Lit Up like a Christmas Tree – the first Vortic Pocketwatch conversion with Lume on the dial. скачать в хорошем качестве

Lit Up like a Christmas Tree – the first Vortic Pocketwatch conversion with Lume on the dial.

Today, we’re happy to feature this luxurious watch that was initially produced by the Illinois Watch Company in 1925 — the Springfield 568. This watch boasts a gorgeous white dial with bold black numerals and a matching subdial. The front of the piece also has distinct black diamond kite watch hands with red tips, encased within a domed crystal. This dial is an especially remarkable part of our collection because our watchmaker Kent Parks (http://www.everestwatchworks.com/) applied a special Lume by hand, enabling some small details to glow in the dark. Kent says; “The dial has 4 precisely hand-applied coatings of B-17F NoctiLumina to the indexes in the chapter ring behind each number on the dial. It is finished with 2 light coats of Binder 3 to give the lume a "pearl" finish." NoctiLumina is an American-made product, created right here in Colorado! https://www.noctilumina.com/ “The work is done entirely by hand, and luming 6 coats on such tiny areas demanded the best of my 20 years of experience in this field. We took great pains to select an appropriate dial to lume and made sure we were merely enhancing what was already there. All printing is as seen on the original dial. In fact, with a real close view, the original is enhanced in bright daylight by the tiny white pearls around the chapter ring and the red hands. And at night you can read your watch in a dark room, with less than a minute’s exposure to the light” We encased the pocket watch in our sleek DLC Black Titanium case and topped it with a nickel-plated crown. Our DLC Black Titanium case features an open back, enabling you to see the pocket watch’s 405-grade open-face movement with a Going barrel and 17 jewels, and gold-plated gears. This 17-jewel 12s Illinois 405 movement also boasts a center bridge plate with a stunning engraving that reads “The Governor,” referring to the pocket watch’s variation. The screws were heat-treated to match the copper-colored jewel casings. Finally, we equipped the watch with our artisan-designed Cordovan Black leather watch strap, making the watch look even more smart and stylish. Like this content? Check out our: ‣ Current inventory of one-of-a-kind watches: https://vorticwatches.com/watches ‣ Military Edition watch (available 11/11 each year): https://vorticwatches.com/military ‣ Heirloom pocket watch conversions: https://vorticwatches.com/convert ‣ Instagram:   / vorticwatches   ‣ Facebook page:   / vorticwatches   ‣ Twitter feed:   / vorticwatches   Follow the Vortic watches and ‪@AmericanDreamersPodcast‬ chanels to get an inside look into what it takes to manufacture in America and build mechanical watches. We want to bring you along on all the successes, failures, innovations, and inventions that go into American manufacturing and watchmaking. Follow along as we restore vintage pocket watch movements and give them new life with Vortic Watch Co., and as we build a brand new watch company from scratch, focused on making high-quality American-machined watches. Thanks so much for watching, and be sure to subscribe to our channel so you don’t miss out on any exciting updates! You can also stay in the loop & get exclusive access by signing up for our weekly newsletter at www.vorticwatches.com. #antiquerestoration #vortic #vorticwatches #militarywatch #military #manufacturing