Dragon coin watch

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Dragon coin watch

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Hello!

I made this watch for my wife's sister.
Case: asian 43 mm pilot style case.
Crystal: original two sapphire crystal.
Movement: Unitas 6497 with blue heated screws.
Dial: coin $1.
Hands: asian blue hands.
Strap: my hand made snake leather.

I made a dial from Liberia coin $1 with a dragon. Reshape on lathe coin from 3.0 mm to 0.5 mm, chemically aged it and made a blacking. Also soldering dial feet to the coin for movement.
Here are the results. I hope you like itImage

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Wow, what a great concept!

Gorgeous. Strap is a perfect too.
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Fixed some photos)
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ThanksImage
thelonedoc wrote:Wow, what a great concept!

Gorgeous. Strap is a perfect too.
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I do not know why some of the photos flipped on its side
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I like it!!
Did you file down the coin?
Where did you find the coin?
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I like the strap and dial combo
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EP.- wrote: August 3rd, 2018, 12:55 am I like it!!
Did you file down the coin?
Where did you find the coin?
Thanks :D
I made it thinner on my lathe.
I bought a coin in my town in an antique shop. You can find such a coin on the Internet. It's 1997 Liberia Dragon $1 Hong Kong coin.
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ThanksImage
Emilio wrote:I like the strap and dial combo
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Excellent looking project, well done!
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