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Hello, Real! I just got my new watch, bought it from "The most interesting man in the World"
Glad it got to you, Luth! Looks great on you! Wear it in the best of health - glad it went to a true friend...
:maty:
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Luth, that's the one I shouldn't have let go of. What a great watch. You can do a few mods that make for a nicer overall appearance.
-The individually numbered plate to be silver instead of gold very easily. Fine grit sandpaper will remove the gold plate, leaving the black filled in numerals. Finish with a nice horizontal brushing. A little loctite on the screws is a good idea, they tend to strip.
- The metal block on one side of the strap is Ti on the gen. If you have ss you may wish to find the ti piece (they're out there).
- The deployant clasp is also supposed to be Ti, but there is no rep version of it. A little TLC makes for a much nicer presentation, though. I buffed (high speed dremel polishing) the deployant so it was half brushed half polished. This really gave it better visual appeal.
- The rotor has a gold metal stick on. Now there is two options here. Pull the sticker off, and use a fine grit sandpaper to remove the gold plate, and polish it a bit. I ruined mine in the process which lead to the 2nd option- just leaving it off. The rotor underneath should be a generic, decorated with geneva stripes.
Sorry for the large pics, hope there was a tidbit of something useful for you.
And last but not least, hi Realism- sorry for the jack!
-The individually numbered plate to be silver instead of gold very easily. Fine grit sandpaper will remove the gold plate, leaving the black filled in numerals. Finish with a nice horizontal brushing. A little loctite on the screws is a good idea, they tend to strip.
- The metal block on one side of the strap is Ti on the gen. If you have ss you may wish to find the ti piece (they're out there).
- The deployant clasp is also supposed to be Ti, but there is no rep version of it. A little TLC makes for a much nicer presentation, though. I buffed (high speed dremel polishing) the deployant so it was half brushed half polished. This really gave it better visual appeal.
- The rotor has a gold metal stick on. Now there is two options here. Pull the sticker off, and use a fine grit sandpaper to remove the gold plate, and polish it a bit. I ruined mine in the process which lead to the 2nd option- just leaving it off. The rotor underneath should be a generic, decorated with geneva stripes.
Sorry for the large pics, hope there was a tidbit of something useful for you.
And last but not least, hi Realism- sorry for the jack!
Wassup, Real??? You should change your RWI name to "Surrealism" strange to be away from home, eh?
:maty:
Daniel, I, actually like this gold plate with number - it looks, like copper plate with ship name on old, old ships. Same with rotor. But I definitely like your clean rotor too. I'll decide later. I'll definitely do things you recommended with clasp. I don't like titanium too much, so, I'm OK with SS. This watch need new tube, probably, the rest is almost perfect.
friend's came with one... i think lug to lug is 22 or 21 i can't seem to recall... sorry
