6152/1 RP - pieces of a puzzle

[Kilowattore]

6152/1 Radiomir Panerai
Pieces of a puzzle​

This is one of those projects you don't plan, they just happen.
For a number of reasons the parts for this build were all in my drawers at the same time, just like pieces of a puzzle.
I started taking a part here, a part there and placed them on my desk, looked at them and they fitted together so perfectly that I had to build them into a complete watch. You know how it is



The watch is based on Nightwatches old case set, not the one he's currently offering (that build will comebut it's still in progress...).







I acquired the case off an HF members, it had been assembled and finished by Gordon himself. As you can imagine I had better left it untouched, but I wanted to give it my personal touch so I disassembled it and reassembled it giving a touch here and there as I was seeing fit.









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[Kilowattore]

Some special care was given to thecrownguard as it is one of my little obsessions.







One very nice touch from Gordon was the slightly yellowed crystal, something I still have issues obtaining in my builds. Incidentally it matches perfectly the colour of the indices... As I said, pieces of a puzzle.



Dial comes from Steph_Dexer, it was meant for another build but it looked better here so there it went.



I like the fat numbers he engraves on his dials, they are something not easy to find from other sources, although the engraving is not perfectly sharp.



All in all a very nice deep black dial with slightly burnt indices which fitted perfectly the lightly aged build I had in mind. Athaya hands are the best to complement the build.



In order to keep all together nicely the right strap was needed and, guess what? I had it in my drawer







It's a strap from L'invitta Legione, they call it the Emilio Bianchi I think. Three fold construction on the short end, slightly aged light tan colour and pink thread worked very well with the build imho.
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[Kilowattore]

That's it, a watch that almost built itself out of nothing





Hope you enjoyed the reading and pics, see you soon with new projects

 

[Pistolpete6]

@Kilowattore amazing build brother! would love to own a masterpiece like this one day...Cheers!!!

 

[Jun_i0r]

Bravo! Amazing build man. It’s a great feeling to stare at parts for months then realize “hey, I have a while watch sitting there”