What do ya think?

[toptime810]

 

Edited February 27, 2020 by toptime810

[FLwatchguy73]

Very handsome watch! Is that an original dial? 

[toptime810]

Very cool indeed. This is a dial I made for less than a dollar

[watchweasol]

Nice watch. A dollar for the dial  ?

[Redwood]

Now I'm interested $1 

[Marc]

You can get a white laser printer toner such as this one which will allow you to print a white image onto a water slide transfer substrate. You could then apply the transfer to a black painted dial.

I wonder if this is how this $1 dial has been created.

[toptime810]

These are metal brass dials that I can make. Not water slide

[rafau]

toptime, the overall effect is impressive, a very nice vintage taste dial. Are you able to make any pattern you want or you gotta have a graphic file to make one? Flat surface dials only or domed also?

[Marc]

1 hour ago, toptime810 said:

These are metal brass dials that I can make. Not water slide

How is the printing done?

[toptime810]

I can make any design with any case size with or without chronos valjoux, Landeron, venus etc...I can custom brand or logo any Dial. My imagination is the limit. I curve the dials myself to give the the real vintage look and feel. These are the only vintage watch dials out there with the look and feel of the real 30's, 40's, 50's timepieces.

[toptime810]

The problem I am having is I dont know what I should do with my ideas.  Maybe I should just make me a few cool watches and leave it at that. I have always wanted me a vintage Minerva, HEUER, Rolex or CYMA. Now I can have one or two or three. Maybe I will just leave it alone

[rafau]

Can you make a dial only looking at a photo of the sample or do you need a graphic file? I have no idea how it works and I’m not into redialing, I’m just wondering how the process looks like, more or less. I’m not asking about the details of course

[toptime810]

A closer look at my work. Hard to keep the glare off the clear top coat. Not an artist but I try

Edited May 4, 2020 by toptime810

[Jon]

Lovely looking dial!

You obviously have a great talent. Do you pad print them?

I'm not expecting to give your process away, but I would be interested how you did it?

[firebynight]

On 5/1/2020 at 1:06 PM, Marc said:

You can get a white laser printer toner such as this one which will allow you to print a white image onto a water slide transfer substrate. You could then apply the transfer to a black painted dial.

I wonder if this is how this $1 dial has been created.

@MarcHave you tried this method? Would it work on a matte dial? I've been wanting to try re-dialing, but wanted to try a the white on a matte black background. Would be amazing if they could print lume!

Edited September 11, 2020 by firebynight

[DoxaHunter]

That Heuer Chrono is stunning.  Very clean and sharp printing.   Wow.