Bead Blasting

WOW, WOW, WOW, is all I can say, I sent my Marina off to Ron to
get bead blasted. I had seen pictures of other watches done and really
liked the look.

When I got it back to today I was totally blown away,, Its as if he
blasted away all the glitz and glamour and revealed the true essence of
the watch. As if you can now see its soul, A true military look.
I have to say , Thank you to Ron, this watch is amazing, I have fallen in love all over again.
Check it out.

looks great on that strap, nice military look to it now.

That watch on the Nato is soo perfect now. You're right Jeff, a true tool look now.
What a stunner!!

Great job Ron, the watch looks great!

That REALLY does look good!

I wish my 112 came in a brushed case but the don't!

Congrats on a great job Ron!

Looks great J!

Wonderful change. The Monster looks good BB'd too. Wonder why more makers don't offer it as an option?

The case looks good now. Never understood high polish on a dive type watch.

Another masterful job by Ron! Looks really cool on the olive NATO, definitely more mil!!

Doesn't get much better than that ! Incredible job Ron !!!!
The bead blasted finish is really mesmerizing to look at. It
looks fantastic, and seems to set off the dial very nicely !
I guess it is actually like experiencing the watch for the very
first time again ! Congratulations to you sir !..Enjoy !

Thanks Guys, I have fallen in love with the watch all over again. Ron is a genius.

"Fabulous," Jeff! AND..... "Fabulous," Ron! Congrats Jeff on a great looking MM and Kudos Ron for a great job!

. . . . Nice job on the blasting Ron!!! Looks perfect.

I did a lot of bead blasting on automotive restoration work, so I know how difficult it can be to get the right media, the right pressure, the right nozzle and an even stroke to get the desired finish. You definately have the touch Sir!!!!

BTW, are you using glass, fine sand, walnut or a synthetic media???? I sold my booths when I moved to Cali . . . so I am just curious . . . . . . Randy.

LOL,, U said NOZZLE,, LOL,

Hey Randy,, Ron did a great job, the finish is even all the way around.

ron is the best, blasted a watch for me and it came out sweet! looks great jeff!

JNL wrote:

LOL,, U said NOZZLE,, LOL,

Hey Randy,, Ron did a great job, the finish is even all the way around.

. . . looks absolutely awesome!!! Ron is the MAN!!!!


. . . hehe, nozzle,hehehe.

wagon wrote:

. . . . Nice job on the blasting Ron!!! Looks perfect.

I did a lot of bead blasting on automotive restoration work, so I know how difficult it can be to get the right media, the right pressure, the right nozzle and an even stroke to get the desired finish. You definately have the touch Sir!!!!

BTW, are you using glass, fine sand, walnut or a synthetic media???? I sold my booths when I moved to Cali . . . so I am just curious . . . . . . Randy.

using glass, I can use quartz also but gives it a much rougher finish. The polished cases turn out much better then the brushed and some stainless is softer and you can really tell the difference in the look when finished.

barnbuilder1 wrote:

wagon wrote:

. . . . Nice job on the blasting Ron!!! Looks perfect.

I did a lot of bead blasting on automotive restoration work, so I know how difficult it can be to get the right media, the right pressure, the right nozzle and an even stroke to get the desired finish. You definately have the touch Sir!!!!

BTW, are you using glass, fine sand, walnut or a synthetic media???? I sold my booths when I moved to Cali . . . so I am just curious . . . . . . Randy.

using glass, I can use quartz also but gives it a much rougher finish. The polished cases turn out much better then the brushed and some stainless is softer and you can really tell the difference in the look when finished.

. . . Cool Ron! I suspected glass would be the choice. I used save and sift my used glass, the pulverised, used beads worked nicely at lower psi on soft metals and left a very smooth finish . . . at any rate, you certainly are getting superb results!!!!!

Blast on Ron!!!!!!

wagon wrote:

barnbuilder1 wrote:

wagon wrote:

. . . . Nice job on the blasting Ron!!! Looks perfect.

I did a lot of bead blasting on automotive restoration work, so I know how difficult it can be to get the right media, the right pressure, the right nozzle and an even stroke to get the desired finish. You definately have the touch Sir!!!!

BTW, are you using glass, fine sand, walnut or a synthetic media???? I sold my booths when I moved to Cali . . . so I am just curious . . . . . . Randy.

using glass, I can use quartz also but gives it a much rougher finish. The polished cases turn out much better then the brushed and some stainless is softer and you can really tell the difference in the look when finished.

. . . Cool Ron! I suspected glass would be the choice. I used save and sift my used glass, the pulverised, used beads worked nicely at lower psi on soft metals and left a very smooth finish . . . at any rate, you certainly are getting superb results!!!!!

Blast on Ron!!!!!!

I recycle also, I've never tried sand or shells, I'll have to sometime.

Ron, you are an artist!

That is a REALLY nice look to that MM! Ron is fantastic at this and it really shows! I also like your chouce in straps for it too. It really makes it POP! Congrats on falling in love all over again!

I nearly shit myself cause I thought someone did that to a real Panerai It looks good though, and the strap is a very nice finishing touch!

Ron is quite a talented fella! Great job on the MM Ron and congratz to you Jeff! BTW, nice seeing you again.