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Helderberg

Post subject: I was polished in another life.

Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 10:00 am

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I had always wanted a brushed Blackbird so I made myself one. I can always polish it back if I want to but I do not think I ever will.
Thanks for looking, Frank.

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CGS

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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 11:48 am

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WOW love the brushed version

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Post subject: Re: I was polished in another life.

Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 12:53 pm

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Good job, it looks great

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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 4:07 pm

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Nice job. What grit did you use?

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Helderberg

Post subject: Re: I was polished in another life.

Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 4:38 pm

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Nice job. What grit did you use?

These are the tools I used to brush my Blackbird. I removed the bezel and brushed it off the watch body. I also masked off the chrono pushers and crown. I tried to copy the pattern of the brushed finish as accurately as I could from a 2010 Breitling catalog. chronolog, but decided to change it up a little when it came to the parts to be brushed.
Thanks for the positive support. Took me about a year to work up the nerve to attempt this and a lot of practice on old butter knives. A couple of other shots of the watch.
Be safe, Frank.

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Huttfuzz

Post subject: Re: I was polished in another life.

Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 7:34 pm

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Very nice work. Blackbird's are stealthy and made to be brushed. Breitling erred by making polished versions.

Again, very nice.

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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 1:37 am

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Frank, this is how that watch should look! Stunning.

Great work and congatulations on your courage.

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Nealywheelie

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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 3:01 am

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I'd rather defuse a bomb than attempt that, you are very brave. Fantastic work, & congratulations on a thoroughly professional job.

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EmileSA

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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:29 am

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Love it man. I always prefer Brushed over Gloss steel. Looks awesome !!!

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Brizzybrad

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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:14 pm

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Fantastic, this is the precise reason I own the 50th anniversary navitimer. Great job and amazing pics!

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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:38 am

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That looks really good. Seems like that watch was meant to be brushed all along. Great photos of it.
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RXPete

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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 5:34 pm

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It looks much better brushed. Amazing job!

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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 10:53 am

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Very nice! I applaud your skill and your patience.

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fant

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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 12:09 am

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Looks great, it's stunning

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Driver8

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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 7:53 am

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You've got balls of steel there Frank to attempt that! :thumbsup:

You've done a really great job though as personally I've always felt the BB should be brushed just because of what it's named after.

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