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Tudor 9411 Vietnam build
- Thread starter Parto
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Mine was supposed to be a 9411 but I transferred it to a 79090
good luck on the build it's and awesome choice and very enjoyable!
what spec is it ?
awesome build
Decided to play around with a spare dial to try and get the texture on the dial and lume I'm after.
This is the effect I'm after with bubbling/flaking on the dial
I triwd a few different effects in each quarter of a spare raffles dial using various thickness and acrylic colour combinations. I then placed under a very hot grill to blister the lume. Need to improve my colour application on the lume (which I rushed) and smaller acrylic dots are the way to go I think (top right quarter of dial)
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This is the effect I'm after with bubbling/flaking on the dial
I triwd a few different effects in each quarter of a spare raffles dial using various thickness and acrylic colour combinations. I then placed under a very hot grill to blister the lume. Need to improve my colour application on the lume (which I rushed) and smaller acrylic dots are the way to go I think (top right quarter of dial)
Before
After
Still waiting for hands but the crown tube has arrived so I've fitted that. After my dry run on a spare dial I've now aged the Vietnam dial to give it some texture and quite pleased with the result
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Still waiting for hands but the crown tube has arrived so I've fitted that. After my dry run on a spare dial I've now aged the Vietnam dial to give it some texture and quite pleased with the result
Good work mate, how did you manage to keep the printing on the dial fairly white
Today I shortened the crown tube as was obstructing the crown and leaving too big a gap to the case. Then test fitted the dial and realised there isn't enough clearance for the hour hand so going to have to change the pinions. One step forward two steps back at the moment.!!
I didn't splatter the acrylic paint I put it on by hand using a pin. I rounded the pin head first as my test dial had small holes in the acrylic where I applied it. I also noticed the gen dial doesn't have spots/dots but tends to have uneven shapes so I tried to replicate this
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Today I shortened the crown tube as was obstructing the crown and leaving too big a gap to the case. Then test fitted the dial and realised there isn't enough clearance for the hour hand so going to have to change the pinions. One step forward two steps back at the moment.!!
Looking very good, about your hand set/pinions, they may not need changed over to be higher. Did you test fit the hands? Because I thought I ran into the same building mine 79090 the hour hand sits very close to the dial indeed, may want to test fit first unless you want the hand stack to be bit higher.
cheers! Looking great all around keep us updated
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In the end decided not to bake as it can destroy the lume and like you say tends to darken all the white text. Paint is much easier to control and a lot less risky
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Well it turned put great! Nicely applied looks like real aged patina and you nailed it on the grooves/bumps
I guess a little show and tell while we're at it lol
here's my yuki dial I relumed the hr markers plots because original was flat and unappealing.. maybe someday I'll replace it with Vietnam dial
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hanski
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Well it turned put great! Nicely applied looks like real aged patina and you nailed it on the grooves/bumps
I guess a little show and tell while we're at it lol
here's my yuki dial I relumed the hr markers plots because original was flat and unappealing.. maybe someday I'll replace it with Vietnam dial
You're getting there. The genuine lume is very lightly domed but generally fairly flat in nature.
You see the dimples in the centers of the plots? This is a result of too-soupy a lume mix too thickly applied. Basically, due to the thickness the inside doesn't dry as fast as the outside cause the dimple.
On your next go around, use a little less lume on each plot.
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Redheart
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Still waiting for hands but the crown tube has arrived so I've fitted that. After my dry run on a spare dial I've now aged the Vietnam dial to give it some texture and quite pleased with the result
Wow, that is very inspiring! Looks like a great technique.i always loved the textured tudor dials, but was afraid to bury the text under applied make up. Yours looks very sharp! How did you achieved that?
Hands arrived so I aged and installed today. The bezel isn't a particularly tight fit and spins freely so I some further work needed but quite pleased with how its looking
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Hands arrived so I aged and installed today. The bezel isn't a particularly tight fit and spins freely so I some further work needed but quite pleased with how its looking
Looking great! A little over bleached insert for my liking but to each his own!
The bezel is an easy fix you'll need a thicker tensioner spring, (flat washer) in between bezel and retainer ring. I purchased mine from st
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