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So I decided to use the tutorial sticky (and some other tutorials I found, as well) to do two mods for my first shot at modding.
a. One easy mod: Greased the Gaskets (caseback and crown, but not the crystal gasket**Edit: As Bozz informed me in his post below, the crystal gasket doesn't need to be greased because it's nylon, not rubber. I didn't know this, which is why I noted that I did not grease the crystal gasket where typically that info. would be a given and left unsaid when speaking of greasing the gaskets. Thanks, Bozz.);
b. One mod that's a little more difficult: Polished the canon pin. The pics below are the result of the canon pin mod and just quick shot showing the set up for the gasket greasing.
The watch is a Noob 390 purchased by me from Toro on Jan. 18, 2015. I also purchased a heavily modded hybrid 390 from Bozz shortly thereafter. It's also depicted in one quick pic below next to the noob I purchased from Toro (though the pic does not do Bozz's work justice. His work is just outstanding.).
I'll probably sell this piece (the noob I modded) and get another piece to try more modding on as the time becomes available.
I didn't do a step by step or anything. The shots below are all after the fact. I didn't even plan to post on it. I just took a few shots for my own records. But, I figured I'd go ahead and try to contribute something to the forum, for what it's worth.
There's about 30 pictures below (give or take). All separate shots, but some are redundant. Just trying to show many different angles and slight changes of lighting.
Thank you to all you excellent people who do tutorials. And thanks also to those who accumulate the tutorials into the sticky.
ALL PICTURES BELOW TAKEN WITH A VERY BASIC/SIMPLE POINT AND SHOOT CAMERAON FEB. 22, 2015:
Note the apparent scratches on the hour hand in this Macro shot are Not visible with the naked eye. I'm not even sure they're actually there. Could be just a trick of glare/lighting. None of my other macro shots show any scratches on the hour hand. Note also, the extreme macro setting, here, highly exaggerates the sausage-ness of the lume. When in the case and under the crystal, the sausage lume can look almost painted on rather than like sausage, except under close inspection. But as the pic show, it's the typical sausage raised above the dial nonetheless:
NOTE The flaw on the “N” in “Panerai.” Only visible on very close inspection and only if you’re looking for it. I didn’t even notice it after multiple very close inspections until I took the Macro shots. Going back to QC macro pics from Toro which are available in this thread: http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/207256-QC-Pics-Help-CG-and-CG-Pin-Issue , I can now see it—Now that I purposefully look for it. In real life, this is a non-issue.
Here’s a shot next the modded 390 I purchased from Bozz a few weeks ago(the piece from Bozz has no strap). Bozz’s canon pin mod looks better, but mine’s ok considering this is myfirst time. Note: This picture does not do Bozz’s piece justice. Bozz's piece is absolutelybeautiful. My simple camera can’t really focus well on two watches at the same time. Note also Bozz’s CG pin mod where mine is left noob stock. The pic below doesn't show it well, but the CG pin of the piece that Bozz modded is perfectly flush and widened while the stock noob is just a bit raised and not as flat or wide as Bozz's.
This is just a little memento to my having greased the gaskets with silicone grease. Notice the poor printing on the movement. Doesn’t matter, of course. This a closed caseback piece. I’d ratherhave a lower cost item than pay extra to make a movement pretty that I’ll usually never see.
a. One easy mod: Greased the Gaskets (caseback and crown, but not the crystal gasket**Edit: As Bozz informed me in his post below, the crystal gasket doesn't need to be greased because it's nylon, not rubber. I didn't know this, which is why I noted that I did not grease the crystal gasket where typically that info. would be a given and left unsaid when speaking of greasing the gaskets. Thanks, Bozz.);
b. One mod that's a little more difficult: Polished the canon pin. The pics below are the result of the canon pin mod and just quick shot showing the set up for the gasket greasing.
The watch is a Noob 390 purchased by me from Toro on Jan. 18, 2015. I also purchased a heavily modded hybrid 390 from Bozz shortly thereafter. It's also depicted in one quick pic below next to the noob I purchased from Toro (though the pic does not do Bozz's work justice. His work is just outstanding.).
I'll probably sell this piece (the noob I modded) and get another piece to try more modding on as the time becomes available.
I didn't do a step by step or anything. The shots below are all after the fact. I didn't even plan to post on it. I just took a few shots for my own records. But, I figured I'd go ahead and try to contribute something to the forum, for what it's worth.
There's about 30 pictures below (give or take). All separate shots, but some are redundant. Just trying to show many different angles and slight changes of lighting.
Thank you to all you excellent people who do tutorials. And thanks also to those who accumulate the tutorials into the sticky.
ALL PICTURES BELOW TAKEN WITH A VERY BASIC/SIMPLE POINT AND SHOOT CAMERAON FEB. 22, 2015:
Note the apparent scratches on the hour hand in this Macro shot are Not visible with the naked eye. I'm not even sure they're actually there. Could be just a trick of glare/lighting. None of my other macro shots show any scratches on the hour hand. Note also, the extreme macro setting, here, highly exaggerates the sausage-ness of the lume. When in the case and under the crystal, the sausage lume can look almost painted on rather than like sausage, except under close inspection. But as the pic show, it's the typical sausage raised above the dial nonetheless:
NOTE The flaw on the “N” in “Panerai.” Only visible on very close inspection and only if you’re looking for it. I didn’t even notice it after multiple very close inspections until I took the Macro shots. Going back to QC macro pics from Toro which are available in this thread: http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/207256-QC-Pics-Help-CG-and-CG-Pin-Issue , I can now see it—Now that I purposefully look for it. In real life, this is a non-issue.
Here’s a shot next the modded 390 I purchased from Bozz a few weeks ago(the piece from Bozz has no strap). Bozz’s canon pin mod looks better, but mine’s ok considering this is myfirst time. Note: This picture does not do Bozz’s piece justice. Bozz's piece is absolutelybeautiful. My simple camera can’t really focus well on two watches at the same time. Note also Bozz’s CG pin mod where mine is left noob stock. The pic below doesn't show it well, but the CG pin of the piece that Bozz modded is perfectly flush and widened while the stock noob is just a bit raised and not as flat or wide as Bozz's.
This is just a little memento to my having greased the gaskets with silicone grease. Notice the poor printing on the movement. Doesn’t matter, of course. This a closed caseback piece. I’d ratherhave a lower cost item than pay extra to make a movement pretty that I’ll usually never see.
