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Sorry to be the usual nay-Sayer, but to be taken as genuine, it has to be fluid, smooth & clear. Not sure how to achieve that without the correct tools?

Mbw gotta love em

Not perfect, but these Cartel vintages are great to experiment around

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Yep and now my bezel is gonna bug the crap outta me too...........the dent in it at 3 did it the first day I got it !

http://www.hirschag.com/en/ Take your pick!

More shots in indoor settings if possible please! This will give me something to drool over while I wait

The left side of the case is over polished. Too much material was removed at the mid section

If you after a Gen mate I think your right, stick with it and resist the temptation, always works for me.............................. Gen is always Gen

Cartel case Yuki dial NOS Gen ETA 2846 NOS Gen T19 NOS Gen insert Yuki 7206 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

They say more than entire careers these days.

I'll join in today, can't take this off my wrist. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Have some mercy A!

Nanuq, that is an awesome story. I love it. That is exactly the reason why if I try to attempt something of this magnitude, I do it right. It has to be like yours and dbane's, otherwise it's a replication. A rep serves a purpose too, but you would never have had that kind of bonding experience wearing a mere rep. I view vintage auto restoration the same way as these vintage watch restoration projects. If someone pulls up outside a restaurant driving a Corvette Stingray, it is completely irrelevant whether they purchased it recently, if they are the original owner, or if they sourced every part and assembled it from the ground up. It is stunning and awesome regardless. Showing it at an auto show or selling it is different, and then provenance and full disclosure plays a vital role. A Stingray is a Stingray whether one part inside the engine compartment is an aftermarket part built to OEM specs or if it was original. Again, selling and showing bring those details out to the open but not for pure enjoyment. Anyway, there is a wealth of knowledge here and this place is like a PhD program for vintage watch building! Dbane, thanks for the link. I can't wait to drool over your piece.

Here are some pics of my own 1016 with aged and retextured dial and hands.... Here, you can see the endlinks fit after modification. They started as WSO 580. My 1016 is fitted with a top hat T22 as that is the look I prefer.

Some pics of my own 1016 with case back removed.... As for the endlinks fit, you can see my older post about this watch.

Bezel teeth Sharp printing on endlink and case Lume shot rep after 20 sec charge

The classic grail type watch! Thank you for the review