Ploprof spring fever

[watcnut]

Well i thought id found flat ceramic inserts but it turns out there is a slight taper so no good for our purposes. But i did contact the okokadolo guy in the link and asked about the aluminium and bakelite inserts he does and asked for some pics and gave him the original dimensions Frank_NRW used. Lets see what he sends over.

 

[Frank_NRW]

I ordered two of these Samurai bezels from AliX. They fit! So we need someone to produce a blue one matching the gen.
The one on the photo is aluminium I think, with a layer of epoxy on top. Looks bad, but better than my plastic one. I need a combination of both. Quickly !

 

[watcnut]

Is it a flat or curved/domed top?

 

[Frank_NRW]

I got both. I used the curved one. The flat one is a bit dull, the epoxy of the curved one make it more shiny. There is also an hairline gap between the bezel and the insert. The San Martin I have with an orange bezel is a better fit. I would be tempted to "epoxy" the gap, but then it would become difficult to remove the insert.

 

[watcnut]

The one in your pic looks ok. Id like to see a wristy of your San Martin as im after one of those. I think the bezel on that makes it for me.

 

[Blitza]

Here’s my steeldive with India Facebook guy dial. I just bought another from AliX and will be looking for a cool dial for it.

Amazing, what would a dial like this do to a mans funds?

 

[Frank_NRW]

The one in your pic looks ok. Id like to see a wristy of your San Martin as im after one of those. I think the bezel on that makes it for me.

Voila.
I think they no longer sell it…

 

[watcnut]

That looks great! Did you source the dial and if so can you tell me what the dial size is on the San Martin.

 

[Frank_NRW]

From Seikonda in India. 32mm dial. Same as Steeldive. The dial is a bit dull.

 

[watcnut]

That's good to know. I love that San Martin for that bezel insert and the high beat movement and the fact it uses a 32mm dial as I will have a few dials in the next few weeks.