jerkstore 14 Posted April 8, 2013 Ingredients: 1. Big crown case, softened 2. Dome HW plexi crystal 3. Explorer-style 6538 dial, aged and superlumed 4. Mercedes hands, aged 5. 2813 movement 6. Movement spacer 7. Lugbars 8. NATO strap After spending some time with a big crown before I gave it away as a gift, I realized that I freaking wanted one. Unfortunately, every TD is out of stock... However, Bonesey, a fantastic modder at RWI had a spare aged case (although the bezel was stuck). And an aged, superlumed dial. So, I picked them up. Now, how to put the thing together? I didn't have much experience with this sort of thing. But, with the RWG toolkit (plug for awesomeness here) and a lot of reading, I: 1. Replaced a busted cannon pinion on a 2813, put it back together and attached some dial dots. 2. Got the dial nice and centered on the movement. 3. Aged some hands (using the oven + my own Worcestershire sauce recipe), and set them. 4. Sanded down a spacer to fit the movement in the case, trimmed the stem to fit the crown, fixed the stuck bezel, and attached some lugbars. 5. Wore the watch. You like? I have some big ball hands arriving soon, but these will have to do in the meanwhile. I'm also taking suggestions for a better NATO strap. I had the black one lying around, but I'm looking for a regimental that goes with the watch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J.Eric 693 Posted April 8, 2013 That' Nice! I have also had good success with the 'sauce' method. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeLaForce 2 Posted April 8, 2013 Turned out nice I would fade the bezel a little and smooth out the crown . Congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1littlegreen 1 Posted April 8, 2013 Great job! Keep it up and you'll have a great set of skills. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerkstore 14 Posted April 8, 2013 (edited) Thanks guys. It was a fun project. Not surprised that these cases are running out. They are pure classic. To me, the low profile domed crystal works much better than the stock one. I shot a video with my iPhone because I can't stop looking at it: Edited April 8, 2013 by jerkstore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulc 0 Posted April 8, 2013 Very nice indeed, never thought of Worcestershire sauce. love the look of it! also gotta agree about the low profile crystal...nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aafanatic 0 Posted April 9, 2013 You are amazing. I just ordered my RWG Tool Kit so I can learn to do this stuff as well. (Shameless plug) Nice video. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
