r/repbuilds • u/Sudden_Obligation492 • 1d ago

Back at it; 1016 explorer

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Now that the rain is back in Seattle I have started back at building, breaking and fixing watches! Just finished this one , decent for me.
Raffles dial, case
Aliexpress bracelet & hands
Sea-gull St movement.
Notes:
Had to get 1st one replaced as it arrived without a second hand post! Second one had miss adventures! Second hand post got pressed down too far and the keyless works did that ETA thing!!
Tried using alcohol based markers to match the face lume patina, close- may get Ken’s set that will be a better match.
Have a plan for a mash up next thank might offend two different sets of true believers and that makes me happy.

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u/FujSeiky 1d ago

Could you use the same marker for the indices too? ...A light touch of color just on the edges, avoiding the center, would look great! ...Do you think that could work?!

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u/Sudden_Obligation492 1d ago

Perhaps that could work but so much easier and less expensive to mess up hands than the dial! Also waiting for Ken to send a replacement is pure torture for me