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Dear All, My Great White has been an ongoing project and here starts a new phase. After sourcing some very unusual rare parts, it's back in my watch box. Previously on RWG You can find the previous review Click here Here is a summary: - Original case was highly reworked by MM and smooth like a genuine would be 30 years after and the crown guards were shaved by the previous owner. But it turned out that the lugholes where to large. So this is a “new” MBW case (old school!) with nicely drilled lugholes for genuine spring bars. - A new case back generously offered by a great member of our community, Yellowmen, replaced the out of the box one which was beautifully aged by MM but correct for a Double Red, not a late 1665. So, the new correct case back pictured here has of course been aged by MM back then. - Movement has been changed for a low beat 2846, serviced completely with a new date wheel as Ubi’s date wheel overlay has been destroyed by the watchmaker in the process of changing the movement unfortunately. The current date wheel is very nice, but could be improved probably. - The dial has been changed too. I found a rail dial, sold as gen, but not expensive. There are some scratches on the dial, but that really make it like an old one, doesn’t it? Is it gen or from Vietnam? No idea but under the loupe it looks stunning. Here are some pictures taken today for you as a teasing! Will get back once it's finished. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Stephane

Good morning, As most of the regulars know, Matt was kind enough to build my wife a really nice franken 1002 a while back. This build http://www.rwgforum.net/topic/177900-franken-1002-for-the-wife/?hl=1002. She really loves the watch and wears it most days. She asked me to get her a white strap, so when I asked Donerix to make the red one for the BC, I also asked him to make her a white Stingray. So I put the white strap on it a couple of days ago and she digs it. For some reason the custom strap has given her the bug. Prior to this she has never shown much interest in wearing any of my pieces. I think the strap changed her view on matching her clothes to a watch/strap. So she asked me if she could use one of my black straps this morning on her 1002 but of course all mine are 20mm and do not fit. So guess what, she is wearing my 5513 with black strap and white stitching today...I think this could get expensive. She started naming off colors that she would like made. First she was eyeballing the 6538 and thankfully she choose the 5513. Fortunately, I had already commissioned Matt to build a franken 16014 and I have a feeling that one may end up on her wrist much more than mine. At least all my straps will fit it.

My wife confiscated my Tudor Sub and refuses to give it back. Here she is with my beloved Tudor. I think I wore it once...

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Completed 5513 - 1966 PCG - Gilt Underline - Gen Cal.1520

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You forgot to mention gen gaskets Great build, looks awesome !!