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You can get the bezel off but chances are, you'll scratch the cheap PVD coat and bend bezel in the process. You can try to loosen the bezel with a razor blade, working gently around the head just don't scratch it. Once the bezel comes off the crystal will come off easly, then you can measure it and maybe swap it out with a clark or gen. It's too bad it's such a lemon. Date wheel should be an easy fix depending on whats going in there. TC sell high quality ones for $20.

Why would you need to swap the movement? If it's an asian clone it is supposed to be almost as reliable as a gen ETA. Btw yes you'd need to swap the dw or dw overlay (if it has one) in order to have the correct fonts.

+1 its not really worth it, if you really really like the watch, BK carries the sub C with a gen eta.

If you try to swap in a gen ETA the DWO (date wheel overlay) swap can be a B**** but not impossible. If it were me and I really liked the watch, I'd go first for a gen crystal, then wait till the current movement dies then swap movements.

Sneed, how'd the clark insert fit the bezelring? did you have to glue it? or did it snap in?

looks awesome

Looking hot!!, I like that blend of mint thats just softened enough to smoooth it out while keeping a fresh sparkle. Then you get enjoy your well earned patina

looking good

Dude is single and has a sickness, dammm! I love the shwag! the mercedes wall hand, movements in plexi- MOVEMENTS IN PLEXI!!

Crazy russians!

Love that 1016 action !

I've got an F5201117 serial # sitting in the parts box if anyone's interested. Crystal, bezel, dial etc.

3 now,

this is great piece!

Hmm, the thread seems to have hit a log-jam.

Having said that, how do you find the Noctilumina? Better than Superluminova? Same?

Thanks man, lol

I've only ever used the Noctilumina, the blue is great for anything modern. I bought a kit this last time with the blue, green, oilers, binders etc.. I stripped my Star Time Hands with nail polish remover (thank you wife) then applied the green lume to the back of the cleaned hands. It took a few tries to get it just right, but it was worth it! that stuff GLOWS!! you hear guys talk about all night long, This stuff really works 4:00 am and still a torch.

Both the green and blue cure white, When I compare it to a GMT that Vac did to any that Ive done his lume seems more porcelain like (perfection), while mine is a little more powdery or ruff. That's probably because he's pro and I'm a three fisted guerrilla.

The company seems cool to, shipping to Hawaii only takes 3 days

the kit with two colors was maybe $45

http://www.noctilumina.com/

Pointed Faded Sexy !

I hope you are not referring to Josh's Perfect Clones. He's actually the infamous Mr. Zhao Xiao Bin from Guangdong Province, China. Infamous in a bad way.

His watches look pretty good, but literally every watch my friends and I have bought breaks within a few weeks, or worse they arrive non-functioning. Do not bother sending them back to him for repair under warranty because he refuses delivery of the parcels in China. Twice this happened to me. I stupidly gave him the benefit of the doubt. Twice.

The man is a dishonest, unscrupulous thief. I also know that Paypal is investigating him. I hope this helps.

WTF?

First, Josh Rocks I'll spend money with him any day. There's his budget submariner watch taking gen parts all day long, LIKE A CHAMP!

Second, Take your [censored] wine about "parcels in china" & "your friends" some where else to some other forum.

douche.

Looking good!

here's its cousin in the Dwelling in the Sea.

awesome!

Bpolo, Couldn't you just buy a 2nd Tc case with engravings for $200 and swap your parts in. Then keep the no engraving case for a special project our just sell it off?

Be careful with this one, you might want to read Puretimes (Angus') reviews on service. Also the watch accepts no gen parts, arrives with a terrible crystal, missing gaskets, Inserts have to be epoxied in, non gen construction on the bezel, etc etc.

The only bonus is the ETA movement.

How's this working out so far? looks great! Like the hard work involved

Great write up!

who's got the photos!! lets see them

I've got a couple, but their totally different and for a 19mm rivet

So TTTP

Best of luck!

My GMT 2c in the wild. A very good place

Lumeing is tough, hands are just slightly easier. Here's a 1680 I just lumed, you can see its a little uneven but pulls it off. Next to it is a NDT dial. The NDT was way to nice to lume and it does glow just a little With perfectly round dots so it just got the hand treatment. And yes with the NDT dial the feet come off, then secure with a couple stacks of dial dots, window centers perfectly

^^Stolen photo not my watch

DLC is HOT!!!! there's few others out there who will due it but it can run around $700 for a sub including the bracelet.

That's almost a gen rolex movement

https://www.facebook.com/DLCWatch