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Updated mine with gen Open 6&9 Date and H6 pinions. Gesendet von meinem 2107113SG mit Tapatalk

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Thank you for sharing. The 6350 dial is being made in 28.5mm and not as a 27.5mm as per original and it is not being done proportionally, being the difference (0.5mm) added to the edge. This makes the dial unusable in a gen case and in a rep case the chapter is too far from the rehaut. Regular explorer cases are also not accurate for this model. The chapter on a gen dial is recessed and lower than the guilloched surface to create depth and a shadow line around the rehaut (mine in the attached picture so you can compare). These dials were not printed either, and what you read in a gen is bare brass. That makes this one of the most difficult dials given the surface is not flat and legibility is a key. 35usd may sound as a friendly price but in the end what one will get is proportional to the 35 bucks. A last thought regarding the hobby; most people try to replicate without knowing what they are replicating or handling an original. Same applies to ageing; ageing without knowing how a piece ages and the feel of it makes the process run in a thin line separating art from butchery. Accuracy takes time, patience, and art. it takes the same amount of effort to do it right and do it wrong. Do it right involve more time though. That, and what we learn in the way, are what makes it worth. best, M.

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a true gilt 6610. 31972304-d919-4882-bbd6-a64d7d54974b.mp4

Yeah... I wanted them, but I'll take the money! 😁

Were those Tudors purchased on their own merit (ie, because you wanted them) or to placate the AD & be permitted onto The List? The reason I ask is because there may soon be a class action suit brought against those who participated in this type of 'business'.

This is the new Raffles 6610 dial that was long overdue I had helped him develop earlier this year. I suggested they use the same print stamp and lume that he used on his 6350 dials (which I also helped him develop) and use it on a gloss dial plate. the results are excellent for both dials. excellent bang for buck! Raffles has really up'd his game this year. 6610 vs 6350

Rolex 5500 AK with case dated III 68... Cleaned/oiled/mainspring/case tube/crystal/blued steel SS hand/gaskets/ZRC strap, finished 5-23-23. No case corrosion...it is getting hard to find a 50+ year old steel Rolex watch case with no corrosion. Dial and hands are in first class condition. Crystal is a GS PA 459-37 (generic Tropic 11), case tube, ZRC strap, and oem spec spring bars from ST, Blued SS hand from S. LaRose years ago...SS hand has pointed tip on short end to match pointed tips of H and M hands. Aftmkt steel buckle. Movement is a 26 jewel 'hack' 1520 in excellent condition. It has a date type canon pinion and hour wheel with the calendar drive gear removed. Why? To give more space between hands and dial. The short no date CP and H wheel mount the hands close to the dial and the date type CP and H wheel combo mounts them about .5mm higher. The domed crystal gives plenty of room for the hands to mount higher. Later in the day... f333 and jackflash: Thanks!