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Thank you all I am very very happy with it, particularly knowing that in it's heart beats genuine Rolex. Here's another shot with some post-processing clean-up I didn't have time to do earlier.

They aren't gonna hand you any more than they have to... Is yours. Pay your taxes on it and send half of what's left to me for the consulting fee.

Just received my PAM 111 Noob from Toro Bravos. This is my first rep. I like it...

Pulled the Giant Blue Beast U-42 out of the watch-box today!

Whatever they told you about your insert (MK III mid font, MK IV whatsoever) - it's not made for a 5513. Looks like a 666 sapphire insert. Otherwise, beautiful watch! Brother says hallo:

'66 PCG 5513 today (and probably for the indefinite future...) - sorry no good wrist shots as of yet.

. @danza1812 , I actually went into a bookies today and explained the situation, the women working on front desk said as the bet had no returns written on it, it's up to the bookies to check the odds and once the bets paid out it's your money to do what you like with.

DJ day:

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Lovely pcg! Like the effect of the sd plexi and the 700 crown - and of course also the case work. Noob question from me who still am poor at inserts, what type is the one you have here? A couple of ref pics:

Figured I'd show you mine since they are along a very similar vein! (I think my hands need a bit of aging)

Do they have your contact info? Because if you were overpaid and they know who you are, you may have to revisit this in the future. If they have your contact info I would at least save $ for 2 weeks.

1966 Rolex Submariner 5513 PCG with underline Genuine 1520 movement - completely rebuilt with genuine Rolex parts - keeping within 3 seconds Genuine Bezel assembly w/ gen insert Genuine Crown and tube Mid-case and case-back shaped by MillerDave to PCG - engraved by NeckyZips - polished by master watchmaker Yuki 5513 2-line meters first with underline dial and hands, face aged by me, matching hands Hodinkee Horween Shell Cordovan Nato Strap Star-Time sourced OEM 1665 super-dome Plexi (personal preference) Pressure tested and diveable, not that I would... I'm in love with it! Worth the wait! Hope you all enjoy it (finally) and thank you to all who contributed the knowledge to help me put the parts together and set out on this journey.

Ouch. That's an expensive ouch! Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

Be strong brother, help is here. A few years ago CrazySaleMan came up with an innovative emergency watch solution. Just print one of these two lovely examples, cut it out, tape it and you're stylin' a spanking new Milgauss for a day. The decision to keep the TRL is up to you.

For any vintage Rolex sport watch collector, I believe there are 2 essential watches that should be part of the collection, a meters-first 5513 and its older brother; the venerable 6538 big crown. Having already built my 5513 grail some time ago, I finally committed myself to begin and finish a big crown project that I can enjoy for years to come. First and foremost, I wanted the right dial. The gilt dial i chose was made by the Chuck Norris of dial makers who might be one of 2-3 people left on earth who can make gilt dials in the traditional way using genuine 1030 plates. Movement is a gen 1030 as is the tube and crown. The mid case was a challenge. I finally decided that the Phong case would work best for me, but it's hit and miss what phong delivers you these days. I have dealt with him numerous times in the past couple of years, and it seems that the quality control is not what it used to be. As such, the case required a relatively high degree of reshaping to get it where I wanted. In fact, I had to completely recut the bevels...this is no easy task. The look I was going for was a slightly aged case that looks like it was worn sparingly over the past few decades. While I could have gone for a more weathered dial, I wanted to enjoy the gilt goodness in all its lovely glory. Perhaps down the road I will replace it with a more age-appropriate one, but for now, I enjoy as is. I had a small issue with the sweep hand and the movement which was above my pay grade to fix. My watch smith rectified the issue and I finally got it all together today. In no particular order, I would like make a special thanks to @lionsandtigers, @cc33 and @Nanuq for their input/advice along the way. Specs: Dial/hands: He who will not be mentioned Movement: Gen 1030 midcase/caseback: Phongster Tube: Gen 800-0 Crown: Gen 8mm Brevet Crystal: Gen Tropic 17 superdome Bezel: Minh Quy Bezel insert: Gen "long 5" insert.. still looking for a matching tritium pearl Bracelet: Gen 7206 with 80 endlinks Gen 2mm springbars Now onto the pics: Very difficult to capture, but the gilt and the cellulose lacquer shimmer as it catches the sunlight: Sitting beside it's younger relative: Obligatory wristshot: And on Bulang leather: All photos taken with my iphone 6+ and unedited.

Funny, I purposely aged the case a little bit to show roughly a coupel decades of light wear. Frankly dont care about being called out.. its a redial and the case is an aftermarket replacement. I have nothing to hide. But yes, the dial is a bit too pristine for sure. But I have never been called out, ever. Just dont hang around WUSs. In fact, I have never seen a vintage Rolex in this city and I've worked in downtown Toronto for 20+ years. However, there are examples of beautifully preserved 38's.. Here Mr. Stahls:

Ok, now she's complete. Just installed a gen tritium pearl: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

phong is eager to please, have no experience with mq. what I do know, is that they both require a bit of back and forth, case returning, and frustration in order to get what you're asking for. in the end, they usually come through but it's definitely something that can try on ones patience. i wont even deal with phong anymore. not that he isnt a good guy, he is, and like I said, wants his customers to be happy. he just doesnt have control over the outcome of the products he gets for his buyers, its hit or miss and from experience, much more of a miss. so you gotta have patience and ride it out until you get what you want. i'll be having my rep @dbane833 deal with him for me when the time comes to build one of these because I am not as level headed as my bevel cutting friend.

I had a different experience last year when I made mine, the phong cases were spectacular and the minh case I had was second hand and had been polished and worked on a little. I preffered the nos look of phongs so thats the one I went with, but minh's was very well done too. It's just not easy to deal with him imo. This is my phong case that only ever had a light polishing done by me, no bevel work or shaping required! The swoops are good and the bevels are great. t's a real shame that he doesnt have the same parts now that he did then, it just goes to show you that you are taking a chance when ordering a case from either of them, good news is they both seem to be willing to try to make you happy so they would ship out another case or whatever. You did an amazing job on your bevels

I went with a case from JMB and liked it enough that I ended up buying a second from him. Plus, he's a great guy to deal with. --Andy