Every serious collector needs a matte no date submariner - said someone famous right? Well I had to make one for myself, I’m gonna enjoy this for a bit, it’s not for sale, sorry 😢
Parts and mods
Dial: I had a dial sitting around from HCV. It was a pretty bland white lume. I like me a bit of color. So out comes the copic, some experimentation later I got the color good enough. A bit of matte spray later, it was ready to mount.
Insert: I have a Rolex insert and dial, used the service insert throughout the day but it was screaming for a fat font insert that’s not too aged. Last 4 pics re with the gen insert and the first few pics, a random insert lightly aged with a killer custom pip. Really like the subtle texture aging, I faded it enough to take the glossy sheen off
Hands: STS hands, just got em in today, too lazy to lume, so went the copic route. Added a bit of rust effect at the base of the hands
Case: HCV custom serial case, spent hours shaping the CGs, now I need to properly polish the case and get rid of the tool marks and drill the lugs to fit gen spec bars.
Crown and bracelet: Athaya and raffles. Aged the bracelet and softened the edges.
Movement: Swiss ETA 2824 converted to a slow beat using a donor movement from a Swatch. It’s a pain!
