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Well, I bought a black dial pre-Daytona 6238 a couple of weeks ago from Josh on a whim. http://www.pf-818.com/watches/rolex/daytona/vintages/stainless-steel-collection/0-0-0-0-0-0rldv00115-6238-ss-ss-black-asian-venus-75-h-w.html?___SID=U I put it up for C&R sale, but there was no love for it. So, decided to mod it instead The Cartel sub-dial hands are just too thick. I bought a thinner set of 0.26mm diameter hands in white, carefully removing the the paint from the hub with acetone to get a look closer to the gen. I stained the lume of the hour and minute hands ever so slightly with coffee and painted the tip of the large chrono second hand too. Cartel sub-dial hands ...new thinner gen-like sub-dial hands During the movement removal, the L-shaped lever that allows the positioning of asymmetric pushers fell off, it was just loosely glued in place. After cleaning I used JB Marine Weld epoxy to hold it firmly in place. Needless to say, the lower reset pusher will only be used sparingly in future. I guess this is a problem applicable to all Cartel Daytonas with the Venus 75 movement. Rather than the squarish Cartel crystal I went for a Clark T21 crystal that is slightly more rounded, lower in profile and generally more vintage in feel. Next step was to shape, soften and age the case to give the watch an appropriate patina. ...and finally on the wrist with a period Perlon strap.

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Hi guys, I have not presented something new here for very long time, but today I have something that should share with you! My new Rolex Submariner Ref. 5513, gilt dial, Meter First, from 1966. Let's see in detail: Case: Yuki case with Serial number from 1966 - Modded with speciale patina (steel browning). Dial: GEN from the same period, in very good condition. Hands: Yuki, relumed and reworked. Movement: Cal 1520 with 17 jewels non-Hacking, from the same period (revised und regulated). Crown: GEN 24-700, in good condition. Tube: WSO reworked. Insert: GEN Service. Plexi: T19 GEN Service. And the result: I hope you liked it

Well I taught myself how to disassemble, clean, reassemble, and adjust a Rolex 3135 movement, Is that the kind for thing your talking about ? I also did the same thing with a Valjoux 72 Chronographic movement as well, It was a good thing a took LOTS of pictures when I dissembled the Valjoux 72 movement because there was a LOT of parts that looked very close to alike but they were not and I had the pictures to show me what was what !

Another great piece interaktiv! Glad the watch is getting a nice b&s worthy strap. Too many great builds are on cheap straps which always bugs me

Great piece, and awesome build is this a birth year piece? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nice job Jack- I like what you did with those new subdial hands! Congrats!

Wow!

Very nice indeed! Thanks for posting

Stunning! Congratulations!

The dial is interesting! Where and how did you source it?

Top!

Very impressing piece, confratulations !

Beautiful!

Jack....you are a very teacher on mods for this bauty. Congrats. [emoji6]

Thank you @Legend, it was a little presumptuous of me to use "we". I find when someone has a passion for a subject it becomes interesting for me to hear them speak on it. I love watches and generally have a passing interest in any watch. I am not interested in two people continually bickering about a dispute that arose on a different forum. If either of you would like to tell us about your hobby and passion without referencing your mutual dislike, I would be very pleased to read it.

Seems they are already working on it, says Watchbus. Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk

I had the jlc master compressor and it had the alarm built into it. I sent it to@hackR as it was one of his grails. Very nice watch. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

@legend is badassed mod in training! I'm trying to kick the nice out of him! Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Why not nominate me as the one that annoyed you the most ? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

The real facts are we are not interested.

Seriously?

It actually depends on how badly banned one was from RWI lol I tread softly along the fine line separating raving insanity and lucid moments of ingenuity. The issue is I've no idea which is which mostly.

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Unicorn Rolex..

Appreciate that sir! The drapes finally match the carpet.

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Thank you kind sir! I could use lots more practice, but it's actually quite fun.

I think this should be the spirit that separates this forum from all the others and the endless bashing and abuse all over the internet. And this spirit is ultimately one of the main reasons why I like this forum.