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This was incredibly fun and would do it again. Not a professional job but considering I used the incorrect 4400 clone or whatever, but instead the movement from a WWII watch. AS1130 to be exact, straight from Armenia! It makes this look retro, vintage or whatever it is it matches the faded dial.
Made a few mistakes along the way but it worked out fine in the long run. Overall the biggest success was mating the movement with the dial because it did take some adjusting. The biggest mistake, breaking the crown... had to use another one from a watch store. I can still improve this by using a custom made movement ring, fixing the crown, and using better quality hands that look more to gen spec. Otherwise, Pretty happy with how it turned out. Next project is a 5164a with a gen dial.
Made a few mistakes along the way but it worked out fine in the long run. Overall the biggest success was mating the movement with the dial because it did take some adjusting. The biggest mistake, breaking the crown... had to use another one from a watch store. I can still improve this by using a custom made movement ring, fixing the crown, and using better quality hands that look more to gen spec. Otherwise, Pretty happy with how it turned out. Next project is a 5164a with a gen dial.