when is too much wabi really too much?

[azgjav]

when it's on a 201a..distressed it a lil too much..if only it's a 6152..

here's the dial..i've filled up the sandwich w plastic..and sprayed a few layers of matt clear and then sanded the dial to wabi it..the dial still glows cause of the SL..tho it's a fainter than straight SL but i think it's pretty accurate for a T-dial

the case has been reshaped to the best of my abilities to simulate the pre-v case..the lugs are a lil thin to start w tho..case was wabi-ed w steel wool, scotchbrite, sandpaper, metal file and a steel head hammer..i then refinished it to the best of my abilities w finegrit sandpaper and cape cod...there is significantly more wear on the upper R corner and upper CG cause i wear my watches on my right hand and so those are the most vulnerable places, gets hit by coral and enemy's harpoon all the time! AR coating removed from the sapphire x-tal like the gen..

the CG had been reshaped. the proximal to the head is thinner in profile compared to the distal parts at the CG pin. can't get it to show it photos but it's def there, winding feels different cause of that..

big thanks to DSN for bringing the custom PAMs to us! he has been a pleasure to deal w!

 

[ragerover]

Great job! I love the 201s. IMHO, no other modern Luminor has a cleaner dial.

Im not crazy about the PAM001 & PAM112. By seperating the "Luminor Panerai" and having Luminor wording under the 12 and Panerai above the 6, I think it clutters up the dial on what is supposed to be a clean, simple watch!

What kind/type of plastic did you use to filll the indicies?

Thanks!

 

[hooligan]

Man, that looks good. I NEED to get one of Davidsen's 201s. Dammit, my wife's gonna kill me.

 

[azgjav]

not sure what enzo and FP used but i used translucent, snow coloured glass paint. dries to become a translucent white plastic which makes the oringinally orange markers beige..