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Wow! I have the rep of that Comex 5513

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Specs: JKF Base watch Drilled the Lugholes to 1,2mm Reshaped the whole Case to make the Lugs thinner, opened the CG's Replaced the ugly domed crystal to flat T-19. Installed a 703 Tube and Vintage 703 Crown Dial is Yuki 200m first underline Hands also from Yuki. Modded the existing Inlay to look matte. Relumed the pearl to white Lume. 580 Endlinks Fat 2mm Springbars Brushed the 93150 Bracelet That's it[emoji6] Gesendet von meinem 2107113SG mit Tapatalk

Beautiful, it looks like a new old stock 5513! What are the specs?

Wearing it for six months now! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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

MBK '5512' with ETA 2879 on 9-9-2023... Background right is a '5513' with Hattori/Epson VH31A (14400 bph) quartz movement. Background left is a '5514' from 'Paul/Abay 15 or 17 years ago with ETA 2846.

Adding to previous post --

Yes, me too!

I love my MBW 1665. It's long time working progress project. Eta slow beat movement no fast date setting. Case reshaped, lugholized, gen bezel insert. 2mm springbars. Reworked and lumed dial from Domi. Gen crown and clasp. Gen tropic mid dome crystal . One superdome is ready on workbench. Better dial is coming soon. Inviato dal mio iPhone utilizzando Tapatalk Inviato dal mio iPhone utilizzando Tapatalk Inviato dal mio iPhone utilizzando Tapatalk

I bought my 1st rep in the late 70s but, at the risk of overexposing the members to its inimitable charms, this is my 1st (now 20 years old) franken (I replaced the two tone end links & bracelet clasp with gen parts, which, back then, could be purchased over-the-counter from most ADs) Back then, reps were so poorly made & so few people knew much about Rolex watches that this one was quite a benchmark. It was the MBW DRSD of its day & considered outrageously priced since the retail on the gen Datejust was less than about $2000 at the time. I retain it as a benchmark against which all newcomers are measured. And in case anyone is interested, here are a few pages from the last catalogue/order form from 'Swiss Enterprises', which is the company I ordered this watch from back (according to the post date on the envelope) in 12/87. My watch was a special custom order (because I was a regular customer they located the 'linen' dial for me) based on #203-AQL (the 'L' was the 'ultimate' rep at the time -- the 1st with an ETA movement & laser-cut (real) gold-plated bezel) Back then (before the web), if you wanted something better than the average Canal Street fake, you had to find someone who knew someone, because distribution was done completely by word-of-mouth.