The Making of the New 201a dial

[babola]

The print looks great, I know it took a lot of time and effort to get to this stage - but it was well worth it!

Straps and buckles will be great. How about sticking to standard PAV leather type straps like 90, 91, 95 and 98 for now?
Plain leather, different colors. I'll send you some pics of those over.

As far as the length goes, 115/85 might just be a bit to short on the longer piece side. How about offering straps in the more "normal" 120/75 or 125/80 sizes ?

cheers and keep up the good work,
babola

 

[Aji]

Hi DSn,

These are coming on nicely, can I ask that you stick with the standard lengths and usual offering of leather, as this will save on your production cost which you'll be able to pass on to us.

I am really very excited.... are you taking advanced orders? Do you think you'll have them ready for Chirstmas..
:mrgreen:
regards
Aji

 

[rnewbie]

I can't wait - this is something I've been waiting for.

 

[sharpie12070]

To my eyes the fonts seem rounded off towards the edges, while I believe it should be more sharp and pointy (the first post shows clearly how the fonts should look like) Thickness of the fonts looks ok. Somebody else mentioned that the indices need to be closer to center (away from the edge of the dial) more.
strap wise, IMO pav leather is a good start. Buckle looks good. Keep going Davidsen, it's getting there
any chance to preview the case and cg please

 

[darksideuser121]

I have not been this excited about a rep in a long time. Davidsen that dial looks great and so does the buckle.

 

[crunch]

Thanks for the update Davidsenjpn!! Looking good as usual. Can't wait for this whole project to come together.

 

[davidsenjpn]

These are the new try out dials I have made.

The Hollow lume making on index is very hard indeed i have difficulty in getting them them evernly applied.

pls see the outcomes anyway.

210a

202a

I will make some samples without the hollow lume effect to compare the diffferce.

More pcis will be postd this week.

 

[takashi]

A little bit of tips... You may choose to add a little bit more of varnish to keep the lume a bit more diluted. It's easier to control.

 

[seank]

Good advice Taka. I can see from the pics that he's having a hard time controlling where the lume is going adding a bit of varnish would allow the lume to sit more evenly.

@DSN you are an artist man. I can't wait for these to be production ready.





Sean K

 

[davidsenjpn]

2nd batch of 201a and 202a dial been made.

Index diameter been remade to smaller now so that the index distance is further apart from
the edge of the watch.

But printer made a miskste on the 201a dial logo above the 6.I will make admenetment
soon.

Index lume been filled up manually.I think i still need more practise on tis.

Hope you can see differnce between the 1st and 2nd batch.


I have made some simialr cnc engarve dial on the 203a and 218a pre A dials too.
Hope you like them.

 

[bazonkers]

These are looking really good. When you say they are ready, I'll be ordering a 203 rep along with a 202 and 218 dial. I'll also order 4 pre-v cases (2 ss, 2 pvd) when those are ready too.

 

[horologie_unitas]

bazonkers..... slow down, the waiting line starts behind me....i want to buy them ALL ! i havent slept in a month !



....hehehe...just kidding

 

[jacky1]

I'll def be getting a new 202/A dial and picking up a 218/A as well. 8)

 

[horologie_unitas]

ok, everybody.....pull numbers for the waiting list .....just like @the DMV.

i pulled one already...it says 1 on it !

 

[jacky1]

ok, everybody.....pull numbers for the waiting list .....just like @the DMV.

i pulled one already...it says 1 on it !

How many numbers follow that 1 ???

 

[horologie_unitas]

you know what....i will wait....until the new production procedures were done 100x and improved...then the outcome will be even a lot better.

until then....i play with my existing toys.

 

[jacky1]

I call bs. :lol: You can have the others, I'll take the SLytech's first. I've been trying to track a 218/A pvd to trade my 202/A for anyway.

 

[flyby75]

Looks like a work of art....Can't wait till it's finished....Thanks for the effort!

 

[davidsenjpn]

New cnc engrave 201 dial not yet ready from re printing of logos.Hopefully I will get it back
in the next few days.

But other up garded parts are made and ready.Would like to show them to you first.

1.New case

New case been made with 2 pcs screw bars lugs.

2.New Flat and Brushed CG been added to the new case

3.new case back

4.A pre A style leather straps with sew in buckle

I simply use my first generation sandwich dial to put all thes new parts together .
Hope you like the outcome.

Will post new dials soon.

 

[takashi]

Excellent david! Maybe you may wish to change the hands lume colour to match the lume on the dial. I am sure you know how is the "mixture" for that Superluminova powder (so you don't compromise on brightness).