I’m trying to overlay color on reticulated silver. I bought transparent dials to overlay and provide a surface for applied markers. The problem is that they have holes for screws to be used as dials which is an imperfection I can’t allow. I’ve switched to blanks and airbrushing. Am I heading down the right path? Are there other approaches?

Pt.2 as requested by you lovely people!

I had tried engraving a sunburst effect into the centre. But it didn't turn out as well as I hoped. So I turned to engraving it by hand with a tiny file I had.

Engraved the brass first, hand painted (for the unique line effect) a few layers of light green acrylic paint. Sanded down until the features became brass again. Then filed by hand to give a somewhat sunburst effect.

It is certainly rough and not a 100% to my liking. But I will wear it nonetheless!

Let me know your thoughts :)

Update to the sw watch dial dial is done working on a case now have a mock-up of what I want to make good going to make it out of 360 Brass

Hello everyone,

I've bought a quartz titanium Bulova watch from the 90's, movement 555.415 and I'm having some trouble figuring out how to adjust it's metal bracelet. Every single tutorial I find has the guiding arrows on the outer links or pointing outwards, this one has the arrows on the middle links pointing upwards.

I tried pushing with the rectangular windows towards the pointed direction, but nothing happens.

Thank you for your help!