New Comex beater QC

[hautehorloge]

Hey!

I will get my new Comex beater this week.
Her are some QC's:

What do you think?
I will age it and give it a nice f***ed up look - my idea is to have it look alike this gen:

That's the way a Comex looks best for me - looking forward to hear your opinions!

 

[Debellum]

Look Good.............

Junio M.

PS : Maybe , with some mods will be better............

 

[abc321]

From which TD did you buy your Comex?

 

[hautehorloge]

From which TD did you buy your Comex?

My local one.

 

[mikeshark007]

I would love to work on that comex....how about white puffy lume and then smoke the dial ala Daz style? Also in order to match your gen pic I would not bleach that bezel insert...instead i would remove the shine....using high grit sand paper 3200 up to 6000.....and crown guards needs a shave but I'm guessing you have a plan already.

 

[TESLA760]

Whatever you do, don't make it look like it got run over by a bus.

 

[hautehorloge]

Whatever you do, don't make it look like it got run over by a bus.

Yeah, that's what it's about. To give it a soul without totally overdo.

 

[hautehorloge]

I would love to work on that comex....how about white puffy lume and then smoke the dial ala Daz style? Also in order to match your gen pic I would not bleach that bezel insert...instead i would remove the shine....using high grit sand paper 3200 up to 6000.....and crown guards needs a shave but I'm guessing you have a plan already.

Where may i find this Daz smoke mod? I like the "baked" look on the gen.

 

[mikeshark007]

In reference to Daz I don't know exactly how he does it, his smoked dials on his 6200, 1680 and comex builds inspired me to make a pass at the mod...I use make up concealer applied lightly over the dial, then I coat with matte watered down varnish , after drying I then smoke the dial with cigar smoke... The result is a textured creamy matte finish

 

[Billio]

Did someone mention me? I would love to work on this one too

 

[hautehorloge]

In reference to Daz I don't know exactly how he does it, his smoked dials on his 6200, 1680 and comex builds inspired me to make a pass at the mod...I use make up concealer applied lightly over the dial, then I coat with matte watered down varnish , after drying I then smoke the dial with cigar smoke... The result is a textured creamy matte finish

You mod watches with concealer? Please show me a picture of this very interesting method. Sounds cool!

 

[hautehorloge]

Did someone mention me? I would love to work on this one too

Would you share your method of aging with us?

 

[Billio]

Hard to decribe but essentially a naked flame and LOTS of practice...

 

[mikeshark007]

Sure! I will post pics of a 1680 no minnute track dial I'm working on... The last one I smoked was my 6538 which I sold... Ck my sale threads

 

[hautehorloge]

THAT looks amazing!

You just did that with concealer, enamel and smoke? Unbelievable! I will try that out.

I will need a more brownish one, not a highlight one, right? How do you apply the stuff onto the dial and the hands? Does normal cigarette smoke work as well?

 

[hautehorloge]

Hard to decribe but essentially a naked flame and LOTS of practice...

Sounds kinda dangerous.

 

[Billio]

Dangerous but when perfected looks bl*&dy awesome

 

[hautehorloge]

Dangerous but when perfected looks bl*&dy awesome

So how exactly do you do it then?

 

[mikeshark007]

Daz is a master... Have you seen his work??? A little note on the 6538, before i applied my concealer/ smoke technique... I added brown water color to the dial, following the Bonesey vintage principles. Another note: if u look at the hands on my 6538 they have a weathered rusty look... This is achieved by applying varnish to the hands and then holding the flame of the cigar very very close thus cause the varnish to bake. And yes I think a cigarette would work.

 

[Billio]

Cant be giving away my secrets now