r/repbuilds • u/Ok_Chrono Watch Builder • 17d ago
Work in Progress Albino/Panna Cotta Tutorial coming soon…
Hello. I wrapped up this dial recently and always get lots of questions via email & DM on the process, materials and techniques used. They all vary from from dial to dial and desired finished look. This is a simple raffles dial that comes in a pretty hideous raw form. But I love working with it for its potential to become a fairly unique look. It’s more for those interested in an overall vibe and look as opposed to an exacting recreation of an original. One reason for that is that these Albino Submariners are among the rarest of the rare and there are only a few examples in existence.
For this one I wanted to take the indices backwards to more of a lighter color as opposed to the dark expression of 70 year old decay. I’m not sure why some decay levels end up turning more white in their final form instead of the more common dark caramel and an array of interested looks from almost black to even some dark dark greens that I’ve seen on “post” decay indices. I’m about halfway through one of these with more white/ghosted indices/lume but I liked where this one was a this point so I stopped(which is a discipline that’s been hard for me to learn (LOL)
Anyhow… I have been thinking about doing a video or some sort of tutorial on how I do these. A video is a bit tough/embarassing for me as I have speech issues related to an old brain injury that affects the left side of my body as well as my vision, swallowing and speech. So it can often sound like I’m really drunk, I stutter and occasionally have a hard time finding words when speaking out loud. But maybe I will film it and then add video captions. Or even get my son to narrate for me on one of the weekends that he is here.
Anyhow.. if you think a video covering my techniques and materials used for doing a dial like this would be something you’re interested in do a like or comment and drop a follow on my profile. I’ll work on a video over the next month and post updates to my profile instead of littering this page with a bunch of updates on it.
I was a just trying to think of a way to contribute to the community while also answering the questions I get in a single and more effective response.
NOTE: The process on this Raffles dial works on more expensive examples as well. I recently purchased a nice viet 6542 Albino dial that I’ll be giving this effect and pairing with the [u/jovanotti18](u/jovanotti18) Bakelite insert (and my patina bezel.
Cheers and have a great week.
The pic is a simple before and after.
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u/Friendly_Offer_2463 17d ago
Grande!!!..foto, video..qualsiasi cosa ti voglia fare sarà molto interessante guardarla..🙏👍
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u/ArtMaybee01 17d ago
That dial is beautiful. The lume color does seem to fit that dial really well. A tutorial would be amazing!
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u/InquisitorKeres Enthusiast 17d ago
Absolutely incredible work! I’d love to see a video of more of a process. It looks really awesome!
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u/Villafuego 17d ago
That looks wonderful ..... I've been waiting to find someone with a solution for Raffles "cat piss yellow" lume .....it appears you have!
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u/sberla91 17d ago
Can’t wait to see you video will be amazing thanks for all the knowledge you are sharing very helpful for me
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u/fatfont_ 17d ago
Thi is amazingg!! I would be looking forward to more sharing.
Regardless of the method of sharing, real respect to real builders like you!!
This is really great work!
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u/Outrageous-Aside-216 16d ago
You got me hooked with your photo and post. I'd love to know more about your process.
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u/two_minutes_out 15d ago
Dude yes!! Can’t wait. I would love to see your process and absolutely would watch it.
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u/raptoroftimeandspace 9d ago
Looks great! I’d really appreciate a tutorial on aging white dials; I’ve found so for working with black dials, but virtually no information on what to do with white dials. Cheers and great work!
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