Oh I see now, yeah that could be problematic.
Dick Tracy Watch Build
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wonkabbq
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Please count me in on the first run I love this idea and run my families restaurant which has been in business for 70 years i know this piece will get a ton of comments I AM SO EXCITED!
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Anthony Polski
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I joined this site because of this watch
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Anthony Polski
e-mail: anthonypolski@gmail.com
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I joined this site because of this watch
nickjm007
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I'm happy you like the watch build! I will be sure to message everyone who has commented in this thread if/when I create a run thread in the Classifieds. I'm working to do that by the end of the year.
nickjm007
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Anthony, no problem. To answer your question, my prop replica is a work in progress and, therefore, I am not selling copies yet. When I do, the rules of this website require me to create a project run thread in the "Classifieds > Project Run" area (see the menu at the top of the website). I am not allowed to take orders through this thread as this is intended to show, tell, and discuss projects in progress.
If I do create a project run thread, I will private message all those who have commented in this thread as a courtesy such that you all can be first to know that the project run thread is coming.
I'm uncertain as to how I will conduct sales, however it seems customary to explain details in the project run thread. You can expect either a PayPal process or a link to my Etsy shop.
As I must wait for the custom crystals to be manufactured by G-S Supplies (a six-week process beginning on November 18th) and then check that their quality is high enough for my prop replica, I hope to create the project run thread by the end of December or first week of January.
Make sense?
nickjm007
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Great work nickjm007 you are a true pro!! Please add me to any runs for this watch, I too have wanted one for years!!! Again great work!! Keep it up! I'm very excited!
Thank you so much! I'll be sure to let you know when the official run thread is created so you can sign up.
This project is a 20 year long dream come true. Can't wait to finish.
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Scotophor
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Great work, Nick!
Of course, I did just notice one niggling little detail that previously escaped me... the original seems to have a seconds hand in some shots, but yours doesn't.
Then again, other shots of the original seem to lack the seconds hand. Did they make more than one prop? Did the seconds hand fall off?
Of course, I did just notice one niggling little detail that previously escaped me... the original seems to have a seconds hand in some shots, but yours doesn't.
Then again, other shots of the original seem to lack the seconds hand. Did they make more than one prop? Did the seconds hand fall off?
nickjm007
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Good catch! I took a few liberties.
Yes, the publicity photos found in Dick Tracy: The Making of the Movie by Mike Bonner displays the watch with no second hand. However, the film shows the watch with the second hand. I read that the jeweler who made the watches only made ten copies. Apparently, they weren't made identically. I have chosen to include a second hand in the model that I will present in the run. That way, people can take it off if they are as much of a detail person as I am.
The CJM monogram is also not present in the publicity photo or in all shots in the film. I have chosen to include my own initials on the watch—which makes me really happy in an unabashedly dorky way.
Also, the watch band pin holes go through the lugs in the film prop. They do not on my watch, because I thought it looked more handsome.
The watch band, you will notice when my final run images are out, is not identical. This is because identical bands are very expensive, so I will include a lower end smooth calf leather band that can be replaced by the owner to fit their wrist and to look however they wish.
There are some details that I can't change, however: the crown, for example, is not identical, because they do not seem available. The film prop's case tube for the crown is also thicker and built into the case—this was a manufacturing issue that I struggled with, but ultimately chose to let go.
All that said, I used real watch parts instead of making them myself, because they can be replaced if damaged or to change the look of the watch.
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THEWHATWHATNOW
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This is By Far the Greatest Take on this Dick Tracy Watch!!
Absolutely Phenomenal Work!!
Please Add me to your Run!
Thanks!!
Absolutely Phenomenal Work!!
Please Add me to your Run!
Thanks!!
nickjm007
Well-Known Member
Thank you!
