Sensible aging - light tropical treatment on an Explorer

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NCRich

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I got this cartel explorer M2M next door to play with. All the explorer dials come either stark white or babyshit yellow. Neither seem very realistic for a 20-30 year old watch. I had some extra dials so I thought I would try to mildly age one. So it came with the babyshit dial:
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I had a couple of extras in the box in white, this one is a Yuki

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I want that to be ivory or light tan, with a tiny bit of browning on the dial. Popped it in the over at 425F for 20ish minutes. I relumed the hands to match and put a couple coats of matte lacquer on the dial.

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Its a nice case set. It wears nice and has a domed plexi. If they had drilled out the lugs it would be great.

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Pretty easy mod that I think really makes the watch more realistic. Just don't leave it in the oven too long or it will ruin.
 

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Superb results as always Rich, the aging process, although primitive in concept, seems to work a charm.

Bravo