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The Met Gala - Unveiling the Celestial Craftsmanship of Meteorite Dials
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what dial factory are you waiting for?
I would recommend to just source a CF 116519 / 116509 from any TD, purchase a met dial from your factory of choice via TD, then have a local watch maker do a dial swap (and crystal swap if necessary).
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I green lighted the dial mid November (NNF Factory). This part of the process was actually great, he sent me 18 different dials and I could just choose. Since then, just an emoji to confirm my choice and nothing else..
I don’t really care about waiting but if I’m getting the same gold fading, he is going to hear me haha
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Word is OASCOM showed up at the house 10 min later and is working on builds for 2028
I know this question may be stupid, by is there any chance the replica dials are also real meteorite?
Replica dial= any dial not original Rolex
genuine meteorite = a genuine meteorite
I have multiple genuine meteorites that are not original Rolex part yet are real pieces of meteorite
Hope that helps
Thanks. That is what I want to know. Are the dials in shis thread real pieces of meteorite? The main assertion was that the meteorite used by rolex can no longer be cut, hence the scarcity. However it seems these factories seem to have better resources
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There are 100s of meteorites used for various decorative purposes, as a rule, deals sold as meteorite are genuinely meteorite, yes. Some are more suitable than others for various purposes, some are very high in iron and thus prone to rust, some are not. The high iron ones need to be correctly treated and coated after their acid bath.Thanks. That is what I want to know. Are the dials in shis thread real pieces of meteorite? The main assertion was that the meteorite used by rolex can no longer be cut, hence the scarcity. However it seems these factories seem to have better resources
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Martin/
Of course, no excuses but that's non TD life
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Laang is not martin, they're the same outfit factory but I'm 95% sure they're different people, Martin was much more polite, Laang is kind of a dick lol
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Lang finally shipped out the steel wrapped tungsten watch Martin was making for me in March.
I don’t remember if it was NNF or lighter SW version.
Now I’m just waiting for oascom and the other modder
Probably had something to do with the dial and bezel alignment on that watch above. Bezel and dial are rotated 3 degrees counter clockwise, centre chrono hand isn't centred at 12.
I'm really not into modders anymore in the replica game for this particular reason, in fact, finding a good watch maker is quite difficult, especially one willing to deal with replicas and will uphold quality work, even simple dial swaps on Daytonas can be painful if you don't have a competent one
My gen watch maker is trustworthy and reliable but my rep watch maker sometimes goofs off alot, I remeber when I did a GMT crystal swap he scratched the rehaut, he's scratched dials, chronos that have come serviced have not reset to 12 properly anymore, unfortunately he's the best I can find who is willing to touch replicas
Martin's work was always solid for the price he charged, he had the lowest labor fees of almost any modders, my two pieces from him are great but if you look up close they have some small flaws, such as the flowerstone dial being cut a little rough at the edges when it meets the rehaut , Laang I never buy from because I know he's not trustworthy
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Most 'rep watchmakers' aren't actually watchmakers, hence the problems.
Guess I need to muscle up and learn watch making myself for my own pieces