The 1016: The Under Appreciated Thread

[dpd3672]

Spent most of my night working on dials, trying to dial in the process. I made some improvements on the Everest dial, fixed the font of some of the numbers (especially the "4") and made the crown look more like the original.

Very close on the Everest model, just need to tweak a few more things. This is the best of tonight's batch, with a little weathering to see how the dial takes different methods:


Also did some 34mm dials, trying to see if I can improve on Raffles' "Commando" dial, and some variations on the 5500 Explorer.

 

[johnchpark]

I work in a laboratory where i have access to a 254nm UV-C sterilization light.

I have a sterile Raffles build that i don’t wear too often so i thought i might try and see if UV exposure will age the dial/hands a bit.

I removed the movement from the case since the acrylic crystal will 100% yellow/crack under UV light.

It’s been 3 days so far under UV-C, and no noticeable changes yet. Even the lume is still perfectly functioning.

I’ll leave it for a week more and update.

 

[316lad]

I work in a laboratory where i have access to a 254nm UV-C sterilization light.

I have a sterile Raffles build that i don’t wear too often so i thought i might try and see if UV exposure will age the dial/hands a bit.

I removed the movement from the case since the acrylic crystal will 100% yellow/crack under UV light.

It’s been 3 days so far under UV-C, and no noticeable changes yet. Even the lume is still perfectly functioning.

I’ll leave it for a week more and update.

Excellent. We now have live experimentation going on on the 1016 Thread.
Keen to see how this turns out.

 

[Hayst]

Excellent. We now have live experimentation going on on the 1016 Thread.
Keen to see how this turns out.

The world will be in serious trouble if any of us find a supply of fissionable material, as we wouldn't be able to help ourselves...but boy, wouldn't our lume light up the night!

 

[1675lover]

I work in a laboratory where i have access to a 254nm UV-C sterilization light.

I have a sterile Raffles build that i don’t wear too often so i thought i might try and see if UV exposure will age the dial/hands a bit.

I removed the movement from the case since the acrylic crystal will 100% yellow/crack under UV light.

It’s been 3 days so far under UV-C, and no noticeable changes yet. Even the lume is still perfectly functioning.

I’ll leave it for a week more and update.

 

[Karbon74]

The world will be in serious trouble if any of us find a supply of fissionable material, as we wouldn't be able to help ourselves...but boy, wouldn't our lume light up the night!

who knows anyone in North Korea?

 

[dpd3672]

I work in a laboratory where i have access to a 254nm UV-C sterilization light.

I have a sterile Raffles build that i don’t wear too often so i thought i might try and see if UV exposure will age the dial/hands a bit.

I removed the movement from the case since the acrylic crystal will 100% yellow/crack under UV light.

It’s been 3 days so far under UV-C, and no noticeable changes yet. Even the lume is still perfectly functioning.

I’ll leave it for a week more and update.

I have a lot of UV lights for my aquariums, both the overhead lights (corals need a certain wavelength of light) and a UV sterilizer that the water in the filter passes by. I tried this and didn't notice any changes after a couple weeks. I think that what we're trying to do is replicate the actual sun, which is WAY more powerful than this type of equipment, plus shorten several decades of nearly constant UV exposure (in some cases) to a few days/weeks/months. I'm sure it's doable, but more than likely there's a VERY small window between accelerating the aging and burning the dial.

But please post your results if they're positive, it's well worth exploring differerent methods.

The world will be in serious trouble if any of us find a supply of fissionable material, as we wouldn't be able to help ourselves...but boy, wouldn't our lume light up the night!

There was a local (to me) kid that made a nuke out of smoke detectors...maybe something to explore there as well...

The Wild Story Of David Hahn, The 'Radioactive Boy Scout' Who Tried To Build A Nuclear Reactor In His Backyard

He had a fascination with science from a young age — but he took it too far when he tried to earn his Atomic Energy badge.

allthatsinteresting.com

 

[369mafia]

 

[1675lover]

was looking for some cheap 5513 cases and found this, looks like raffles is on ebay too lol

Security Measure

www.ebay.com

 

[dpd3672]

was looking for some cheap 5513 cases and found this, looks like raffles is on ebay too lol

Security Measure

www.ebay.com

Yes, some of the other forums refer to them as "Riyi cases" referring to the Raffles/Ebay cases. On Ebay, however, he only sells sterile models, so no caseback engraving or Rolex crowns with the Ebay ones.

 

[316lad]

Yes, some of the other forums refer to them as "Riyi cases" referring to the Raffles/Ebay cases. On Ebay, however, he only sells sterile models, so no caseback engraving or Rolex crowns with the Ebay ones.

I've heard you can ask him when you complete the sale just encode it; like 'RLX" please or "TUD", etc.

 

[Karbon74]

I see some refs to "Silix"
what's that?

 

[316lad]

I see some refs to "Silix"
what's that?

Take a look here Karbon.

Vintage sub case: sillix vs. trusty

Hello, I am looking to build an homage with a tiger dial, so I am looking for a 38mm case and I'd like to have your advice about these 2 options: Trusty (US$238) https://trustytime.io/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_11&products_id=6310 Sillix (US$85)...

forum.replica-watch.info

 

[Karbon74]

the link in the thread is dead I think
But there is an email

 

[1016_idiot_savant]

There is something about the contrast between the cold steel of a well-worn Oyster bracelet and the golden glow of a well-patinated gilt dial and hands that is magic... is (was) this Raffles 6610 dial? This is going to have to be my next build... unless I can convince you to pass it on to me

Edit: answered my own question https://forum.replica-watch.info/threads/explorer-6610.10941280/#post-11623237

 

[Karbon74]

 

[dpd3672]

I ordered the "5500" dial from Raffles, which is the wrong size for a 5500 (it's 28.5mm, for the 36mm case, rather than 27mm, for their 34mm case). I was going to reduce the diameter to fit in a 34mm case for a "5500 Explorer" project I'm working on.*

A little research shows that there was a 5504, which used the dial for the 5500 Explorer ("Precision" or "Super Precision" instead of "OCC" or "SCOC") in a 36mm case, so now I'm adding one of those to the queue, lol. Kind of an oddball watch, that you don't see every day (although .001% of watch afficionados would even notice the slightly different dial text).

*short version: I have a soft spot for 34mm watches, have a gen Air King 1002, and wanted to build a 5500 Explorer. I had a 5500 gen case, and wound up with a couple more, and dials from Mochacha and Yuki, so ordered the Raffles version and made a few of my own from scratch, so planning on building them all up to compare side by side, and will post a bunch of photos when I'm done.

 

[1016_idiot_savant]

I ordered the "5500" dial from Raffles, which is the wrong size for a 5500 (it's 28.5mm, for the 36mm case, rather than 27mm, for their 34mm case). I was going to reduce the diameter to fit in a 34mm case for a "5500 Explorer" project I'm working on.*

A little research shows that there was a 5504, which used the dial for the 5500 Explorer ("Precision" or "Super Precision" instead of "OCC" or "SCOC") in a 36mm case, so now I'm adding one of those to the queue, lol. Kind of an oddball watch, that you don't see every day (although .001% of watch afficionados would even notice the slightly different dial text).

*short version: I have a soft spot for 34mm watches, have a gen Air King 1002, and wanted to build a 5500 Explorer. I had a 5500 gen case, and wound up with a couple more, and dials from Mochacha and Yuki, so ordered the Raffles version and made a few of my own from scratch, so planning on building them all up to compare side by side, and will post a bunch of photos when I'm done.

Pre-RWI, in 2019 I had a 1002, which I modded using a Yuki dial. That hooked me, and a few years later I discovered RWI and slid the slippery slope

 

[dpd3672]

Pre-RWI, in 2019 I had a 1002, which I modded using a Yuki dial. That hooked me, and a few years later I discovered RWI and slid the slippery slope

Damn, I thought I was going to be the first to go down this rabbit hole, lol.
Nice, that's exactly what I'm looking to do.

 

[316lad]

Pre-RWI, in 2019 I had a 1002, which I modded using a Yuki dial. That hooked me, and a few years later I discovered RWI and slid the slippery slope

That's interesting that Precision dial. I've got a "Transition" dial between that and Superlative Chronometer with the same 3,6 & 9.
Problem is: I don't think there was a transition or at least they didn't carry that style of rounded 3,6 & 9 to the Chronometer ones without a Chapter Ring.