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voxx

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I love what you have done with the dials ...can you shed some light on the techniques you used to age those dials ?
Looking forward to see more of your work.
 

Natas78

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There isnt enough space here to cover that LOL
Use your imagination and the cupboard are the keywords actually.


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Love your spirit and search of new ideas and styles. By the way can the brassed case with heavy patina be polished to gold? Like normal brass cases? Or this technique implies applying a certain amount of brass and patina that cannot be removed?
 
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Impressive, awesome, overwhelming:)
I´m still dizzy from the beauty of the PAMs and movements, have to come back at a quiter moment.
You´ve mastered this art, just stunning builds!
 

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Hi, polishing would not work. Patina starts when contact with skin happens, but it can be removed. it will be shiny/brushed like but never polished.
& thank you!

Love your spirit and search of new ideas and styles. By the way can the brassed case with heavy patina be polished to gold? Like normal brass cases? Or this technique implies applying a certain amount of brass and patina that cannot be removed?
 

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Amazing work, I especially love the black/bronze radomir. It's stunning. I'm trying not to drool all over my laptop.
 

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Great work Natas, I'm very impressed, as everyone around here probably :)

Keep it up!


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Hi guys, just finished a new build, it's a 6154 with a custom dial, check out the pics, please:

Signed my work :) why not lol
Check out the dial feet and sandwich dial construction
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A nice 39 mm sandwich dial, superlumed using Nemoto. Dial was painted, radial effect added with lathe, and finish with matte varnish. Especially proud of the coin edge spacer

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A macro shot displaying the lume power, this was shot in daylight.

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Natas78

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And I tried a new technique in strapmaking as I was making a nice one for this new build.
I wanted a slimmer strap but using thick leather. So I drilled the leather and reinforced the lug bar holes with cross pattern stitching:

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Never seen it before so I hope it's unique lol


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Hi guys, just finished a new build, it's a 6154 with a custom dial, check out the pics, please:

Signed my work :) why not lol
Check out the dial feet and sandwich dial construction
690b4bdccce7e781676ead4f8368fa4b.jpg


A nice 39 mm sandwich dial, superlumed using Nemoto. Dial was painted, radial effect added with lathe, and finish with matte varnish. Especially proud of the coin edge spacer

fb6b537faedbc82bf881e3e15f69836c.jpg


A macro shot displaying the lume power, this was shot in daylight.

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very cool stuff, mate![emoji1303][emoji1303][emoji1303]
 

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And all done !















Lume Power in stages:

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Little bit of light



Darkness

 

Natas78

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This little build features a dial that I had in mind for a long time, a bare brass dial with amazing Nebula patina :)

It turned out quite amazing, and I modified the dial a bit and used two tone lume to set it off.

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Hope you like it :)


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Natas78

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AndI made another Ostrich grain strap 24/22 and 80/135 for a new build that's coming up.
Tried some new stitching, waiting for my new colors to arrive!!

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Little preview of what's to come...

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And here it is: (for sale as we speak)

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And I made a matching strap for it!

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Thanks 4 Lookin'


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You won't find another one like it! Beautiful work Nathan!

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