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grindaur, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/grindaur/ Watch Repair & Restoration Service Mon, 11 Aug 2025 02:48:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://rkwatchservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-RK-Watch-Service-Logo-Chicago-Watch-Repair-Web-32x32.png grindaur, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/grindaur/ 32 32 Modded Titanium Willard https://rkwatchservice.com/modded-titanium-willard/ Sun, 10 Aug 2025 17:00:42 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/modded-titanium-willard.5638208/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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I purchased a year or so ago a titanium Willard homage, wore it for a while but never bonded with it. This past month I decided to make a unique world time watch, getting rid of the NH35 movement and NOT using an NH34! I wanted something unique so I decided to install a Ronda 515-24D. I had built up a GMT in the past with the Ronda 515-24H movement but this one would be unique. Along the way I had to fabricate a custom movement spacer, a dial (this was an evolutionary design and took…

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]]> Start of a VK63 based Speedy Homage https://rkwatchservice.com/start-of-a-vk63-based-speedy-homage/ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 21:31:00 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/start-of-a-vk63-based-speedy-homage.5621211/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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Decided that the speedy homage that was taken as part of the robbery was one I wanted to replace, but this time with a black case rather than a silver stainless case. Parts arrived yesterday and today I started work on a dial. Playing with the design of the dial and the color, I have tried red and black for the base color, I am leaning to toward black, but I might try doing a negative image before I commit to a watch assembly. Looking for input on which color and should I go negative image…

Start of a VK63 based Speedy Homage

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]]> Dial for Tactical Frog GMT project https://rkwatchservice.com/dial-for-tactical-frog-gmt-project/ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:30:35 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/dial-for-tactical-frog-gmt-project.5614117/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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Followed up after getting settings ironed out on an earlier copper dial for a friend to make this dial for my Tactical Frog FXD GMT project. The movement will be a Ronda 515-24D, trial . fit for the design is complete, today I made the first laser cut dial. Indices are nicely raise above the dial surface, the interior will be lumed filled for the 12 hour positions, the 24 hour indices are also ~0.010" above the dial surface. Need to work on a final polish of the engraved. Lighting is…

Dial for Tactical Frog GMT project

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