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1940's PPCo today...

Just a personal observation and reflection over how much one’s tastes change over the course of time in this hobby. I’ve built, owned and seen a lot of pieces over the last decade (wow, has it really been that long?), and where I am now in my collection is the furthest, and yet still true to where I started. As with most who enter this hobby, I used to be interested primarily in Rolex; the iconic Sub 16610 specifically. Didn’t take me long to jump into the world of vintage Sport Rolex and then the fascination with Daytonas came into play. As tastes matured, I became more and more fascinated with tourbillons, and an admiration from afar for things like perpetual calendars and repeaters. Now, as I look at most of my collection while it’s home visiting me from the bank vault, I notice a pretty overwhelming theme; simplicity. While I still love and adore the complications (and would love to eventually move into building some of the more complicated vintage Pateks), there is just something to be said for the balance and classic design of time only pieces. I've also found myself going further back in time for vintage preference; the 1940's and 1950's seem to be an interesting period for me. And since a thread is worthless without pics, I will try to convey in images what I am trying to express (and not very well I might add) in written word… (please excuse any dust, smudges, imperfections, poor placement of hands, etc; these are straight off the camera, so likely crude and unrefined ) And to be fair… I do still have one(!) chronograph… But how could I resist? I'd like to know if others find themselves on a similar path... 100 watches to 10, vintage to modern, Rolex to Cartier, big cases to small... I wouldn't be surprised, as the hobby is very evolutionary in and of itself. Still, I would love to hear from others as to their thoughts on the subject as well as their own journeys

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Great build ! That bracelet needs a little TLC though.

Thought i'll update you guys on this build which sadly has taken several months to finish. Most of the reason is because I had other projects more important but nonetheless, here it is. So the original thread is below: http://www.rwgforum.net/topic/176763-wip-building-a-cheaper-alternative-to-tc-submariner-16610/ The original thought was to see if a cheaper alternative could be built vs. the TC Submariner. I think i'm pretty close to shaving half the price. The original cost-benefit comparison again: The total that i spent was just under $300 including shipping of all the parts. The reality is, many members are upgrading their TC subs for genuine parts which means there are a surplus of TC parts around. For example, I picked up the bezel insert, DWO, bracelet, crown and tube for under $100. The interesting part is I have a genuine 16610 D-serial piece which corresponds directly to this rep, including the flat "s" in submariner. Another great feature of this old TW case is that there are engraving (whereas the new TCs don't) so the D-serial and 16610 T markings makes this a little nicer! Here are the final pics, enjoy and let me know any comments (good and bad are welcome!)

Fantastic!

I like the look. Great Job. When you get a chance, I would get a FF insert, which would "Complete" the watch IMO

Holy [censored] the tempus is an awesome watch.

Let's get a list of members going and create a page for it

I want one of these!

Always nice to see what you share. For 7 years I have been a part of your journey, and more then a few times received invaluable guidance from you as well. What happened to the daytona zenith twins? Thought you would never part. I started the same way. Wanted a 16610, had a TW Best version (for you old timers it was pretty great for the day) and it was always about the rehaut with those old b*stards. Then started with the frankens, had a tw gmt with gen dial that I, gulp, cut the feet off. And then, due to this guys posts, started into the vintage, first with an mbw 1665 and then countless others until ultimately, superfrankengensteinwhateverthehellyouwannacallthem. Mostly gen parts, usually phong midcase, and if going gilt, darklord dial. It's been a fun journey and as we all know, ironically enough, I have learned so much more here then any board like vrf or trf. This is a great community and an excellent resource for information. Thank you everyone, and thanks Ubi, this board has been and continues to be a big part of my life.

Mass production would be better to pull off a rep. I mean, if there's only one, what are the odds of ever seeing it in the wild. Yet, if it's repped, you might end up with 10 at one table in Hoboken with a bunch of us at a GTG!

I think Tudor/Rolex dropped the ball badly on this. They should have a regular edition of this watch and it would probably be their most popular new Tudor ever.

I hope the rep this and the Tempus Machina.

Beautiful. Too bad they are only making 1. Surprised they are using an ETA and not one of the new in house movements. That is going to be one expensive ETA based watch. If they end up making more for the masses that would be a modern watch I would consider buying. Sent from my droptop using telepathy

Men's belt 100%leather ,1.3 metrs,width 5.5 cm 100% handmade without the use of the machine!

There are a number of threads detailing this watch, but, basically, except for JoeyB's insert, all genuine Rolex (professionally repainted gen 6542 dial plate).

Fresh from hell! Pls contact Master Satan himself for more questions

You are correct. I took a little too much off the bottom but after I filed it, it wasnt even so i had to take more off. I was in a hurry when i did it. Next time i will take my time. No need to take off the dial feet. The height needed to be filed anyways but i just took too much off. No big deal as it looks pretty darn good at actual size. Im not too worried about it. dizz