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View Poll Results: which one goes forward in the more for a score comp

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  • Matt : certina

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  • iyonk's : seiko

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Thread: **** M.F.S.I.I.T.W.I - Round Three ****

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    Given how brilliant your straps are, that's a hell of an offer. Thanks very much! However, there's a long way to go yet and some very very fine watches in the competition. Not least yours!

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    I found the movement shot and it really demonstrates that all it was was a lot of filing, sanding and polishing. Nothing clever. I stripped off all the gold to leave brass and then kept going until it stopped looking like a dodgy Indian refurb and more like a brassy pebble.

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    Mind you, as I started with this and ended with this

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    I'm pretty chuffed whatever happens.
    Last edited by Matt; Jul 2, 2017 at 04:20 PM.

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