This one started some time ago (twice)- I sold on a case set I had assembled over some time a while back and almost instantly regretted it; then spent the past few months trying to assemble the same parts again! The case set had all THE old school goodness- necky modded case (reshaped), solid plexi, oakabum cg and tube etc. After I got the oakabum engraved CG this time round I decided to go a bit more decorative on this one- engraved display back etc.
The ingredients for this one are as follows:
reshaped old jackson case drilled to accept crown tube and compression-fit lug bars
Necky engraved lugs
Necky cg mod (with larger screws)
Oakabum brev-ital cg
Oakabum spring-loaded crown and brass tube
Necky solid plexi
Nightwatch brass movement ring
Nightwatch OPB Engraved caseback with dome plexi
Southy 4 liner with secs
River aged hands
swiss undecorated 6497 with high cp
Shown is a progress shot of case with cg- Necky's engraving work is so nice and today being sunny (does not happen often) I thought I might be able to capture the subtle lug engravings with my point-and-shoot. The necky cg screw mod is just awesome: this should be a rule of any fiddy build to send off and get case tapped for proper cg screws!
here it is with caseback on beside a reshaped athaya 6154 case set- the 6154 doesn't look soo thick after all! final shot is beside another vintage fiddy but with a solid caseback....
mock-up with southy 4 liner and river hands lightly aged (excuse iphone pics)
new eta ticking nicely and keeping great time!
The ingredients for this one are as follows:
reshaped old jackson case drilled to accept crown tube and compression-fit lug bars
Necky engraved lugs
Necky cg mod (with larger screws)
Oakabum brev-ital cg
Oakabum spring-loaded crown and brass tube
Necky solid plexi
Nightwatch brass movement ring
Nightwatch OPB Engraved caseback with dome plexi
Southy 4 liner with secs
River aged hands
swiss undecorated 6497 with high cp
Shown is a progress shot of case with cg- Necky's engraving work is so nice and today being sunny (does not happen often) I thought I might be able to capture the subtle lug engravings with my point-and-shoot. The necky cg screw mod is just awesome: this should be a rule of any fiddy build to send off and get case tapped for proper cg screws!
here it is with caseback on beside a reshaped athaya 6154 case set- the 6154 doesn't look soo thick after all! final shot is beside another vintage fiddy but with a solid caseback....
mock-up with southy 4 liner and river hands lightly aged (excuse iphone pics)
new eta ticking nicely and keeping great time!
