The 1016: The Under Appreciated Thread

[369mafia]

Oh that would also be a very nice next project for me is it the raffles 34mm explorer case set? did you change the crystal to a fitting plexi? so much questions

Yes I used the raffles 34mm case set and the yuki dial fit nicely
Yes I removed the sapphire and used an AF294 domed crystal (yuki used to sell them ) and enlarged the ID of the bezel to fit the acrylic. If you can not find a domed crystal the clarks T12 fits well also and the bezel just needs a slight "tune up " to fit it.

Here are a few pics of my 5500 build from a few years back. I still got that dial in my parts bin somewhere ..

 

[369mafia]

@369mafia let's talk about lume bleeding again

now that looks intentional lol

 

[316lad]

ok. I see this in my future
tell me how you fix that

 

[316lad]

 

[316lad]

 

[369mafia]

impressive!
You really pulled it out of the bacon - as we like to say in Canada...

Edit: Thats not an actual Canadian saying...its just something a friend said years ago and kinda stuck in our friend group

 

[369mafia]

 

[Winni1611]

EEk!

I hope the dial is not too sensitiv for that. Mine had shadow marks afterwords.
Show pice !!!

 

[Karbon74]

EEk!

ok ok. I need an explanation now
I am confused. Is there a secret technique at play here?

 

[Caboose]

Yes I used the raffles 34mm case set and the yuki dial fit nicely
Yes I removed the sapphire and used an AF294 domed crystal (yuki used to sell them ) and enlarged the ID of the bezel to fit the acrylic. If you can not find a domed crystal the clarks T12 fits well also and the bezel just needs a slight "tune up " to fit it.

Here are a few pics of my 5500 build from a few years back. I still got that dial in my parts bin somewhere ..

The aging on the case is just perfect!

 

[316lad]

I hope the dial is not too sensitiv for that. Mine had shadow marks afterwords.
Show pice !!!

You can get water marks yep. Best way to sort that is after you've done your final application and rinsed and dried. Use a household furniture polish (in UK we have Pledge). Spray it on a tissue, wipe the dial quickly, wait a few seconds and wipe off evenly.

No watermarks.

ok ok. I need an explanation now
I am confused. Is there a secret technique at play here?

I use water-colour pencils to mix up different hues that all form the basis of the lume.
I do a few layers - like the EEk pic above, let tack dry then rinse under running water scrubbing with soft bristle brush.
Dry the dial then repeat with the next layer.
Start with darker hues first and then progressively lighter.
Finally, Goold long rinse, then the Furniture polish as above to eliminate water marks.

Same sort of approach with hands.

 

[Karbon74]

ok got it. but then it's technically not lume anymore? yes?

 

[316lad]

ok got it. but then it's technically not lume anymore? yes?

A little bit but it shows up through the water colours okay. And hat's good anyway because the lume would have faded by now pretty much.
Still enough to burn through the night...just about.

 

[Karbon74]

awesome technique.

wipe quickly then wipe evenly. I am assuming this is over the whole dial at once. Not carefully around each marker

 

[316lad]

awesome technique.

wipe quickly then wipe evenly. I am assuming this is over the whole dial at once. Not carefully around each marker

Yep.
So after you've done your 6 or so layers of watercolour paints, with running water rinsing in between - and soft brush brushing away excess paint, allowing to dry, etc
When you've done your final coat, rinse and brush as with the other coats.
Then, dry the dial thouroughly.
Then spray furniture polish (just a tiny ammount) on a cloth, wipe it across the dial lightly a couple of times to evenly coat.
Wait 30 seconds or so then with a slightly damp cloth wipe the polish away with a couple of even light strokes.
Then dry the dial slowly.

 

[Karbon74]

@369mafia @1016 lover @316lad
I take this opportunity to thank you for sharing your knowledge so generously.

 

[Winni1611]

Had one 1016 case left and did a fast work on it
Drilled the lugsholes, sanded the lugs.



Then gave it a highgloss polish to see if still shadows to be seen.



I'm satisfied so far. What do you think mates

 

[1016 lover]

Here my first nh38, really happy with the case work and the dial work i did, bezel t22 @1016 lover, nh38 seem to keeping good Time After regulation

Is this the acrylic case with bezel/crystal i sent you? Very nice, find it more dôme than usual t21

 

[369mafia]

Yep.
So after you've done your 6 or so layers of watercolour paints, with running water rinsing in between - and soft brush brushing away excess paint, allowing to dry, etc
When you've done your final coat, rinse and brush as with the other coats.
Then, dry the dial thouroughly.
Then spray furniture polish (just a tiny ammount) on a cloth, wipe it across the dial lightly a couple of times to evenly coat.
Wait 30 seconds or so then with a slightly damp cloth wipe the polish away with a couple of even light strokes.
Then dry the dial slowly.

Where did you learn this technique with the furniture polish. or was this a trial and error type thing. interesting , nice work thanks for sharing.

 

[369mafia]

Is this the acrylic case with bezel/crystal i sent you? Very nice, find it more dôme than usual t21

This is an acrylic case set however I just sanded the edges of the crystal to give it more of a domed crystal look.
The is the case set I want to swap your bezel and crystal onto next.

This was the first project I used your combination of parts. - for another member.