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Hi guys, I was genuinely flattered being asked to post some of my builds here, so here we go! Third build of the year (non-commissioned) And I really love this one. I designed the dial and finished it in a very soft blue sunburst. More detail was added with brass indices and a brass coin edge ring. A special 5mm plexi was cut and the naturally aged case was cleaned and coated with my special vintage brass wrap. Made the strap myself and used a nice aged deployant. But enough talk, on to the pics. Thanks for looking! Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk Pro

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The dial is wrong, the insert is wrong, minute hand is wrong, second hand is wrong. thats the majority of the value right there. and $130K lol good luck it will never happen for this watch. Without seeing the side of the case the back of the case and between the lugs i will say that this is a 100% waste of funds. On top of the fact that there are no papers for Milsubs I see Mill subs go in the $50k - $75K to very dumb people, but $130K for a watch that looks as fishy as as a whores drawers lol I don't think so.

@eswilly It has the GMT parts from your watch. It did sport your insert until I found fat font w/serifs. Thanks

The way I see stuff like this... Say it is genuine and someone pays $100k for it (remembering this watch is probably only worth this much $$ to maybe 25 very strange people in the world). I sure would hate to get caught with one when they go cold. Or maybe the guy who buys one of these things 'buys the farm' soon after the purchase and his dopehead son/daughter/nephew/third exwife finds it and sells it to the nearest pawn shop for $500. Maybe the guy just loses it down a drain. It's still a lo$$. If the watch is a replica...$2000 will knock it in the head if the movement is genuine, but it will probably not be worth any less for a long time so if you were to put one together it would not be too much of a gamble imho. Things like this are 'generational collector items' and when all the 'investors' go broke, lose interest, wise up, or go RIP, this stuff may not worth much. We are also seeing this now with 'supercars' that I could have purchased in like new condition for a few thousand $$ 'back in the day'. I did not pay much for them back then and am not (fill in the blank) enough to buy one at today's prices. I have friends with restored or low mileage 1960s/1970s supercars and the cars soon become a full time job just keeping them from rotting away...rubber hoses/tires/upholstery dry out and crack, engines develop leaks, gasoline goes dead and sets up in carbs/fuel lines (so the owner runs the car every now and then to prevent gasoline damage and the short run time causes condensation that rusts holes in the $3000 exhaust system), 'pop top' batteries leak acid on shiny stuff under the hood, brake fluid turns into pond scum, rubber axle, crank etc seals dry out, exterior paint dulls, plastic dashboard parts/steering wheel rims etc crack...and when you finally get up enough nerve to take one of these trophies out for a Sunday drive, some Idiot with no insurance runs over it while texting his best friend Bob. This is why they make replica watches and brand new 'pay by the month' supercars.

Wants 130k? No notes in PP too I bet.

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My latest rebuild with new case. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My 002

PAM 3646 on Simona Buffalo

Thanks guys. The hands are fiddly being so small but not too difficult to do. Just need to protect the dial when removing the original ones. I may try tackling the crown logo on the dial at some point, replacing it with a gen from a donor dial.