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AS90

Ageing my Alpha Sub *plus 'a diver is born'* :)

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AS90

 

I just need my watch to arrive! :-D

 

What have you ordered?

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Burnleybezel

Bashed it up some more. I actually like the grungy old diver look. Might get some crud on the dial and throw a plexi on this.

 

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I'm not sending any of my watches for mods with you ;-)

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AS90

Don't blame you!

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AS90

So I gave the AK dial some character...

 

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I boiled down tea, coffee and turmeric into a syrup and coated the dial, let it dry for a while and gently dabbed off the excess with tissue paper.

 

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Just needs a black rubber strap now. How it looked 2 days ago...

 

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I have decided to replace the Alpha dial with a black homage.

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AS90

I work fast! My £13 vintage diver :D...

 

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Crusader

I actually looks good. Looks better on the rubber strap, more Seiko-ish. Great work :) Do you have any other vintage project planned for us to watch in near future?

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AS90

I actually looks good. Looks better on the rubber strap, more Seiko-ish. Great work :) Do you have any other vintage project planned for us to watch in near future?

 

Yes, I will be giving this dial the same treatment and fitting to my green Alpha Sub...

 

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