MM with a variation

[VDBroucke]

MM

nice proto
wot for motor?
is a rol?

 

[sssurfer]

Nice oxide

 

[hooligan]

I can't tell if the new case is Ti or just brushed. Is that bezel bead blasted?

 

[JCM1662]

beautiful Enzo - nicely done.

 

[moggio]

love the visual magic mate NICE

 

[vaccum]

The index are very nice...I like the "clean look".

 

[brwnrice]

this looks promising. please keep us updated.

 

[ohmycocker]

that's good news, could reduce the cost of the Ti reps. And Ti is much harder, so not easy getting scratched out.

 

[hooligan]

Remember this is a 47mm so the oxide comment was closest, but it's not an oxide, it's a PVD coating.

Davidsen has come up with a Titanium Ion PVD that can turn a regular stainless case, (this one was simply brushed) into a TI-looking one. That means costly TI cases can be created without special tooling. I can see a lot of interesting new models coming from this!

Holy crap! You need to talk DSN into making a Ti look 47mm submersible case. The only thing holding me back from a monster PAM225 was the SS instead of Ti, thing.

VERY interesting!

 

[brownvaliant]

Hey hooligan...They're out there somewhere;

h00p://shopping.e-conveni.net/item_info ... id=997468&

The 47mm 194 in Ti weighs in at 155grams - about 40 grams lighter than the brushed SS version.

 

[bigbadbrad]

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Really like the soft creamy of the indices mate - and that case rocks! Good take on a beaut.

 

[ssalxpanerai]

Enzo, could you share more how to do the plastic insert to fill in the indexed make it creamy look. Does this also mean there is no lume on indexed? Thank you.

 

[flavor flav]

looks good! when you say filled the indices with plastic inserts what are you talking about? i usually lume the indices from the back like i do hands to fill them. looks like the same. i'm confused about the "plastic inserts" can you clarify? the finish looks awesome! i like that one. nice job

 

[flavor flav]

plastic inserts

what do you mean "plastic inserts" please clarify or show pics.. it does not make sense to me. it's been bugging me lately and i cannot sleep at night...lol. really what are you talking about??

 

[vaccum]

Spiegazione per capire come venivano costruiti i quadranti sandwich Panerai ... si è dimenticato che quasi ho, quella conoscenza sono un segreto commerciale, scuse. "di acclamazioni amico"

LOL.....bizz secret :shock:

 

[mickeypro]

Spiegazione per capire come venivano costruiti i quadranti sandwich Panerai ... si è dimenticato che quasi ho, quella conoscenza sono un segreto commerciale, scuse. "di acclamazioni amico"

copy, paste to babelfish.... out pops

"Explanation in order to understand as they came constructed to the quadrants Panerai sandwich... is forgotten that nearly I have, that acquaintance is a secret trades them, excuses. "of applauses friend"

still dont understand

 

[vaccum]

Spiegazione per capire come venivano costruiti i quadranti sandwich Panerai ... si è dimenticato che quasi ho, quella conoscenza sono un segreto commerciale, scuse. "di acclamazioni amico"

copy, paste to babelfish.... out pops

"Explanation in order to understand as they came constructed to the quadrants Panerai sandwich... is forgotten that nearly I have, that acquaintance is a secret trades them, excuses. "of applauses friend"

still dont understand

:lol:

 

[flavor flav]

i dont understand still... please tell what the plastic inserts are and what difference it makes?? i don't see anything different than maybe the indices are lume filled which is no secret trick.. what is a plastic insert? what point is a secret if we don't understand what significance it has? i dont see anything plastic or understand what it is. please clarify. otherwise it sounds like snake oil? what does snake oil do? no one knows...LOL. what are plastic inserts? no one knows... :shock:

 

[flavor flav]

sorry i am not interested in how you do it.. only i am interested in what you did? i just cannot see anything that looks like plastic inserts and i don't understand what the purpose of them is... i do not need to take anyones "secrets" i have enough of my own.. and i always happily share them with anyone who wants to know. ask vaccum or thumb if that's the cae. the way i see it we are all friends here and i want to help out everyone i can. i have more than enough work as i am always booked for about 20-35 watches per week so i don't need any more knowledge of how to do any mods, i only have so much spare time anyway.. i was simply asking what a plastic insert refers to and how it differs from filling a sandwich dial from the back with lume. if you want to be mr cool guy and hide something that myself or others may not understand.. i don't see why you are so cranky about it. the watch looks good. i am only asking what you mean by plastic inserts... do you have plastic cutouts you place inside the indices or do you fill the dial with lume like i do and call it plastic inserts.. no need for attitude here. just answer a simple question with a simple friendly answer....geez.

filled indice dial:

quick shaky lume shot from filled dial LOL:

 

[pineypl]

Flav, I'll guess the sandwich is done not with lume, but plastic lume sheeting. There are some companies that make plastic self stick sheets that are lumed with tritium actually embedded in the plastic material, so that the tritium and the phosphor material are suspended within the sheet plastic. Perhaps Enzo has cut a dial sized piece of this, drilled/cut the hole for the canon pinion and secured this to a brass dial blank then put the the dial on top. It does look thick as the hands seem to be very close to the dial.

This sheet material is usually used in locations where electricity for an exit light is difficult to locate, or an environment where you want to install these and forget about them for ten or twelve years and have zero maintenance.....

Maybe like this stuff....
hxxp://www.graphicproducts.com/signs/signs085d.html

Way to go Enzo with the PVD, it looks fantastic!

Just my 0.02

Cheers
Bob