I thought this would be of interest.
Eddie
I thought this would be of interest.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
I think this comes under the heading of 'stuff I once knew but have now forgotten'..........original blued hands look great on an old watch, nowadays the faux vintage stuff is usually painted to get the same look. Still a nice look on the right watch, though.
The hands on my Archimede are either painted or done chemically, I'm not sure which. They changed to heat bluing after I bought my watch from SC so I thought I'd ask about changing. Would have had to send the watch to them and pay €150. I declined.
Here's how Mr. Smith does his, one of the 30+ skills he learned from Mr. Daniels . . .
F.T.F.A.
Cool. Thanks for posting. Blued hands are off the scale cool imho
I've blued hands, Eddie. Or at least tried. I never got a really even finish. More down to lack of practice than anything, I guess.
Best wishes,
Bob
Try the Rainer Nienaber method.
EddieRainer Nienaber blues his own hands in small batches. His technique is interesting, he places the steel hands on top of a metal trough of brass filings over a burner. The brass gives an equal heat over the entire surface so that the hands blue evenly. Depending on the length of exposure, different colours can be produced, even a rich burgundy colour.
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Interesting... is there similar reference to how chemical coloration works?
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