DOXA diver dials ... is it a virus or just an obsession ?

[manodeoro]

[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Here we were really close to the end …[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]But there was still the lume work to do and though the last ones I had done were nice they were not good enough … that one had to be as « close to perfect » as I could do…[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]I wanted to achieve sharp angles on the white rectangles in daylight and on the lume in darkness …[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]So I searched for a new method to apply the lume[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]I searched and finally found the way to proceed … simple and easy, no expensive tools, just steady hands and some imagination …[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]And today I’m glad to show you the result …[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]The « Irish Star » is alive and glows in the dark …[/FONT]

 

[manodeoro]

Irish Star shipped 02/03, received 08/03 and cased 09/03 ... a smoothly runnig operation

Yesterday evening my friend Dr Peter Millar sent me some pics ... everything's ready for Saint Patrick's day

 

[schtozo]

What a beautiful outcome! Congrats, looks lovely

 

[manodeoro]

What a beautiful outcome! Congrats, looks lovely

Thanks ... I'll ask Peter to send me a lume shot so that I can post it here

 

[Pow029]

Irish Star shipped 02/03, received 08/03 and cased 09/03 ... a smoothly runnig operation

Yesterday evening my friend Dr Peter Millar sent me some pics ... everything's ready for Saint Patrick's day

Hello
Elle est superbe !!!
Bravo Mano !


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[Tulex Seik Jr.]

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[manodeoro]

New project in the DOXA series ... SUB 200 coralline




Really challenging project as the watch is 35mm only and dial 19.5mm
Look how tiny it is

 

[manodeoro]

Finished some more Doxa dials last week


BLACKLUNG DIAL and HANDSET - for NH35

 

[manodeoro]

SUB 300 T "NO LOGO" DIAL

 

[manodeoro]

SUB 300 T "IRISHSTAR" DIAL

 

[manodeoro]

I'm still waiting to hear back about the SUB 200 CORALLINE print test ...
As soon I'll get a "GO" I'll resize the dial down to 17.5mm and proceed to lume work

 

[JohnBranon]

Hi manodeoro

I read all the messages I just discovered the topic. The passion is clear !
I have baught a new dial+hands from O&W, REF 3077 in orange. The original case is not available and rather than fitting it in a submariner-like case, I would like to make a nice homage to Doxa.

I'm looking for a complete empty head in the Doxa style or maybe "turtle" without too much headaches (I don't have enough experiance/tools to change glasses for example) for a good price. From what I've read, I'd have to go for used Dagaz or Maranez. Do you know any other case ? I am looking at Aliexpress (Steeldive etc.) and Tiger/Alpha but without success, it's all the time with 4 hours crown, I need 3.

Thank you ! I will keep in touch and post a photo when this project will be finished.

EDIT : Maybe I can just cut the feet of my dial and stick it for a 4 hours crown case..

 

[manodeoro]

Hi manodeoro

I read all the messages I just discovered the topic. The passion is clear !
I have baught a new dial+hands from O&W, REF 3077 in orange. The original case is not available and rather than fitting it in a submariner-like case, I would like to make a nice homage to Doxa.

I'm looking for a complete empty head in the Doxa style or maybe "turtle" without too much headaches (I don't have enough experiance/tools to change glasses for example) for a good price. From what I've read, I'd have to go for used Dagaz or Maranez. Do you know any other case ? I am looking at Aliexpress (Steeldive etc.) and Tiger/Alpha but without success, it's all the time with 4 hours crown, I need 3.

Thank you ! I will keep in touch and post a photo when this project will be finished.

EDIT : Maybe I can just cut the feet of my dial and stick it for a 4 hours crown case..

IMHO the best option would be a Maranez Samui Steel ... unfortunately those are out of stock

 

[manodeoro]

Last week a friend of a friend sent me a pic of a rarely seen Doxa SUB 300 dial ... something you'll certainly never see in real.



He asked my if I could print the same dial with some customisation.
He is a former U.S. Navy Commander and his initials are H.G. ... so I worked on the design and made the print test below.
Now we just have to decide if we keep the dial color "standard SUB 300 orange" or if we make something more reddish.

 

[KJ2020]

Last week a friend of a friend sent me a pic of a rarely seen Doxa SUB 300 dial ... something you'll certainly never see in real.

He asked my if I could print the same dial with some customisation.
He is a former U.S. Navy Commander and his initials are H.G. ... so I worked on the design and made the print test below.
Now we just have to decide if we keep the dial color "standard SUB 300 orange" or if we make something more reddish.

That looks really good - and your Irish Star is a real masterpiece. What an honor for it to go to the man who "wrote the book" on these.

 

[Pdatoon]

Amazing projects and dials making bravo l'ami !

 

[manodeoro]

That looks really good - and your Irish Star is a real masterpiece. What an honor for it to go to the man who "wrote the book" on these.

Thanks such a comment coming from you makes me feel proud
I must admit that I've been pretty happy of the last dials I've made
I'm still working on the right method to add the reccesed area all around the dial print ... waiting for a new tool that could help a lot

I'm definitely honored that Peter Millar himself wears the first of my IrsihStar dials ... since then Pete and I have become pen-friends and he sent my his last book with a dedication.
If things continue the way they go now, I think that in the future 80% of the Doxa dials I will print should be gen-specs and cased in original vintage Doxa divers.
So step by step I could switch from making Rep dials to reprinting Gen dials ... I never imagined that could be possible when I made my first 16800 Comex dial back in early 2016.

Of course I won't stop working on other dials and specifically the negative-gilts ...
Here's a 6538 one, white paint just applied and waiting for lume work

 

[Peguine]

My god i dont check this thread for a month and look what has happened. I think by far this is my favourite thread on RWI. My compliments to the master manodeoro

 

[manodeoro]

My god i dont check this thread for a month and look what has happened. I think by far this is my favourite thread on RWI. My compliments to the master manodeoro

Thanks bro I just do my best ...

BTW ... yesterday a well known Doxa collector contacted me to know if I could make a Blacklung dial for him.
The redial he had in his original vintage SUB 300 has been scratched by a watchmaker while servicing the movement ... OMG Iwould have killed that guy
Here's a pic of the scratched dial and to be honest ... that dial looks really not good
May I say I'm pretty proud of my work ?

 

[manodeoro]

Last news of the "ANCHOR" SUB 300 T ... just waiting for some lume ...