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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS 
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I recently took the level 1 online watch school class and completed the disassemble, reassemble, and casing of the ETA 2801 that came with the class kit. Now I am very comfortable to start customizing and modifying some watches. It really does help to have the right tools and the Bergeon Swiss made tools that came with the kit are really great. Now I have ordered some more tools to help with dial protection , hand removal and hand setting and I am waiting for those to arrive this week... and some bezel paint that I ordered today, but here is my plan with this Stealth Moray: New hands which are flat black and white / blue superluminova, Red second with the same lume. Stealth dial and case. On the bezel I will paint the minute marks (red) and the hour marks and 15, 30, 45 (white) or I will paint all the bezel marks red, I haven't decided yet. After this steath mod I plan to work on one of the 3 PVD BRG dials that is for sale, I will put black hands on it and paint the bezel marks.    |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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very cool Steve!....now where can I get a set of these hands...cool10.gif |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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I have just a few extra here if anyone is interested. but I am considering having some more made if people are interested in customizing their Sea Devil or Moray, or having me do it. |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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looks like the new tools will arrive tomorrow. |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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having a good set of tools make the job go well and can last forever imho...also I'll take a set of hands for my DLC/Stealth....they will look awesome imho! hand6.gifhand6.gif |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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ok Oscar, PM sent. I can do this mod with the tools I have, but I want to do it with the new tools so there will be absolutely no evidence that I was in the watch. So far my favorite new tool is the Bergeon rubber air blower No4657, great for cleaning up the movement and inside of the crystal. |
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Irreantum Watch Co. 3T WIS 
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Awesome watch mods Steve, you've definitely got skills. |
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Nabco 3T WIS 
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Cool Steve, I wish I had the patience to do that...tried once and it was a total disaster  |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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I have a set of hands incoming from Steve as pictured with the C3 lume....I think it will really pop on the stealth dial and matching lumed bezel against the DLC case! yahoo.gif adding mod parts and custom modding by Steve to the Benarus line will be very welcomed to many WIS ...there's nothing like owning a customized watch imho perfect.gif http://www.timetechtalk.com/view_topic.php?id=18047&forum_id=51 |
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Nabco 3T WIS
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I agree Oscar, those hands will make that watch perfect IMO woohoo.gif |
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clonetrooper 3T WIS 
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That's sound good to me....I could imagine getting my stealth a set of new hands...or my Sea devil Lume for that matter... |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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clonetrooper wrote:That's sound good to me....I could imagine getting my stealth a set of new hands...or my Sea devil Lume for that matter... I have a few orange skeleton hands for the Sea Devil Lume dial Last edited on Mon Jan 18th, 2010 11:08 pm by Steve Laughlin |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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I am really curious how this bezel paint is going to turn out. This is what was recommended for doing the job and I picked up red, orange, white, and black from Micro-tools.com http://www.micro-tools.com/store/item_detail.aspx?ItemCode=L51122 Lacquer-Stik Paintstick Lacquer-Stik is a quick and easy way to color brighten stamped, carved and engraved lines or lettering on metals, glass, ceramics, plastic, wood, rubber, fiberboard, etc. Does not smear, remains firm and permanent. Rub it in, wipe off excess. Hardens almost immediately. Conforms to government specifications. Fill-ins expand and contract with parts - withstands temperatures to 500 º F. Each Laquer-Stik is 5" long. |
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romeo-1 3T WIS 
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Looking forward to the finished product!hand6.gif |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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The first mod is complete! The paint sticks for the bezel should be here tomorrow for the second stage of this mod. Stay tuned...     |
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clonetrooper 3T WIS
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wow...that looks extremely good..... Way to go Steve!! |
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clonetrooper 3T WIS
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wow...that looks extremely good..... Way to go Steve!! |
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romeo-1 3T WIS
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Looking good...but you will need that bezel paint to pull the look together! |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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romeo-1 wrote:Looking good...but you will need that bezel paint to pull the look together! I think that is right. It would look good as is, but I think white at all the hours and red in the minutes will look cool and match the hands, also allowing me to see the hours faster since the dial is all black and hard to see sometimes. |
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romeo-1 3T WIS
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Steve Laughlin wrote: romeo-1 wrote: Absolutely!!! That will really POP! |
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nanoman 3T WIS 
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I want one just like that one. It really looks incredible Steve |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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Thanks! The paint sticks did not arrive today, so I will have to wait until tomorrow to start the bezel work. So today I used a sharpening stone to file down some small wooded "micro spatulas" to smear the paint into the grooves tomorrow. Last edited on Wed Jan 20th, 2010 11:14 pm by Steve Laughlin |
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Gregger 3T WIS 
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looks awesome!!!hand6.gif |
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CRO 3T WIS 
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That's pretty sweet lookin'. Good job, Steve. |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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Bezel painted, waiting for it to set in a bit before cleaning it up under magnification.    |
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Dragnattck 3T WIS
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that's looking very sweet Steve |
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zchopper 3T WIS
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Wow!!! Fantastic work. Sign me up. I bought the stealth and have been regretting it a little. I love the look, but the watch is so impossible to read 98% of the time, and the lume lasts for such a short period in the dark. I've been debating selling it, but i pretty much never take it off so that poses a problem. |
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DM71 3T WIS 
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That is a great idea and great job Steve!  Wow, Amazing pictures too hearteyes.gifI have respect for your will to understand and learn about what you're job is...watchmaker;) You will surly not come with your own movement tomorrow  , but bravo for your initiative. You show that you are serious about your work and company.Here is one more thing that sets Benarus apart IMHO. Specialty in this booming segment of micro boutiques... Love the idea of modding my watches, will have to see what comes out... I have to say that I really love everything about my black SD and same with the Moray...I will see if I can improve that! ....I've been thinking about bead blasting my Cuda :dude:... |
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Jayo 3T WIS
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this Moray looks absolutely great! Is it for sale? :) |
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romeo-1 3T WIS
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The bezel looks amazing! It will look great on the watch...please post pics soon of the finished product! |
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joecb 3T WIS 
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Steve, very nicely done..that bezel is amazing!yourock.gif |
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