Most won't care as this is a gun forum, but I just wanted to post up a few pics of my most recent project. It is a Tissot Visodate Camper from 1955. The movement had quite a few bugs that needed to be sorted out. This was my foray into electroplating, and I'm very pleased with the final results. It took quite a bit of work, but I think that the patinaed dial and hands look really good against a fully refinished case on this old watch. Here's a few before & after photos:
Before:
After:
If you are in to this type of thing, you can see the full repair & case restoration process in the following video. It's a long one though, just FYI!
Before:
![1.png 1.png](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/okshooters/data/attach/377/377597-1.png)
![2.png 2.png](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/okshooters/data/attach/377/377598-2.png)
![3.png 3.png](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/okshooters/data/attach/377/377599-3.png)
![4.png 4.png](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/okshooters/data/attach/377/377600-4.png)
After:
![6.png 6.png](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/okshooters/data/attach/377/377601-6.png)
![7.png 7.png](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/okshooters/data/attach/377/377602-7.png)
![8.png 8.png](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/okshooters/data/attach/377/377603-8.png)
![9.png 9.png](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/okshooters/data/attach/377/377604-9.png)
If you are in to this type of thing, you can see the full repair & case restoration process in the following video. It's a long one though, just FYI!