The one that got away 1016 Tropical Explorer: a case study

[Karbon74]

Yes I think it would run if submerged in water and come off the dial

Maybe this is what you need ?
A bit of randomness and chance
To mimick Nature’s work

 

[369mafia]

Maybe this is what you need ?
A bit of randomness and chance
To mimick Nature’s work

I guess I subconsciously created the ideal tropical dial pattern and materialized it only realized that it would be more rare than the rareness of the natural occurrence itself, yet somewhere in a parallel universe it is a reality

Edit: The edibles that I tried this afternoon have kicked in

 

[Karbon74]

It made me think about the Constellation builds
The first time, I made the age spots too uniformly spread. It looked so weird.

I had to force myself to randomize. And to stop after some time because I would always start to try to balance

 

[369mafia]

I really like this piece as well.


This was my interpretation of this piece and first attempt ochre center area with a chestnut base and faded to the black
edge

 

[369mafia]

 

[1675lover]

my 2cents - I like it better on the leather nato

try pairing it with a stitched leather strap? Something in the same color palette as the dial would be great

 

[1675lover]

I think u hit the Homerun on this dial. Looks really lovely

 

[369mafia]

I think u hit the Homerun on this dial. Looks really lovely

 

[RDRoss]

@369mafia , have you ever played around with simulating radium burn / wear on any of your dials?

 

[369mafia]

@369mafia , have you ever played around with simulating radium burn / wear on any of your dials?

like this ?

 

[RDRoss]

like this ?

Very nice. If I might ask, what did you use?

 

[369mafia]

Very nice. If I might ask, what did you use?

IIRC air brush paints and a sponge to blot the paint as it was drying to create the crackle effect.

 

[RDRoss]

@369mafia I was thinking about trying to get that dark, almost melted look for one of these. Any suggestions?

 

[369mafia]

 

[369mafia]

easy like sunday morning

 

[aphmars13]

I think it looks magnificent. It's a success.

 

[369mafia]

I think it looks magnificent. It's a success.

Thank you. I am quite pleased with the results. Its been getting alot of wrist time recently

 

[369mafia]

@369mafia I was thinking about trying to get that dark, almost melted look for one of these. Any suggestions?

dark melted look? got an example?

I would suggest an oven , long and low

 

[369mafia]

Kuared Tropical explorer dial

 

[369mafia]