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Mate. I applaud your dedication, it hurts me to write this as you went all out on trying to make this work, but it's extremely difficult to achieve even curvature using that method. I tried it as well, alas I'm not as good at it as some of the members here (or as bad as others)
I would still recommend this method above all else: https://forum.replica-watch.info/for...sel-on-sub-rep - SeikoFan improved upon my recommended technique significantly, which he quoted in his first comment
The beauty of the linked method is that it's completely reversible; doesn't take much time (unless you make it take a lot of time), and there is very little chance of damaging the watch, and it keeps the [almost] perfect machined curvature. Although in the end what you do with your watch and what you feel is best is always up to you
Cheers,
It's actually quite easy to keep the accurate curve using thin strips of sandpaper along the surface at the edge. Using the sandpaper in two hands like a shoeshine cloth, it's easy to shift your focus, or center of force to a desired spot along the SEL surface at the edge. I was constantly telling myself after checking the fit, 'need more off the bottom third, need a little off the top half', etc. and then proceeding accordingly. I see an acceptable curve match in this pic.
I look forward to checking out the other method again, I've checked it a number of times and never saw it anything but stalled. One drawback of that method is that it also lowers the center section of the SEL, in fact the entire SEL, away from the bezel. That's never a good thing, especially if there was already a gap there to begin with.