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Pirate fantasy - Part 2: German silver
Posted: March 2nd, 2023, 1:41 pm
by Fizzzz
I was not totally satisfied with the brass dial, so I made these German silver dials.( Actually made 2 dials, the first one looked to shinny for me)
Case: Aliexpress Sub case + ceramic insert
Caseback: laser engraved + annealed black
Dial: 0.5mm German silver plate,
laser engraved with 4 different layers to create depth effect + grain on background.
polished details (with dental tools)
then chemical oxidations partially soften. (Deep black is damn hard to achieve...)
Indexes are carved in the mass, filled with Superluminova C3
Hands: Aliexpress, relumed with Superluminova C3
Re: Pirate fantasy - Part 2: German silver
Posted: March 2nd, 2023, 1:51 pm
by Tanukjaju
Fizzzz wrote: ↑March 2nd, 2023, 1:41 pm
I was not totally satisfied with the brass dial, so I made these German silver dials.( Actually made 2 dials, the first one looked to shinny for me)
Case: Aliexpress Sub case + ceramic insert
Caseback: laser engraved + annealed black
Dial: 0.5mm German silver plate,
laser engraved with 4 different layers to create depth effect + grain on background.
polished details (with dental tools)
then chemical oxidations partially soften. (Deep black is damn hard to achieve...)
Indexes are carved in the mass, filled with Superluminova C3
Hands: Aliexpress, relumed with Superluminova C3
Wry nicely done!! Who did the dial for you? This is outstanding
Re: Pirate fantasy - Part 2: German silver
Posted: March 2nd, 2023, 2:07 pm
by Fizzzz
@Tanukjaju
Thank you,
I did the dial, most of work is polishing and oxydation, close to jewelry work...
Re: Pirate fantasy - Part 2: German silver
Posted: March 2nd, 2023, 2:17 pm
by geoffdragon
@Fizzzz
Exceptional dial!
Re: Pirate fantasy - Part 2: German silver
Posted: March 2nd, 2023, 3:57 pm
by slpf
@Fizzzz
outstanding work
Re: Pirate fantasy - Part 2: German silver
Posted: March 2nd, 2023, 4:25 pm
by daevildog
Re: Pirate fantasy - Part 2: German silver
Posted: March 4th, 2023, 9:09 am
by cosmic2000
Fantastic result. May I ask which laser engraving mashine do you use? Congrats!!!
Re: Pirate fantasy - Part 2: German silver
Posted: March 4th, 2023, 9:56 am
by Fizzzz
cosmic2000 wrote: ↑March 4th, 2023, 9:09 am
Fantastic result. May I ask which laser engraving mashine do you use? Congrats!!!
Thanks,
I'm using a fiber laser machine with a few tweaks
The machine is around 75kg and cost 8K...
Re: Pirate fantasy - Part 2: German silver
Posted: March 4th, 2023, 1:44 pm
by cosmic2000
Thank you. So your laser is a professional one, and the dials have professional quality, too.
Re: Pirate fantasy - Part 2: German silver
Posted: March 5th, 2023, 3:01 am
by Fizzzz
cosmic2000 wrote: ↑March 4th, 2023, 1:44 pm
Thank you. So your laser is a professional one, and the dials have professional quality, too.
Thank you,
but I'm still far from profesional perfection... It would take a jeweler talent, know-how and tools, to achieve it.
Actually, I don't like things totally smooth and even,
I like these patinas since especially since these are natural, uneven... alive when playing with light reflections.
100% perfect is boring IMO
