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smellody
Consigliere
Posts : 2960
Join date : 2009-08-16
Age : 50
Location : West Salem, OR
|  Subject: Smellody Special On the Wrist  Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:04 pm | |
| For those of you following the development of the Smellody Special, here is an update. . . It is on my wrist. How did it get there? Well, I set the dial and hands and got her up and running and discovered neither my case or movement were supplied with "case clamps". Without the clamps the movement was flopping about. I wish the dial turned out better, but it looks good at a glance, but you can see where I had to "touch up" a few letters after all but scraping them off. I took my project to my jewler who mocked me up a couple of case clamps that cleared the movement and held it in place. A couple of case clamps and A Tag Heuer Targa Florio later. . . the Smellody Special is alive and one my wrist. Had to share. . . 
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Anomaly
Senior Associate
Posts : 7125
Join date : 2009-11-13
Age : 59
Location : Tampa, Florida
| | Subject: Re: Smellody Special On the Wrist Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:19 pm | |
| VERY COOL DUDE!
And honored it has XMT on the dial! ____________________________________  | |
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Guest
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| | Subject: Re: Smellody Special On the Wrist Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:21 pm | |
| Cool job. Mine would have been about 26.5 degrees off dead center. |
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sixtysix
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Posts : 7350
Join date : 2009-12-06
Age : 58
Location : North of Syracuse NY
| | Subject: Re: Smellody Special On the Wrist Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:36 pm | |
| Nice custom job.....I am sure it won't be the first, Congrats an having it wrist ready!! ____________________________________ Later, Gary Remember we are the caretakers of mechanical art.....
Member NAWCC, National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors | |
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Northwestguy
Senior Associate
Posts : 2612
Join date : 2009-07-12
Location : OREGON
| | Subject: Re: Smellody Special On the Wrist Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:54 pm | |
| WTG Christopher! Need to bring that one to our next GT. | |
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Guest
Guest
| | Subject: Re: Smellody Special On the Wrist Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:25 pm | |
| Glad to see you got it up and running! A true one of a kind, nicely done sir!  |
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Guest
Guest
| | Subject: Re: Smellody Special On the Wrist Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:20 pm | |
| I think it looks very cool Chris! Great job on your first try. It's only the beginning you CLOSET MODDER!!!!! |
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Guest
Guest
| | Subject: Re: Smellody Special On the Wrist Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:25 pm | |
| Congratulations. Significant achievement. Sorry about all the hurdles but man the knowledge you've gained! |
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Guest
Guest
| | Subject: Re: Smellody Special On the Wrist Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:20 pm | |
| Way to go man, one down and many more to come! |
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AtomicTom
Senior Consigliere
Posts : 19434
Join date : 2009-08-25
Age : 52
Location : New Jersey
| | Subject: Re: Smellody Special On the Wrist Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:08 am | |
| Whoa Chris..THAT is SO amazing !!!!!!   It has to be such a GREAT feeling to have the Smellody Special on your wrist ! It was a majorproject, but you still managed to make yourVERY OWN watch ! That's just INSANELYcool..WOW !..CONGRATULATIONS on the watchand being able to do this too !!! By the way..thatdial is EXCEPTIONAL ! From the name on the dialto those hands !..ENJOY !____________________________________  | |
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smellody
Consigliere
Posts : 2960
Join date : 2009-08-16
Age : 50
Location : West Salem, OR
| | Subject: Re: Smellody Special On the Wrist Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:22 am | |
| Thanks guys. I think it is pretty special and appreciate the kind words. | |
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Guest
Guest
| | Subject: Re: Smellody Special On the Wrist Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:56 pm | |
| Nice! Glad it's up and running, good job! |
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SynMike
Senior Associate
Posts : 550
Join date : 2009-07-27
Location : Vancouver, BC
| | Subject: Re: Smellody Special On the Wrist Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:02 pm | |
| Very nice. I love the red against the black. I'd probably put it on black rubber strap to maintain the black. It really looks great. The fact that it is so customized to you is very cool. The troubles you ran into while putting it together probably just make it all the more personal. Wish I had one just like it (well, without your name on it). Congrats. | |
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Breez
Associate
Posts : 360
Join date : 2009-06-14
Age : 57
Location : St Louis metro
| | Subject: Re: Smellody Special On the Wrist Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:07 pm | |
| Congrats on a job well done. I really like it. | |
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Guest
Guest
| | Subject: Re: Smellody Special On the Wrist Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:17 pm | |
| Excellent Chis! enjoy wearing your new XMT smellody watch, looks cool and sweet 2824 auto! |
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