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Looking for a little advice here chaps...
Just bought a couple of cheap vintage russian watches on the bay with Molnija 3601 mvmts in them.
They're pretty cool vintage pieces on their own to be honest, but I had an idea about turning one of the movements into a nice aged rolerai.
Something with a 47mm radiomir case, aged dial (radiomir or rolex), plexi, and a glass caseback to see the nice movement.
Trouble is, both these movements have russian engraving on them, so this will need to be ground down before the "Rolex" and other markings can be engraved onto it.
http://www.ebay.co.u...#ht_4793wt_1141
http://www.ebay.co.u...8#ht_500wt_1044
So, 2 questions:
1) Is the removal and replacement of the engraving possible?
2) Can anyone recommend someone to do the work?
Thanks in advance guys
Cheese
Just bought a couple of cheap vintage russian watches on the bay with Molnija 3601 mvmts in them.
They're pretty cool vintage pieces on their own to be honest, but I had an idea about turning one of the movements into a nice aged rolerai.
Something with a 47mm radiomir case, aged dial (radiomir or rolex), plexi, and a glass caseback to see the nice movement.
Trouble is, both these movements have russian engraving on them, so this will need to be ground down before the "Rolex" and other markings can be engraved onto it.

http://www.ebay.co.u...#ht_4793wt_1141
http://www.ebay.co.u...8#ht_500wt_1044
So, 2 questions:
1) Is the removal and replacement of the engraving possible?
2) Can anyone recommend someone to do the work?
Thanks in advance guys
Cheese