asking where I got this watch from it was from a member over at the geek and the watch looked like this before: -standard hands set with too white lume -standard rep lume on the dial -chronograph hand too short too reach the chrono pin (had to lenghten it with the accupuncture and diabetes injector needle trick - man I love every single tutorial on the boards) -all other hands were to small to fit on the pins (widened them with a needle) -eta datewheel with the wrong font for this pam quite some McGyver experience on this one and this is even the beginning as I'm going to do a hardcore mod on the hopefully incoming 194 look out for my new adventures Andei Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Member X 91 Posted September 7, 2009 Wow, that's some modding skills I'll be impressed with myself if I can actually just get a movement out of a case... lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harley357 0 Posted September 7, 2009 Planet Ocean for Monday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NFleischer 4,355 Posted September 7, 2009 I felt like a Big Bang today for the holiday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Massimo 53 Posted September 7, 2009 I'm still on my cheapie vintage Sub from Lawrence. I've never really got on with the Rolex cyclops which is why I prefer the SD, but that being a thicker case and glass it wears bigger on the wrist. Now that my vintage Sub is sans-cyclops but still Sub-slim, it's fast becoming one of my favourite watches. I forget where I read it but a post on one of the forums suggested using Rock 'n' Roll cycle chain lube on bracelets. It so happens I've been using that on my mountain bike for a couple of years but hadn't thought about using it on a watch. Tried it out last night and the results are excellent, so the Sub now feels that much more gen with its silky smooth bracelet. I got so excited I took some more photos to show off my beautifully scratched glass and bezel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
