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Yes it is! They make fun calling us "the knitting circle"on RWG bz I always say our guys are in "ivory towers pondering builds" those lemmings are buying the latest V whatever the dealers put out. We are the brain trust of the rep world this has never disputed successfully a matter of they don't go there, they know deep down where the expertise is. I stride proudly through the rep world representing RWG cc. w/ you guys behind me.

If you decide to sell the v72, let me know. I have a spare case and dial just waiting on me to start another project ....

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Well said Mike. We're fortunate the real dedicated enthusiasts followed us here during the great migration when our original forum went down in flames. Now we keep the fire burning here. Long live RWG... the real RWG.

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This is why the knowledge of vintage rolex on RWG is second to none.

My advice, do your homework before making a purchase. There are plenty of references for building a 5513 on the forums. Ultimately it’s your watch, if you’re happy with what you’ve got, that’s great.

Gentlemen, without overlooking the genius skills of others.here, what would the forum be without you guys?? If every area of the world was like this forum, the world would be an astronomically better place!! No poverty, no wars and perhaps even less diseases just to mention a few!! Many thanks ! It gives me somewhere to turn!

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One of my favorite lume patterns - cali love

"Ah well that explains it. In my world, no real Rolex exists after 1974.'' +1 What he said. Sapphire, sel, crockery bez inserts, and Fi-Shock wire stretcher clasps killed them for me. If it ain't rattly, it ain't a rolley. "Pardon me sir, is that a rolex?" "No, but good guess." "What is it if I may ask?" "It's a genuine Invictex!" Prototype oys lock clasp...

"I'm not sure how good Yuki's cases are. check them out, ask around." The two cases (5512/5513) I got from Yuki in May 2014 were as good as any I have seen. They are no longer shown on their website but a few other sellers will have similar cases. Read in the rolex section to see who has what. As for 1520 parts...almost all the parts are the same for 1520, 1530, 1560, 1570 except for the escapement parts. Escapement = balance wheel, hairspring, pallet fork, escape wheel, and a few others. Get a rolex parts list for 1530 base movements or for the 1520 and see what you need. The 1530 was the first of the series so all of the similar movements that followed are called 1530 base movements.. 1530 base movements = all the movements above + date, day-date, anti-magnetic, and GMT models with the same 1530 base movement If your balance wheel, hairspring etc is damaged, you will have to use 1520 replacement parts because although the main plates are similar you will can use only 1520 escapement parts. 1520 = non chronometer with flat hairspring 1570 = chronometer with Breguet (overcoil) hairspring Learning about movements is slow, dull going but it can save you a lot of $$ and headaches. The more you know, the less it will cost. Most of the time. Learn all you can before jumping back into the project. Believe it or not many RWG members worked on genuine name brand watches before getting into replicas and Frankensteins. Why would anyone need a head start? Because replicas and Frankensteins are harder to work with.