New 6542 - budget factory option by TS-Station

[muiramas]

Viet dial
Insert repaint, and reprofiling
Stock hands , relumed, aged and seconds hand painted

Me happy!

So beautiful and great photography as well. I love what you did with the blue, and the dial, with white seconds hand finishes it off perfectly.

Once you sanded the original paint off the back of the insert, do you think it would it be possible to remove the lume as well so it can be replaced? Wondering if it can be soaked overnight in water and then the lume is soft enough to dig out with a toothpick...

I totally missed CNY - didn’t even make QC pics before shutdown so I got weeks to plan out what I should be doing.

 

[Redheart]

I really like seeing this lineup of Roleys all on leather straps. It makes a nice change.

Me too! I don't have any high end metal bracelet, that helps ;D

 

[Redheart]

So beautiful and great photography as well. I love what you did with the blue, and the dial, with white seconds hand finishes it off perfectly.

Once you sanded the original paint off the back of the insert, do you think it would it be possible to remove the lume as well so it can be replaced? Wondering if it can be soaked overnight in water and then the lume is soft enough to dig out with a toothpick...

I totally missed CNY - didn’t even make QC pics before shutdown so I got weeks to plan out what I should be doing.

Yes I search for that blue quite some time! But nobody mentioned the red, though it is way harder to get a vivid one that looks antique. It can rapidly become plastiquy if it's the wrong shade. I think it took me 3 tries before landing one I liked.

About the lume, yes when you sand the plastic paint layer, you have access to it, but it's very hard and not paint like, more like a plastic matter.
I tried soaking with tea and coffee, but it won't stain a bit, and certainly not enough to show on the recto side.

I had the idea of scrapping it off, but then the number would look all weird and irregular, not gen like.

Pretty hard feat to replace the lume I would say, but I may experiment!

 

[qualityazn]

hi all, got a gen crown, new hands, clarks crystal, aged the datewheel and repainted the black portion of the bezel. inspiration photo attached, how does it look?

 

[Hor-Fan]

hi all, got a gen crown, new hands, clarks crystal, aged the datewheel and repainted the black portion of the bezel. inspiration photo attached, how does it look?

Looks awesome, mate!

 

[ebzen02]

hi all, got a gen crown, new hands, clarks crystal, aged the datewheel and repainted the black portion of the bezel. inspiration photo attached, how does it look?

Holy wow! That looks amazing.. can you dm me where you got the crown?


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[Dan71]

qualityazn so originally was the black one and you change the color in blue ?
Please can you explain how obtain this nice result ?

 

[webby48]

Finally got mine from Li. Any tips to resize the bracelet since it doesnt have regular pins or screws?

 

[qualityazn]

qualityazn so originally was the black one and you change the color in blue ?
Please can you explain how obtain this nice result ?

originally black, i sanded the back and painted it slightly dark grey and black to get the fading

 

[qualityazn]

Finally got mine from Li. Any tips to resize the bracelet since it doesnt have regular pins or screws?

just use a screwdriver or cellphone pry tool to pull the folded bracelet apart from the back, use a rubber mallet to push it back together

 

[Dan71]

originally black, i sanded the back and painted it slightly dark grey and black to get the fading

So is more grey than blue correct ?

 

[qualityazn]

So is more grey than blue correct ?

more grey than black in my case. but yes you can do grey and blue like redheart’s watch. i would test it on a sheet of plastic to see how it looks first

 

[Dan71]

Ok tks but which material do use oil color ? Other ?

 

[qualityazn]

acrylic paint, with a fine brush, you can pm me if u need more details

 

[mclarendude]

just use a screwdriver or cellphone pry tool to pull the folded bracelet apart from the back, use a rubber mallet to push it back together

I think that is the only way to do it. LOL

 

[Dan71]

Now light blue or ultramarine ?

 

[qualityazn]

whatever your taste is, i got a lot like this to experiment
https://www.amazon.com/Zenacolor-Tube-Acrylic-Paint-Tubes/dp/B01N15FIQC

 

[p0pperini]

Now light blue or ultramarine ?

It would prolly be good to find a reference photo you like the look of, and try to replicate it. You might find you need to mix the two somewhat, or add some black or white, to match your intended tint/hue.

 

[Alhig72]

I painted my ts one but ended up with the Vietnam one

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[Dan71]

I chose a mix of the two ..