G-SHOCK GA-100 "ultimate"

[angelo]

This is my favorite G-SHOCK in my collection.

Ever saw an analogue G-SHOCK with saphhire crystal and relume-job?

here it is. :D









Three layers of lume





Crystal swap

[bubblehead]

Hi Angelo, buenas tardes.bienvenido a TZ-UK.

That is amazing. Great work. Estupendo !!!!


Hasta luego, Regards Kevin

[angelo]

Hi Angelo, buenas tardes.bienvenido a TZ-UK.

That is amazing. Great work. Estupendo !!!!


Hasta luego, Regards Kevin

Hola Kevin, thank you!

[angelo]

:mrgreen: one more...:


G-SHOCK GA-100 "Diverpilot"

-Superlume
-Sapphire crystal
-Plongeur hands-

[MarvinManUK]

Wow, I really like that.

8)

[dreamboat10]

Inspiring stuff Anglelo, think i'll have to give mine a try......although i doubt it will be as good.

James.

[samswatch]

Damn, that is really, really nice.

[paulyg]

8) awesome!

[horrovac]

Hey, that's really great, good work!

Mind sharing a bit on the technique? My lume work does not look exactly professional, mostly thanks to a luminous compound rather unsuitable for the purpose - luminous paint green xxl from glowtec.co.uk, very coarse-grained and thus very bright, but a bastard to apply. I now bought some Superluminova, ridiculously expensive in comparison and not nearly as bright as the standard glowtec green powder, so I would rather not experiment and get it about right right from the start.

In one shot there is a red oiler, which should be the finest one - are you using this throughout or just for fine finishing work? I imagined that even with the thickest one I have (yellow, 0.60) it would be a dreadfully slow job shifting appropriate amounts of lume to the dial. Is this not the case? Also, how much do you put on in one single layer? In the shot with the oiler there are also nice fresh bulges of lume on the indices, is this what you put on at one go, or is that the third layer? How long do you wait for a layer to dry before applying the next? How long can you work with one batch of lume ready-mixed for application before it starts drying-up?

[Josh B]

great job! i have one of those G-shocks and it sure could use the lume!

[angelo]

Hey, that's really great, good work!

Mind sharing a bit on the technique? My lume work does not look exactly professional, mostly thanks to a luminous compound rather unsuitable for the purpose - luminous paint green xxl from glowtec.co.uk, very coarse-grained and thus very bright, but a bastard to apply. I now bought some Superluminova, ridiculously expensive in comparison and not nearly as bright as the standard glowtec green powder, so I would rather not experiment and get it about right right from the start.

In one shot there is a red oiler, which should be the finest one - are you using this throughout or just for fine finishing work? I imagined that even with the thickest one I have (yellow, 0.60) it would be a dreadfully slow job shifting appropriate amounts of lume to the dial. Is this not the case? Also, how much do you put on in one single layer? In the shot with the oiler there are also nice fresh bulges of lume on the indices, is this what you put on at one go, or is that the third layer? How long do you wait for a layer to dry before applying the next? How long can you work with one batch of lume ready-mixed for application before it starts drying-up?

hi!

for best results you should not use grainy lume, the maximum particle size should not be more than 10 microns.
i only use the smallest oilers (red).
the awaitingtime from layer to layes depends from the varnish you are using...i reomend 30min intervals.

please check my tutorials:

http://www.tz-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=172625

[Marco-T]

You really work wonders with that lume :shock:

Great stuff, thanks for sharing :thumbright:

[halfscrew]

Great improvement in the looks of the watch. I would not have thought that a couple of modifications like that would have made such a difference. Congratulations on the workmanship that has gone into the application of the lume. Must have taken a lot of practise (together with a steady hand and clear eye) to achive such quality.

[IceAx]

Just watched a video, wish i had the time, patience and skills to do this!

I'm really in need of a watch with some serious lume!

Andy

[monty77]

Awesome work! Would love to do that to a G!

...where'd the Crystal come from??

Cheers,
Adam