Blancpain US Navy… now within reach

[Edam_]

Amazing

[Ciccio]

Love seeing all these new faces on HF producing such amazing builds!


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[Thrasher]

Oh my goodness. I want one..Bad

[Fizzzz]

@Mir36 ,
thank you for this detailled post and congrats for this nice build.

So do I was collecting data to design my MILSPEC 1 dial.

Here is the MIL-W-22176A 1961 specification:
http://everyspec.com/MIL-SPECS/MIL-SPEC ... 76A_33172/

They went very far into details:
"The tips of the minute and “second hands shall be curved downward so that, after assembly, parallax is reduced to a minimum"
a lot of usefull details in this document.

[patnaboy]

Wow! Very cool! Excellent work M! Stunning build.

I had been considering changing things up on my old dsn milspec (two piece caseback). Perhaps i should pursue a similar project.

[Mir36]

Really nice work.
Did you try to remove the bezel? I have another plan for my Rduane but impossible to remove the bezel...and I don't want to destroy it.

@toofsy No I haven’t tried to remove the bezel. I’m hoping some intrepid HFer can figure this out. I’d like to pop the insert out without destroying it and replace the luminous with aged/yellow lume.

Love seeing all these new faces on HF producing such amazing builds!

But @Ciccio I’ve been here forever! Perhaps I completed most of my builds very early on in the first HF, and am guilty of being dormant. And @madasboot has been on the other fora forever as well.

Here is the MIL-W-22176A 1961 specification:
http://everyspec.com/MIL-SPECS/MIL-SPEC ... 76A_33172/

@Fizzzz, thanks for sharing this! An excellent primary resource. I know you have a fanatical eye for detail. Can’t wait to see what you come up with.

I had been considering changing things up on my old dsn milspec (two piece caseback). Perhaps i should pursue a similar project.

@patnaboy, open up the the watch, measure the dial and rehaut diameters, then send them to @madasboot. I’m sure you can work something out.

Oh my goodness. I want one..Bad

@Thrasher , I know you’re a man who gets things done! Can’t wait to see yours

[Ciccio]

Really nice work.
Did you try to remove the bezel? I have another plan for my Rduane but impossible to remove the bezel...and I don't want to destroy it.

[mention]toofsy[/mention] No I haven’t tried to remove the bezel. I’m hoping some intrepid HFer can figure this out. I’d like to pop the insert out without destroying it and replace the luminous with aged/yellow lume.

Love seeing all these new faces on HF producing such amazing builds!

But [mention]Ciccio[/mention] I’ve been here forever! Perhaps I completed most of my builds very early on in the first HF, and am guilty of being dormant. And @madasboot has been on the other fora forever as well.

Here is the MIL-W-22176A 1961 specification:
http://everyspec.com/MIL-SPECS/MIL-SPEC ... 76A_33172/

[mention]Fizzzz[/mention], thanks for sharing this! An excellent primary resource. I know you have a fanatical eye for detail. Can’t wait to see what you come up with.

I had been considering changing things up on my old dsn milspec (two piece caseback). Perhaps i should pursue a similar project.

[mention]patnaboy[/mention], open up the the watch, measure the dial and rehaut diameters, then send them to [mention]madasboot[/mention]. I’m sure you can work something out.

Oh my goodness. I want one..Bad

[mention]Thrasher[/mention] , I know you’re a man who gets things done! Can’t wait to see yours

My apologies then! I’m glad you’re dormant no more! Lol


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[toofsy]

@Mir36 thanks for the answer

[Fizzzz]

@toofsy
I suggest you should gently heat the bezel insert in order to soften the glue and remove it safely.

[Thrasher]

@Mir36 I'm already talking to Marco, Things should be moving by mid february if lucky.