Blued screws as in heat treated?Wis wrote:By the way, I've e-mailed Wera and requested an ETA 2824 movement with blued screws - or preferably a gilded one if any of those are left! Not sure if this kind of personal service is possible any more, but crossing my fingers!
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Yes, like this:Russ-Shettle wrote:Blued screws as in heat treated?Wis wrote:By the way, I've e-mailed Wera and requested an ETA 2824 movement with blued screws - or preferably a gilded one if any of those are left! Not sure if this kind of personal service is possible any more, but crossing my fingers!
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I think the blue is from guilding, not from heat treatment. I think the idea to guild them with the color blue came from seing movements that showed darkened screw heads as a result of heat treating them for hardness and it looked real nice. That's how most CW movements came I think. My C5 has those blue screws.
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They certainly add to the overall look of the movement. Very nice
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Found an old Watch Time article, which describes two different types of blued screws: http://www.watchtime.at/archive/wt_2009 ... 09_042.pdf.Russ-Shettle wrote:I think the blue is from guilding, not from heat treatment. I think the idea to guild them with the color blue came from seing movements that showed darkened screw heads as a result of heat treating them for hardness and it looked real nice. That's how most CW movements came I think. My C5 has those blue screws.
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Good article, thanks….Wis wrote:Found an old Watch Time article, which describes two different types of blued screws: http://www.watchtime.at/archive/wt_2009 ... 09_042.pdf.Russ-Shettle wrote:I think the blue is from guilding, not from heat treatment. I think the idea to guild them with the color blue came from seing movements that showed darkened screw heads as a result of heat treating them for hardness and it looked real nice. That's how most CW movements came I think. My C5 has those blue screws.
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Woohoo, Wera found one of these for me. It is in the mail! Now begins the waiting.
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No comments to make on the very lovely C5, but more an observation on the many US based contributors to this thread. By the way, the shores of Lake Ontario sounds absolutely lovely (not that other locations aren't, especially dear ol' Clacton where I spent many a childhood holiday sploshing around in the freezing north Sea).
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Welcome to the club Wis, the one you have was my first CW (even if i only have 2), but for me is "the" CW watch to have
may you enjoy it as much as I do mine
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may you enjoy it as much as I do mine
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Yet another good choice Bjorn! As long as you don't intend to team it up with an explosion of beige!
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Thanks Jimbo, I intend to.jimbo wrote:Welcome to the club Wis, the one you have was my first CW (even if i only have 2), but for me is "the" CW watch to have
may you enjoy it as much as I do mine
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Beige ? No, strictly black with gold for me. There are, after all, limits!jmarchitect wrote:Yet another good choice Bjorn! As long as you don't intend to team it up with an explosion of beige!
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Beautiful watch, I prefer silver or black myself but that is a cracking watch.