My New Angelus 240 cal Project - Part 2 of 2 ( includes 21 images)
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Bridge Work: Whilst the movement is an authentic 240 its does however have the alarm function in place. Authentic Panerai watches had this function removed and a bridge plate was used as a replacement. I have also noticed there are a few types of bridge plates, some have the hole for the alarm winder, some dont have this hole, some have cotes de geneve bridges whilst others have a brushed finish.
Bridge Plates: This next section shows how the bridge plate was made. All the work is by hand using thin copper plate.
Electro Plating using Nickel: Once the copper plate has been cut to size its electro plated with Nickel. This process can be carefully controlled by balancing chemicals used to give a close colour/shade and brightness match to the original plates.
New Bridge added: The new bridge has been added but it doesn’t match the balance wheel bridge, one is a brushed finish the other Cotes De Geneve
Bridge Swap: The Cotes de geneve bridge has been removed as it doesn’t match the brushed steel plate that has been made
Bridge Comparison: Here we see two types of bridges the Cotes De Geneve bridge will be swapped to brushed steel finish so that it matches the plate that’s been made.
Movement with new bridge: Here we see the new bridge plate fitted note how the new plate matches the authentic bridge plate.
Thick Crown Guard: This was made from 316 grade stainless steel. The hole depths were drilled to the maximum, this allows for greater screw thread usage. The Crown guard has been designed to fit both the Jackson and DSN case.
Strap: This is a Gunny Mission Impossible II (one I used to have on an previous watch I built...and sold)
Here’s the Completed Watch....
Thanks for reading...G
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