Harvest Moon

Harvest Moon

In time for the harvest moon。

SNK809
Everyone loves the base SNK809。
I will break this all up and put my hands in it。

Replace Parts
Dial:DLW Moon No Date
Hour and minute hands:DLW Mil Spec Stealth
Second hand:DLW Mercedes Stealth
Windshield:AliExpress Sapphire Double Dome Blue AR
Movement:NH-35 (without calendar)
belt:suede navy blue

After sandblasting + bluing
Case、Bezel、Crown、Buckle sandblasted and then brewed。
Bluing is a black dyeing treatment used for the surface treatment of guns.、This time I used a brewing agent exclusively for stainless steel。

... I heard that it will not be dyed depending on the number of SUS.、The case does not react at all。
Bezel and crown are slightly uneven gray、The buckle is pitch black。

As an aside, the tip of the tweezers has also turned black.。

Dial
DLW Moon dial、this、I thought that the shop had only frontal photos and it was just a print.。
However, this dial、There is unevenness on the surface。
The blacker the dial, the more uneven it is.、When the light hits from an angle, it gives a three-dimensional effect.。
amazing。


The whole looks like this。
The suede belt looks like a moonlit night with shadows in the direction of the fluff.。


I think the skeleton hands are the standard for dials that have a design on the entire surface.、This time I chose a stealth needle without luminous for crafting。
Daytime visibility、Very good。


Click here for the result of the work。Luminous is painted on the back of the needle。
Because I painted it in a heap、Actually, it shines brighter than the photo.。

When I came up with this, I said, "I thought it was amazing! I thought、When I looked it up, Mondaine (a famous Swiss Federal Railways watch) had already done it.。Gununu。

Since I came up with the idea in February, I have been leisurely arranging parts and processing them, and in August
→ When I tried to assemble it on the first day of summer vacation, the bezel packing was bitten and it became unusable.
→ The wholesaler is on summer vacation and will keep it until the end of the holiday (store manager、That section was taken care of.)
→ When I assembled it, the luminous second hand was too thick and interfered with the minute hand.
→ Rework and complete! !
3 days until the Mid-Autumn Festival with twists and turns。
I hope it will clear up after a typhoon。

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6 Replies to “Harvest Moon”

  1. Hello Halta(Nice to meet you)
    I thought there was a night light behind the needle! ️
    Solar eclipse? lunar eclipse? It looks like you can watch it forever❗

    1. YOSHIPI-'s、Hello。
      I had a fist pump in my mind when I came up with this idea。
      If you actually try、It does not shine well when there is little night light、If it is too much, it becomes thick and interferes with other needles...
      It seems that Mondaine uses luminous film to reduce the thickness, and the manufacturer is as expected.。

      Yes Yes、The image is a lunar eclipse。
      I didn't realize it until I put it in the case.、The light reflected by the chapter ring looks like an annular eclipse.。
      It's interesting because the way the light changes with the movement of the second hand。

  2. Mr. Halta
    The moon dial is really bumpy、amazing。
    Black dyeing is very difficult。Good medicine stopped importing、It seems that it will not be dyed easily with what is sold。
    It seems that stainless steel is difficult to dye well because it is black rust.。
    I'm doing some research、Dyed blue or uneven、is。

    1. SHUKU's、Hello。
      Three-dimensional appearance of the dial、It's hard to convey the change in facial expressions in a photo...
      dye to black、I used G.Smith.S for shiny blue stainless steel。
      Ratings are mixed、In the first place, there is a story that austenitic SUS is difficult to dye (SEIKO5 is SUS304? Isn't it 316?)、It seems that there is a possibility that SEIKO's own surface treatment is bad。
      If there are bubbles, it will become uneven.、It's a very interesting process, isn't it?。

  3. Mr. Halta! various、Thank you!
    Nice weather today! ^^
    so、At a nice timing that is too timely for this mid-autumn harvest season、Really great post!
    What's more, the back of the three needles has a luminous effect.、What an ugly idea! !
    I thought that such a wabi-sabi idea was unique to Japanese people.、swiss bastard did it already…
    I was also surprised by this information.。various、Thank you。

    1. Manager's、I'm the one who should be thanking you。
      This 15th night was a hazy moonlit night。
      I messed up the plan to complete it during the summer vacation, so it was the last minute...
      The needle back luminous was an idea when I thought about how to make a simple dial + monotone hands shine.、I'm glad it worked。
      The predecessor Mondaine must have had the same idea because it is exactly "simple dial + monotone hands"。

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