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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS 
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Here is the second MM mod I did, I bought a titanium case and the other parts and movement came from a donor. I split the sandwich dial to paint the bottom white and the top "US NAVY Intermediate Blue". I thought the blue and titanium finish would work well together. Hands are painted white. I shipped it off to "Jeff the watch Dude" for some finishing touches... gasket fitting and stem cutting and size adjustment.    |
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Darkman 3T WIS 
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That's a beauty! And I like the shot of the two, side by side! |
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Nabco 3T WIS 
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Looks great Steve, what's the movement in the new one  |
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zuzek 3T WIS 
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Cool! |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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Chinese 6497. they are good movements, accurate and durable. I haven't had any issues with them. |
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DOOMSLAYER 3T WIS 
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I don't own one of these homage nine eaters yet, but if I did I would want it to look like one of these fine examples. -Jay |
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OldeCrow 3T WIS 
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These panny homages are a blast, if you can use your cell phone you can build one of these, the great thing about the sandwich dial is you can even be a lume pro cuz you don't have to stay between the lines when you lume the back plate! |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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I like what you are doing with these, Steve. And there seems to be a unifying them running behind the watches as they seem almost a set and compliment each other very well. |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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I like it a lot, Steve. That blue dial's perfect hue and shade is just amazing. |
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Jeep99dad 3T WIS 
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Just awesome!! Great color choice and I love the strap on this one!:) Where did you get it from? I like the pic with both side by side! Great watches, great job Steve. Brice. PS: Lume shot???!;) |
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Graham 3T WIS 
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Great job! I wish I had time and patience to tinker more with watches myself... I really like the outcome of your ideas |
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akshayb 3T WIS
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Both are looking gorgeous, I want to go for them. Steve please post details for painting these dials. It will be a great help for new moders. Thanks for sharing All the Best AkshayB |
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Ronin1111 3T WIS 
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Okay, here is the big question Steve. ( I own about 10 MM's in varying styles) but the only problem I have with them, and maybe you got it resolved with Jeff the watch dude. is, Can you know Submerse them? I will still only use straight proven beaters on my dives. (see: Invicta, Seiko, Kronos) But I would LOVE to be able to at least dive in my pool with an MM on. Anyone else rectified this at all? |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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Jeff changes the gasket in the watch where the crown and stem enter, also the lever on mine is very tight now and so is the winding. I don't have a pressure tester here, but I think I will run a test this summer and use it for my pool watch and see what happens. |
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Ronin1111 3T WIS
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Ill tell you what, If its possible to make them waterproof, well., it is on like proverbial donkey kong. |
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Jeep99dad 3T WIS
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You should open your own shop:) I think lots of WIS' would love to own unique homage watches! I'm a big fan of your mod work! |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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Thanks everyone, it is a lot of fun to do. I built a lot of military models as a kid, so this is fun and similar in a way. Here are the photos from the 1st mod, to show the process.  dissasemble  paint choices... Aircraft Grey, white, black, red  carefully split sandwich dial for painting, use a razor  hand paint the numbers under the dial  spray hands, then hand paint the center flat black  assemble    ready to wear out for the evening! Last edited on Mon Mar 29th, 2010 06:27 pm by Steve Laughlin |
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natevan70 3T WIS 
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That shade of blue looks great with the case finish (of course my post is under the gray dial  )Last edited on Mon Mar 29th, 2010 06:44 pm by natevan70 |
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Jeep99dad 3T WIS
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awesome pics |
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akshayb 3T WIS
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Thanks for Nice and Detailed Pics, Steve. How do you put paint on the dial, Air brush I suppose. All the Best AkshayB |
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arubalou 3T WIS
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that looks like a fun thing to build, can you recommend where to get the various parts? |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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PM sent |
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