Danne Report post Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) Slightly padded and reinforced. Top layer: Alran chevrè sully goat marine Padding: Alran chevrè sully goat marine Lining: Haas Zermatt calf natural Stitching: Meisi linen MS014 (M30/0.35mm), 2.7mm/10spi Edge paint: Fenice custom color. (I know the second hand doesn't match the color of the thread, but the clockwork is going to be replaced, and I plan to paint the second hand to a matching color.) Edited August 5, 2020 by Danne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyAussie Report post Posted August 5, 2020 Excellent looking work @Danneand a nice design touch with the attachment method as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spyros Report post Posted August 5, 2020 Very nice man A lot harder than it looks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danne Report post Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, RockyAussie said: Excellent looking work @Danneand a nice design touch with the attachment method as well. Thank you Design is inspired by eatsleeplay on Instagram Edited August 5, 2020 by Danne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danne Report post Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Spyros said: Very nice man A lot harder than it looks Thank you Spyros, Yes, there are a lot of tasks that is really hard on a strap like this. First cutting the relatively thin and not really firm leather close to exact dimensions. Second position the folds for the lugs in the correct position so the strap folds nice around your wrist and in combination with the part of reinforcement that have to be glued in a fold around the lugs. Edited August 5, 2020 by Danne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoutmom103 Report post Posted August 5, 2020 Very nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danne Report post Posted August 5, 2020 Just now, Scoutmom103 said: Very nice. Thank you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted August 5, 2020 Oh wow, that s a great piece right there. Beautiful work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danne Report post Posted August 5, 2020 11 minutes ago, battlemunky said: Oh wow, that s a great piece right there. Beautiful work! Thank you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Memphis514 Report post Posted August 6, 2020 that strap is gorgeous Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danne Report post Posted August 6, 2020 3 hours ago, Memphis514 said: that strap is gorgeous Thank you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retswerb Report post Posted August 8, 2020 Your stuff is consistently so clean, with such great attention to the little details. That’s a good looking strap, thanks for sharing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danne Report post Posted August 8, 2020 24 minutes ago, Retswerb said: Your stuff is consistently so clean, with such great attention to the little details. That’s a good looking strap, thanks for sharing. Thank you, I share some more photos when I have changed the clockwork and repainted the seconds hand. I will probably remove the old lumen paint and don't apply it again, because good quality lumen is like 80euro, and I don't think it's worth spending that money on an old watch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spyros Report post Posted August 10, 2020 If you can reliably remove a watch hand, and then put it back on, and the watch still works, you are practically a neurosurgeon in my book Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danne Report post Posted August 10, 2020 7 hours ago, Spyros said: If you can reliably remove a watch hand, and then put it back on, and the watch still works, you are practically a neurosurgeon in my book I have never done it before, except for trying on an old Rolex replica I bought for fun to see how cheap I could get it (No I never used it and will never) And it wasn't that hard. But the chronograph hands will not be easy not even with the hands puller I have. They are so small, But magnifying, and either Rodico (Google) or some thin plastic (to protect the dial) and loosen them with two really small screwdrivers from each side will for sure work fine. The hardest part isn't removing the watch hands it's doing it without leaving any trace of the work And I will not use the black plier with blue handles in the bottom right corner, but the one in the top left corner which is a really slim smd-plier. (Primarely used for surface mounted components on pcb-boards.) But I can update here how it goes when it's time and I have decided a good technique for painting the seconds hand (I want it close to perfect) Because yes of course I can make mistakes, doing something this small for the first time can always result in mistakes, but I ten to plan things very well before I start so I think it will be fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spyros Report post Posted August 10, 2020 Man you're opening a whole different pandora's box for yourself... a nice one though. When you end up doing Seiko mods, i want one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danne Report post Posted August 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Spyros said: Man you're opening a whole different pandora's box for yourself... a nice one though. When you end up doing Seiko mods, i want one I really would like to make my own watch. I have a background in cnc programming. And it would be fun to buy a cheap mechanical clockwork, maybe something like a Seagull ST36 (ETA6497 clone) and machining a cool case, buy a Chinese pad printer and make a nice custom dial. Would this be a challenge for me? yes for sure, especially since my machining knowledge is mostly lathes, and have very limited experience with cnc-mills. But unfortunately I don't have access to a cnc mill. And convert a cheap Chinese mill won't really cut it (lol both literally and as an idom) with harder steels. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spyros Report post Posted August 10, 2020 If you have access to a lathe and want to make a timepiece, I have two words for you : "Clickspring" and "Youtube" Enjoy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danne Report post Posted August 11, 2020 6 hours ago, Spyros said: If you have access to a lathe and want to make a timepiece, I have two words for you : "Clickspring" and "Youtube" Enjoy Thanks, I haven't seen that channel before. Really looks like a channel for me, all clips on that channel seems interestings to watch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spyros Report post Posted August 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, Danne said: Thanks, I haven't seen that channel before. Really looks like a channel for me, all clips on that channel seems interestings to watch. I know be prepared to lose a couple of nights, it's super addictive Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites