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Re: What are you working on now?
Posted: December 30th, 2020, 1:17 pm
by Yoda
Natural yellow.jpg
Natural red.jpg
Natural stainless.jpg
The parts.jpg
The stainless insert was made as a template when creating the others.
Re: What are you working on now?
Posted: December 30th, 2020, 1:23 pm
by Emilio
Yoda wrote:Natural yellow.jpg
Natural red.jpg
Natural stainless.jpg
The parts.jpg
The stainless insert was made as a template when creating the others.
The stainless insert might give you an Angelus dial style look, meaning shallow lume depth. Although you should use resin to fill the cutouts in that case I suppose.
Re: What are you working on now?
Posted: December 30th, 2020, 1:50 pm
by Yoda
Emilio wrote: ↑December 30th, 2020, 1:23 pm
Yoda wrote:Natural yellow.jpgNatural red.jpgNatural stainless.jpgThe parts.jpg
The stainless insert was made as a template when creating the others.
The stainless insert might give you an Angelus dial style look, meaning shallow lume depth. Although you should use resin to fill the cutouts in that case I suppose.
The inserts are flush with the dial, I doubt that resin and stuff will be good.
I don't care much about lume either, I am asleep if it is dark.
I do have a few Angelus dials, not painted and lumed yet. My ultimate Angelus build would most likely be a no seconds build as I don't like the extended seconds tube, too much hassle to my taste.
A very thin 3646 case, high Southy bezel and fat caseback would probably be a suitable home for a plain Unitas/ETA 6497/6498. Plans, but no time.
Re: What are you working on now?
Posted: December 30th, 2020, 2:40 pm
by Emilio
Yoda wrote: ↑December 30th, 2020, 1:50 pm
Emilio wrote: ↑December 30th, 2020, 1:23 pm
Yoda wrote:Natural yellow.jpgNatural red.jpgNatural stainless.jpgThe parts.jpg
The stainless insert was made as a template when creating the others.
The stainless insert might give you an Angelus dial style look, meaning shallow lume depth. Although you should use resin to fill the cutouts in that case I suppose.
The inserts are flush with the dial, I doubt that resin and stuff will be good.
I don't care much about lume either, I am asleep if it is dark.
I do have a few Angelus dials, not painted and lumed yet. My ultimate Angelus build would most likely be a no seconds build as I don't like the extended seconds tube, too much hassle to my taste.
A very thin 3646 case, high Southy bezel and fat caseback would probably be a suitable home for a plain Unitas/ETA 6497/6498. Plans, but no time.
That makes 100% sense
I feel you when you say tall seconds hands suck
Re: What are you working on now?
Posted: December 30th, 2020, 4:58 pm
by tafari
Yoda wrote:Natural yellow.jpg
Natural red.jpg
Natural stainless.jpg
The parts.jpg
The stainless insert was made as a template when creating the others.
the red numbers dial looks great
Re: What are you working on now?
Posted: December 30th, 2020, 4:59 pm
by NortON
tafari wrote: ↑December 30th, 2020, 4:58 pm
Yoda wrote:Natural yellow.jpgNatural red.jpgNatural stainless.jpgThe parts.jpg
The stainless insert was made as a template when creating the others.
the red numbers dial looks great
+1
Re: What are you working on now?
Posted: December 30th, 2020, 5:47 pm
by VanSong
Yoda wrote:
A very thin 3646 case, high Southy bezel and fat caseback would probably be a suitable home for a plain Unitas/ETA 6497/6498. Plans, but no time.[/quote]
Sound exactly like something I'll go for too.
Hope you will find time in the New Year for yourselves, M.
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Re: What are you working on now?
Posted: December 30th, 2020, 7:51 pm
by mountaineer
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That makes 100% sense
I feel you when you say tall seconds hands suck
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Is the fitting of the second hand that is a pain? or the durability? I will be fitting one for the first time in 2021.
Re: What are you working on now?
Posted: December 31st, 2020, 2:02 am
by Yoda
That makes 100% sense
I feel you when you say tall seconds hands suck
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Is the fitting of the second hand that is a pain? or the durability? I will be fitting one for the first time in 2021.
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It's not tricky, but most movements do not have a long seconds pin and that is why I don't like it for myself.
Re: What are you working on now?
Posted: December 31st, 2020, 2:56 am
by 0101001000
Finished...