Finally!!! AWESOME 1675 Super Fat Font Inserts - by our very own forum member - CHECK IT OUT

[mew]

Mind sharing where you sourced that gilt dial from and how much it was?

 

[Mr Seamaster]

Mind sharing where you sourced that gilt dial from and how much it was?

Dial I believe is Ruby’s. Even if not, Ruby’s are the same quality VN.

 

[yodog]

Lordy lord. Who knew you could put lipstick on a pig and it would no longer be a pig?!


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Pig? lol! thats a double swiss gilt dial - 1 of 1

 

[whalers8810]

I recently recieved one and love it compare to the flimsy thin font POS that came on the one I got from Trusty

 

[dharma]

Arrived today, very fast shipping from China and a impressive quality.....now I will try to fade without kill it
in the pic is leaning on the actual insert

 

[yodog]

Slow is best. I mix hot water 1 to 1 with bleach. take it out every 7 minutes and run it under hot water with 3000 grit sandpaper, dry off and dunk it back in until desired fade

 

[dharma]

Slow is best. I mix hot water 1 to 1 with bleach. take it out every 7 minutes and run it under hot water with 3000 grit sandpaper, dry off and dunk it back in until desired fade

Thanks mate, I will follow your suggestions!!

 

[dharma]

Operation "fading insert" done!!!!! As suggested by yodog i used hot water and bleach....instead of 3000 grit sandpaper, i used a 600 with a very soft touch...;-)
The result, IMHO, is as i expected, not a perfect work (it is the first time!!! ;-) but acceptable.
And now some pics, total work needs 3/4 step of "bathing" and "smoothing" , 20 minutes for this kind of aging:

 

[yodog]

Over the years I've noticed that bleaches from different brands all fade inserts at different speeds... your insert doesn't look too bad but you got too heavy handed with the sanding - there shouldn't be too much of a fade on the inner diameter. 600 grit is a bit too rough, the purpose of sandpaper is to loosen spots on the insert during fading so when you dunk it back in the bleach it will melt away to produce a more even fade

 

[dharma]

I agree with you, and i have purchased another one Pepsi insert from our friend right now.....next fading will be better ;-))

 

[Vitor747]

Cant get over how good this fuchsia insert looks!


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[bigtiddygothgf]

Cant get over how good this fuchsia insert looks!


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ive never seen a dial like that where the entire indices are covered in lume, did any gens come that way?

 

[Vitor747]

No idea
This dial is from a bp1675
Have seen gens with the “tic tac” markers....
Here is my ts6542 next to a gen 1675

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[Perpetual]

Operation "fading insert" done!!!!! As suggested by yodog i used hot water and bleach....instead of 3000 grit sandpaper, i used a 600 with a very soft touch...;-)
The result, IMHO, is as i expected, not a perfect work (it is the first time!!! ;-) but acceptable.
And now some pics, total work needs 3/4 step of "bathing" and "smoothing" , 20 minutes for this kind of aging:

Great job on the insert! Specially a first time! But how about your dwo with the open 6&9 where did you source this lol

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[dharma]

Great job on the insert! Specially a first time! But how about your dwo with the open 6&9 where did you source this lol

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Hi mate,

thanks for the appreciation!
The DWO is gen, as for the crown and the plexi....(plexi+dwo gen are a must for a gen-spec result)

 

[Perpetual]

Hi mate,

thanks for the appreciation!
The DWO is gen, as for the crown and the plexi....(plexi+dwo gen are a must for a gen-spec result)

Should have known! Alright then I'll just buy a gen open 6&9 date wheel and use it as an overlay

thanks!

 

[Oascom]

Should have known! Alright then I'll just buy a gen open 6&9 date wheel and use it as an overlay

thanks!

I have one for sale if you are interested

 

[yodog]

uhhh it doesn't flip the correct way so unless you want a non working date function then dont

 

[Perpetual]

uhhh it doesn't flip the correct way so unless you want a non working date function then dont

Yep! I've come to this realization

 

[p0pperini]

I just ordered one of each of milk’s inserts - fuchsia and BLRO. Great price and a very nice maker/seller. Paid today and they’re on the way! I’m looking forward to trying not to ruin them when doing the aging... They will have pride of place fitted to my 1675 build, which will be based around the case, also from milk, that I won in the RWI Crimbo raffle!