jasonstacey

nice rads! is the other accessory the big-ass knife lying around? compliments the other accessory very well.

Can't help but check your background. Dual monitor setup (or maybe more) is either you're a gamer, programmer or because of the knife, from a security firm

LOL- Good eye- Not a gamer or programmer.... But i do like to play GI Joe.... HA HA-

I used thread locker (the blue type) to hold the wire lugs and screws in. So far So good....

Here are my two daily accesories right now. 292K from the H factory and outfitted with a deployment rubber strap-

Does anyone know where to get a PVD Submarine logo Buckle?

"Almost everyone on the forum that has been here for a while has similar stories. Quite a few of us have had franken MBW's 1665's 1680's with almost everything genuine but the movement and MBW case. I have had several over the years and every one of them topped out at close to 1000.00 USD before it was over with. I believe that the most I got for one was around 700.00 USD and that was with a genuine bracelet and end links thrown in. That was back in about 2005, but the same thing holds true now."

I have assembled a few frankensteins and try to keep the $$ below what the watch will sell for whole or in parts...not easy of course. I paid $750 for the 26 jewel, hack 1520 (19800 bph) in the last 1016 frankenstein I stuck together and counting a mainspring and stem, the movement cost me about $775 after I cleaned it. That's not too bad for the movement as I can probably get at least this much back out of it.

If I had the movement cleaned by someone else it would cost about $100 around here.

I had to skimp on the dial and case in order to keep the $$ down though. I used an Asian 'refinished' 1016 dial (actually a new 100% replica dial) and aft/mkt hands along with a genuine 16234 case that is in good but not great condition. I went a $hundred or so over what I wanted to 'invest' but since I have worn it for more than a year, I got that back in 'wearing time'.

I thought about putting a Bulova 11BLACD in the watch and went so far as to drill the Bulova mainplate for rolex 1530 dial feet but have not put the movement together yet. All you have to do then is turn a fraction off the hour wheel so 1530 rolex spec hands will fit. This would bring the total cost down about $700 because of the difference in movement cost.

It would also make the watch an older style with 18000 bph and no hack.

j/s:

I think you did Ok on the 1680 except for the movement and this was not supposed to happen and should be chalked up to experience and bad luck. I know the bad taste from all the $$ spent makes you want to get rid of the watch that caused the loss but if it was me, I would keep the watch and wear it for a couple years and enjoy it.

If you feel the same way about it then...sell it, but I bet the feeling of paying too much slowly evaporates over time.

Good advice. Thanks for everyones input. I might change my mind once its back but who knows.....Have an issue on hand and I might have to liqudate some items thats why I posted this.

Not to criticise, I respect, you are free to do what you want,

but I cannot understand at this level of price why you don't buy a gen. I dont know if the watch is nice -no pics- but franken = fake anyway.

Sorry, no offence but I get just a little nervous with this rolexmania mystic and frankens

I noticed also here, lot of stuff is overpriced. Generally Rolex in USA is overpriced whithout any serious reason, like everything else indead

To get a 1680 Red Sub at the time I started to compile my parts, they were going for like 8-9K on the bay. Now they are like 7K-7500.

I had a 1680 Rolex case and dial lined up to begin with and the seller flaked leaving me no choice but to use an aftermarket one. I just got caught up on the project.

$1000 to service the movement

It was not just a service, it was outfitted with new barrel, arbor, canon pinion, hour wheel, regulated, adjusted, dynamic poised, etc. I guess a few parts were slightly bent or warped. Bummer, I know....

You are right Kb, I didn't want to list it without photos and wanted to gain traction first. But thanks for your input.

Yup, that's the bracelet! That movement was I bad shape when I got it, the worst part is the guy that sold it to me said it ran well......I had the movement 6 months before sending to be put together and was too late to get a refund!

Sure.

If you do decide to sell (or even list) this piece for sale here I would suggest you get ahead of the curve and make a request to any of the admin team to be added to the approved high value sellers list. We will let you know the information which we need to get. Anything over $1500 has to be vetted by the Admin team.

Sounds good- Should I send you a PM?

@ Jasonstacey

Indeed we are interested in seeeing the pics of the beauty.

Maybe you can also make brake down of the 4K you mentioned.

Will hav e look again end this week the see this beauty.

Carpe Diem

Cats

No problem Cats-

Breakdown:

Yuki Case with custom Serial # -$600.00 (or $550, I cant remember)

Dial with Hand set- $250.00

Gen tropic 127 watch crystal- $275.00

Gen Crown/Tube- $300.00

Gen Bracelet with 580 Endlinks- $400.00

Gen 1570 movt- $1500.00(I got took on this one due to the condition)

Service/build/rebuild(Movt) $1,000

Thats roughly $4,325 in parts and labor-Not to mention the time it took to gather the parts etc.

Have a great day and I will post the pics as soon as I get her back!

Let's see this prized possession of yours! Pics, pics, pics!!

Will do- Should be here by the end of the week......

I might have to sell my prized piece. It is a Franken 1680 Red Sub. Here is the breakdown:

1570 Gen Movt that was just rebuilt (new barrel, arbor, canon pinion, hour wheel, regulated, adjusted, dynamic poised, etc) with all Gen Rolex parts by Rex.

Gen Tube and Crown

Gen Springbars and correct Gen Endlinks and Gen Band

Case and Dial are Yuki with custom Serial # to match the Red dial.

The watch in route back to me from Rex and Ill post pics when it gets here but wanted to know if anyone would be intrested in it.... I am close to $4,000 in parts and labor in this bad boy. Open to offers for right now.

PM me if intrested.

Thanks

I need a Rolex 93150 band with 580 endlinks

Gen or Rep

Let me know if anyone has them.

Thanks

Depends on the style of bezel.

I know that an MBW case will fit an acrylic crystal assembly if you use a gen crystal retainer as well.

Yeah, I have an entire gen bezel and sapphire crystal along with dial, crown, tube and hands and wanted to do a franken two tone submariner.

Thanks

Is there a sub case that will accommodate a gen sub bezel assembly and just not the insert??

Also I can get gen dials for most rolexes if anyone is intrested... I just picked up a Two tone sub serti dial for $350- is a gen dial that was refinished but looks damn nice...

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