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    Beautiful work, very inspiring

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    Quote Originally Posted by wotsch View Post
    You could try persuading her by just handing over the finished object... :-)
    I would but sadly she´s been quite clear that she doesn´t get the allure of Vostoks.

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    Great work as ever, wotsch. I've not seen that vintage dial pattern before, it works really well.

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    Hello friends, I presented to you in this English Forum, and I was wonderful at worst modifications and its Amphibia box 100.aqui mine, is a model new Komandirskie K35 with bezel of pers and artisan made in Barcelona leather strap.

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    Do you buy these watches new somewhere or is it vintage?

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    Welcome to the forum Martin. Wow - that is a loud bezel! Did it come from Pers like that or did you paint it yourself? Not sure I'd go for that colour myself, but great job.

    Quote Originally Posted by Pottifar View Post
    Do you buy these watches new somewhere or is it vintage?
    Bit of both on this thread. Try www.meranom.com if you're after new stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Martinss View Post
    Hello friends, I presented to you in this English Forum, and I was wonderful at worst modifications and its Amphibia box 100.aqui mine, is a model new Komandirskie K35 with bezel of pers and artisan made in Barcelona leather strap.
    Wow, where is your strap come from?
    I'm looking something similar for my 090


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    Quote Originally Posted by Martinss View Post
    Hello friends, I presented to you in this English Forum, and I was wonderful at worst modifications and its Amphibia box 100.aqui mine, is a model new Komandirskie K35 with bezel of pers and artisan made in Barcelona leather strap.
    Thank you friends!!
    Vostok Amphibia model Tounneau.
    Year of production: 1970, Unión Soviet.
    Movement: Vostok 2209 Manual.
    Strap:Hirsch Liberty 18mm Brown.
    Bezel Clean remplaced Julia Ukranian.

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    Simple, but I like it.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Martinss View Post
    Hello friends, I presented to you in this English Forum, and I was wonderful at worst modifications and its Amphibia box 100.aqui mine, is a model new Komandirskie K35 with bezel of pers and artisan made in Barcelona leather strap.
    Welcome to the forum . That's a very brave choice of bezel colour but artfully done. I can't help thinking that the green of the dial and the green of the bezel clash slightly and the watch would look better with a black dial but it's not really about what I think. The radio room mod is also well done.

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    Vostok CCCP by Watch.ru

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    Great thread for a great watch. Thanks to all who have posted.

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    Thank you, Newbear!!

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    Thats a beautiful Mk1 swing lug there Martinss!

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    Here's my latest mod. A 100SE from Meranom, with the movement and dial transplanted to a bead blasted 100 case. Along with a Murphy bezel I had in my box, the case has been treated with aluminium oxide before bead blasting to give it a dark matte finish.

    The bezel inlay was a problem. A blue one clashed with the orange and silver and black ones just didn't look quite right, especially with the matte case and bezel. I found a gunmetal grey inlay on offer from a Polish seller on the Bay, which I think works quite well. I'm pretty pleased with the result, and I think that the dark matte case and bezel and the plain grey inlay bring out the dial very nicely. I hope you agree:


    Vostok Amphibia 100 by wotsch2, on Flickr


    Vostok Amphibia 100 by wotsch2, on Flickr


    Vostok Amphibia 100 by wotsch2, on Flickr


    Vostok Amphibia 100 by wotsch2, on Flickr

    Cheers,
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    I'm not 100% sold on that combination - I think the case & bezel might suit another dial (perhaps something blue) and the dial could also do better (maybe if the inlay were black not grey). I do really like that bezel though - kinda boring but in a good way. Quite 'industrial' looking, especially with the bead-blasted case.

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    I think im gonna try this. Where do you get you bezels? Looks like murphy doesnt have any?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pottifar View Post
    I think im gonna try this. Where do you get you bezels? Looks like murphy doesnt have any?
    You are not looking right, just checked and he has tons of them! There's also a Boris something on ebay with cheaper ones but just for the traditional Vostok models, I think.

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    That's one of the new pers184 bezels, no?

    Very nice indeed.

    Cheers,
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pottifar View Post
    I think im gonna try this. Where do you get you bezels? Looks like murphy doesnt have any?
    I had a look on his site and the only one he doesn't seem to have in stock is the one in the pics above (VO1060). The other three types seem to be (at the time of posting) available:

    http://murphymanufacturing.com/vostok_bezels.html
    http://murphymanufacturing.com/vostok_bezel_1010.html
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    http://murphymanufacturing.com/vostok_bezel_1020.html

    Cheers,
    -wotsch

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    Brilliant thread, so many great watches, thanks everyone.

    Murphy only makes bezels in batches, and they are not cheap. For Vostok's the better source is Boris, he has stock and is cheaper (Ł20 including the insert !). A typical ebay listing looke like this...

    http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Stainless-ste...MAAOSwnDZT2-s~

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    This really is a great thread, thanks for all the links everyone. I may have missed a post somewhere but, how easy is a bezel swop ? I need to decide what will suit mine !!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by wotsch View Post
    That's one of the new pers184 bezels, no?

    Very nice indeed.

    Cheers,
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    Yes,

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ey-Up View Post
    This really is a great thread, thanks for all the links everyone. I may have missed a post somewhere but, how easy is a bezel swop ? I need to decide what will suit mine !!!


    There's a guide on that website...
    http://murphymanufacturing.com/vostok_tutorial.html

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    And Nato zulu green.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wotsch View Post
    I like this one a lot, besides that beautiful dial, it looks like my Murphy mod (bead blasted case), but I choose besides the different Murphy bezel, a different insert and together with Dave, I ordered a Chinese bracelet, better then the folded Russian thingy, this has solid links and also blasted that one... I like your coin side bezel too!







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    Quote Originally Posted by ed335d View Post
    Just completed this one



    I never have seen this dial before!

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    Quote Originally Posted by James T. KirkŠ View Post
    I never have seen this dial before!
    Started life as this:

    http://chistopolcity.com/en/100/615-...ch-211306.html

    Then:

    090 case from Zenitar
    Bezel from Boris
    Insert from Dagaz
    Original tropic


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    Quote Originally Posted by James T. KirkŠ View Post
    I never have seen this dial before!
    This is how mine looked when it arrived from Meranom (and then after a little modding): http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...=1#post3656133

    -wotsch

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    I've not been happy with the aesthetic result of fitting a clean polished bezel onto a starburst finished case, which was my original intention here. This is a blue bezel from Meranom as fitted to some special editions, I think it's a better option. http://meranom.com/amphibian-classic...lue-bezel.html




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    That is lovely Mr Curta.

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    Great work Mr Curta - looks fab

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    Martinss,
    That looks great on all those straps. I really do need to have a go at this but I have not found the right bezel yet.
    That sounds like a good reason to buy another Vostok.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Curta View Post
    ... This is a blue bezel from Meranom as fitted to some special editions, I think it's a better option...
    It certainly is. That's very nice indeed.

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    They are beautiful Yes, but not very good quality, I broke a few side wire to swap them for one clock to another

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    Quote Originally Posted by Passenger View Post
    That is lovely Mr Curta.
    Quote Originally Posted by Velorum View Post
    Great work Mr Curta - looks fab
    Quote Originally Posted by wotsch View Post
    It certainly is. That's very nice indeed.
    Thanks for the positive comments, much appreciated. Sometimes you just know when something works or does not, this was definitely one of those cases.

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    Some beautiful examples, but I think this is my favourite.

    Bookmarked for future reference.
    Last edited by Slyjoe; 29th March 2016 at 19:59.

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    Looks great with the clean bezel.

    ...and that's a lovely Ruhla clock.

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    Than you, Wotsch !!

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    My tribute ((((

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    Here's a temporary mod. I have a particular goal in mind, but while I'm waiting for a case to be ready I wanted to try out the combination of Seiko hands with a 512 dial.


    Vostok Amphibia 710 by wotsch2, on Flickr

    This is the first time I've tried to fit Seiko hands to an Amphibia. It was a bit tricky as the hour hand has a slightly larger hole than the Amphibia hour hand (1.5mm instead of 1.4mm) so I had to squeeze it a bit to get it to fit. The result is worth the effort though.


    Vostok Amphibia 710 by wotsch2, on Flickr

    The bezel is one of pers184's latest designs and is really nice.


    Vostok Amphibia 710 by wotsch2, on Flickr


    Vostok Amphibia 710 by wotsch2, on Flickr


    Vostok Amphibia 710 by wotsch2, on Flickr

    It'll do as an interim solution until the other case is finished.

    Cheers,
    -wotsch

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    Inspiring as ever, wotsch. The Seiko hands look great and open up a world of possibilities.

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