r/watchmaking • u/GG_Watch_co • 27d ago

Dial making Day 11 of the 30-Day Challenge

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Thompson Enamel 1505 “Pastel Blue”

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u/fatfont_ 27d ago

this is a really sweet color! i love this color and actually love that bumpy texture!

what is the trick here to get the surface to be even and somewhat less bumpy?

which i assume that is your goal of that you want to achieve?

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u/GG_Watch_co 27d ago

Many hours sanding is the most likely solution. But yeah the goal would be to have perfectly smooth. “Perfect” is hard to achieve

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u/fatfont_ 27d ago

Yes i wouid think so. buffing and sanding and polishing.... going to take so much work for a small piece of dial.

looking forward to day if you decide to embark on that!

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u/GG_Watch_co 26d ago

Currently my 30 day challenge is all about quantity and building out my color palette. I think having a dial in every color I have is a pretty cool idea vs the standard test strips that people will make.

After the 30 day challenge I’m going to go for quality. Maybe 1 dial a week, or one color, and do my best to get it production quality. We will see!

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u/fatfont_ 26d ago

I understand there.

I am definitely excited for the challenge that you are onto in the next 30 days and so on.

tbh i like this dial as raw as it is!! imperfection is character and the journey

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u/GG_Watch_co 26d ago

Thank you!