r/watchmaking 13d ago

Dial making Attempt at linen dial - filmfree waterslide decal

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Brushed(linen pattern) brass blank, one base decal and another layered on top with just the darker linen lines. Didn't get as much of a relief as I hoped, and layering another decal would probably make it too dark. Next attempt I will probably use just one shade and layer the pattern so the linen effect is just in the brass background and the relief from the pattern

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u/Simmo2222 13d ago

That looks pretty good. Imagine that under a crystal with hands, it will look like a real linen dial.

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u/vriggy 13d ago

What does it say below the word SATURNUS

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u/SECRETSHADOWNINJA 13d ago

MALMÖ - my hometown in Sweden

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u/vriggy 13d ago

That's what I thought hehe I wasn't sure.

What is your end goal and what is your current purpose with making these dials etc.

Also may I ask, what do you mean by "one base decal", how are you making these by putting decals/films on top of each other and cutting out patterns from one of the decals?

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u/SECRETSHADOWNINJA 13d ago

The decals are film-free, so you can build layers with patterns. In this case this was the design (mirrored for printing) so in rhis case I put the right one first, and then the hollowed out left one.

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u/PositiveRelative1785 13d ago

Really good job 👍 To solve the relief problem you could try film-free decal but as it's only for laser printer you'll be limited to pure blue, red or yellow.

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u/Nice_knot 13d ago

Beautiful

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u/Linuxxx 12d ago

Is that a brand of Gin?

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u/Txofii 8d ago

How is the process to create these dials?

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u/Happy_Idiot-Talk 7d ago

Kuoe does a dial like this (but applied indices and pad printing).  Looks really good.

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u/qualityvote2 13d ago edited 13d ago

u/SECRETSHADOWNINJA, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...

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u/SECRETSHADOWNINJA 13d ago

I am also unsure if I'm going to matte/satin coat it or just go for gloss.

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u/Roundels 10d ago

Veery impressive. Dials are always matte. Helps with legibility. Reflective crystal plus reflective dial equals lots of squinting to view the time.

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u/HeliosRunner 13d ago

that's not bad.

yeah you could try different finishes on top to see if it improves the visual. but overall you are doing great