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3KF V2 Patek Philippe 5168 franken I recently completed.

Voodoojar

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Here's the recent 5168 I completed.
I added a genuine dial, date wheel and 21k rotor. I also dyed the 3kF strap to match the genuine strap colour.
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fall1n1

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That’s gorgeous mate, may I ask what your process was to dye the strap?
 

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Amazing job!

Can you share what type of dye you used and the process for dying it?


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srhoque

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Looks fabulous, great work there? How does the 3K case color shade compare to the gen WG case?
 

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fantastic!! how did the rep blue dial compare to the gen color?

ingenious with the strap dye. i guess you use rit dye? please share which shade you bought.
 

Voodoojar

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fantastic!! how did the rep blue dial compare to the gen color?

ingenious with the strap dye. i guess you use rit dye? please share which shade you bought.

You can probably use RIT dye mixed with some mild acid and salt, I don't know. Don't ask me where to buy this because I have no idea, I used a dye called Heliogen and it was two of their powder colors mixed with their solvent with a mild acid. We got the color basically by testing on pieces of another strap until we got it right. The chemical were all supplied by a good friend who runs a print shop.

If I got a bunch of straps I could probably do it again.
 

Accord11

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You can probably use RIT dye mixed with some mild acid and salt, I don't know. Don't ask me where to buy this because I have no idea, I used a dye called Heliogen and it was two of their powder colors mixed with their solvent with a mild acid. We got the color basically by testing on pieces of another strap until we got it right. The chemical were all supplied by a good friend who runs a print shop.

If I got a bunch of straps I could probably do it again.

Can you please tell us which two Heliogen powder colors you used?


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watchoself

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Jesus. Cleverly done with the strap dye. Way over my grade but a fantastic franken thanks for sharing. I’ll PM additional QS to avoid clogging up here


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OH MAN. The 5168G is the perfect Aquanaut IMO, and you've perfected the rep. Amazing job!
 

e46seca

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Here's the recent 5168 I completed.
I added a genuine dial, date wheel and 21k rotor. I also dyed the 3kF strap to match the genuine strap colour.
ZJIqZY.png

ZJIz9X.png

ZJq0D8.png

ZJq75P.png

ZJqBPF.png

You mention a 21k Rotor ? Can you explain a little more details about that ? I have a 3KF 5167 and wondered what difference there is to it ? Thank you
 

Pdatoon

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You mention a 21k Rotor ? Can you explain a little more details about that ? I have a 3KF 5167 and wondered what difference there is to it ? Thank you

He wont be able to reply. He is banned.
 

sfbatman787

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You mention a 21k Rotor ? Can you explain a little more details about that ? I have a 3KF 5167 and wondered what difference there is to it ? Thank you
It's a gen rotor.

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