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1950's Watch Build Tutorial - Milgauss and 6204

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Excellent job, I really enjoyed this post. Thank you for taking the time.
 
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Seems so simple when you show us the steps with pictures. Great work and thanks for the tutorial!
 
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Don't know how I missed this when you posted it NCRich but I remember seeing the watches. Nice to see how they were done. Awesome skills brother, three at a time! What a fun and enlightening read.
 
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This is my go-to "vintage watch case mods" tutorial thread, and is what I read and first thought (thanks to the clear, concise instructions), "Wow... I think I could possibly do that!" Admittedly I'm still a long way away from being able to replicate Rich's skills (and still can't enlarge a lug hole successfully...) but I will forever be indebted to Rich for his vintage modding tutorials.
 

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Don't know how I missed this when you posted it NCRich but I remember seeing the watches. Nice to see how they were done. Awesome skills brother, three at a time! What a fun and enlightening read.

This is my go-to "vintage watch case mods" tutorial thread, and is what I read and first thought (thanks to the clear, concise instructions), "Wow... I think I could possibly do that!" Admittedly I'm still a long way away from being able to replicate Rich's skills (and still can't enlarge a lug hole successfully...) but I will forever be indebted to Rich for his vintage modding tutorials.

Thanks for your kind words guys. Glad you enjoyed it.
 

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NCRich Awesome tutorial! Thank you. I just assembled my first 6538, and now I'm looking to build 2 more in a similar vintage style as you showed here. Do you have more details on aging the dials and applying the lume? I'd like to know what lume you use and how you get it that nice color. Thanks!