1665 ROLEX COMEX PICTURE STORY

[Mike29983]

HI folks,

today was a rainy day so i decided to work a little on my 1665

first of all i dont have a good camera, all pictures were made with my cellphone,
but i think dont look that bad

so...

this is the watch

so first of all i removed the bezel and remove the old factory glue from the insert.

i used a sandpaper and grinded it down

did the same thing to the bezel

after that i cleaned both parts with cleaning solvent

then i gleued the insert in the bezel by using gorilla glue on an oiler

so its tight and ready to get mounted back

but before that i removed the caseback with my selfmade rolex opener

and removed all the sealings to grease them and make sure the watch will be waterproof

so this is the disassembled watch

next i decided to give the lume a vintage look.

i wasnt sure how this could be done, but i remembered i read about laying a thin coat of coffee over the lume looks quite good

so i decided to give it a try

heres the first layer drying under a lamp

i did it twice and let it dry

after that i putted the movement back in the case,

oiled the rotor,

and lubed the stem

then reassembled the o ring

and the caseback seal

caseback mounted

only the bezel is left..., but i already like the look of the lume

i know its not perfect but its fine for me

for comparison, this is how the lume looked before

heres a wristie

please tell me what you think about it

thanks,

mike

 

[cybee]

Excellent job Mike.. the case back is cool on that watch and looks like you have a nice Eta movement in there too..thanks for the pics.

 

[guanaco]

I really enjoyed that pictorial thanks a lot!

 

[MEYER8888]

very interessant, thanks to take times for your pictures. very nice watch
sylvain

 

[Mike29983]

thanks for your nice comments, maybe i will post more of these photo storys in the future :wink:
im thinkin bout reluming my PAM 111H ...

 

[guanaco]

Please do! :mrgreen:

 

[Dizzy]

wow mike im impressed. thats a great little write up!! I love what you did with your dial.

Please tell me... how 'thick' was your coffee mixture and how did you apply it? did you use a toothpick?
That lume looks awesome!! Very nice work

dizz

 

[Mike29983]

wow mike im impressed. thats a great little write up!! I love what you did with your dial.

Please tell me... how 'thick' was your coffee mixture and how did you apply it? did you use a toothpick?
That lume looks awesome!! Very nice work

dizz

i used a very thin brush to apply it.

it was a mixture of an esspresso with old coffee out of an used coffee filter, sounds weird, but i though that would be the best.

in my mixture cup the coffee powder was sank to the ground, so i only got little crumbs of coffee on my brush and mainly the coffee.

im very happy with the result, but it could be a little more smooth.

i will try to figure out a better way to mix the coffee and put it on a cheapo submariner to see how it looks :wink:

 

[johnstonmurray]

I`ve used the cigar method before and it worked well also.

 

[Spirit]

I really enjoyed the pictorial too.
...I always like to see some skillful people showing the steps they have done on modding (or just explaining how-to's) on nice watches.

I´m trying to learn a little bit from each topic I see here at RWI, and who knows, someday I´ll start to try something...
Thanks for sharing, and nice Rollie there, mate!

Cheers,

 

[watchbuff]

Excellent job! Been wanting a Comex sub....sell it to me!!!

 

[ckdexter82]

Very insightful. After observing an experienced modder at work, I am starting to develop enough confidence to take on a small project myself.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Mike29983]

Thank you all for your nice comments

Excellent job! Been wanting a Comex sub....sell it to me!!!

:lol: thats my only watch i would never sell, theres just too much love for this watch

 

[vootzilla]

nice tutorial...

i dont own any rolex rite now, but this give me an idea how i'll mod the bezel of my incoming seadweller!

thanks

 

[koopia]

Looks sweet!

I think you bought that watch from me if I remember correctly. 8)

 

[Mike29983]

Looks sweet!

I think you bought that watch from me if I remember correctly. 8)

yes thats right
and i still have to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!
its really my favourite watch and the price i paid was very nice

 

[cheepoguy]

Whoooo, what a great photo tutorial. Never would have thought to use coffee to replicate the aged lume look. Nice one

 

[watchbuff]

Ok this is a E stick up//// give me the COMEX.......... :lol:

 

[Q5?]

I love these types of threads!

A true classic.

 

[Mendota]

Very nice. Thanks for taking the time to write this up and post pics of every step. I'm almost ready to take on a project of my own and this helped give me some confidence.

I just gave you some reputation points for this.