denimhead

How about these Big B?

http://www.esslinger.com/generic-rolex-watch-crown-gaskets.aspx

Apart from the case looking brand new this is my observation on the watch - 

1. The Gen has a nice deep engraved caseback, this doesn't

2. The Hour and minute hands are 'flat' Gen hands are faceted (folded)

3. The minute hand extends too far, its too long

4. The Orange seconds hand doesn't extend to the outer edge of the chapter ring, its too short

5. Case back would normally have a year date stamp

6. No pitting or age to the grey part of the dial, common issue with the 7032 dials was that they 'bubbled'

7. The Orange colour on the sub counter isn't right, and doesn't match the seconds hand, which looks to have been un-naturally 'aged'

DH

I would hope that most potential buyers could spot the give away caseback etc. But then again.........

Looking good Big 'B' , wish i'd bloody kept it now!

Mine is a still a pile of crappy bent bits of metal in my watchmakers draw

Very Nice Daz, Which dealers selling it? 

Congratulations on a very nice piece, pbdad's done a sterling job on the dial and hands. Can i have a caseback shot please? my only advise would be to maybe take the angle of the case steeper under the bezel. as a rule of thumb there is an outer groove on the case back which acts as a guide to take the excess material down too as per gen. Here's a couple of shots of a case i've just done.  The other upgrade i'd consider is a flat '4' bezel. nyguy(maker of 6263 bezel) just started selling one on ebay which looks very good. Well it well!

 Am i getting it confused with a 2846? I guess you learn something new everyday

Thanks Wolf, greatly appreciate the info

Hey R, You got a 1655 itch  I believe mate that the Asian 2813 is a copy of the eta 2824 therefore a slowbeat movement. Might be an issue if you where looking to upgrade hands etc but I'd need one of the experts to confirm this. The good news is that the ingod dial will fit the case which is a cheap upgrade over the standard dial and the mk2 matches the serial number on these cases which is for 1972 if i remember rightly 

Cheers M

I'm normally to be found over on the Rolex forum so please be nice to a PAM Novice! Josh owed me a refund on an old purchase and for a change I fancied a Panerai. So I've gone for one of the H Factory Regatta 308 models. Now I'm a stickler for detail and I did notice that the Gen doesn't have the 'Roller ball' Lever in the crown guard. Sorry not sure what the technical term for this is! But What i need to know is can i source a plain one from one of the after market Panerai guys on one of the forums?

Any advise much appreciated

Cheers DH 

Phong certainly has the nicest and closed to Gen engraving in my opinion, certainly  better than Yuki, NDT etc. ALL of the 'E's in his engravings have shorter middle strokes as per Gen Rolex engravings. Mq is also worth  look but I chose Phong over them when i bought my 6538 case set

Hi Adrian,

Welcome onboard, just a quick Thank you for the fantastic service you provided supplying the 2 brevet crowns i purchased from you a while ago. Nanuq has Ziggy fitted it on that 6538 yet???

If you can sort out a mid case and caseback the Complete Bezel set from Micheal at www.classicwatchparts.com  is very nice at  $250.00 Gen spec in terms of fit and nicer than Phong ones I've owned in the past.

 Get it on a NATO G10

They need to lend their design team to Rolex

Hey deminhead! Turns out that crown was correct for that Tudor sub, it was a 702 crown and 702 tube! But its gone now I traded it for a Tudor Monte Carlo

Well you learn something new everyday! Lets have a look at that Monte Carlo mate, I may have some hand advise for you!

About time mate! How's that Tudor sub coming along?

Hang in there, it's worth the wait! A competent watchsmith can deal with your 1030. Gl

Thanks everyone for the awesome reply's

Even worse CC, as soon as it's finished its got to go, the VAT man is after my tail, I've got to find 8 big ones this month!

               Mines sadly still in pieces, the 1030 movement from hell is proving to be a weekly drain on my Bank Account. 

His son Baxter Dury is recording, has a great album called Happy Soup. Check it out but buy the gen. I'm not into ripping off music     (sorry way off topic here)

 

P.

Yes Pete I've heard it, Its brilliant and a bit weird as he does sound quite like his Dad. Do you listen to  Digital BBC Music 6? The best music station going in my opinion

Here is the story mate :

http://www.rwgforum.net/topic/125841-sold-fs-1655-freccione-stick-second-project-watch-eta-2836/?fromsearch=1

This watch was given to me from Dadog13 (we always mete up in Croatia during the summer

I see that the topic lost the pics so here is a pic. This watch was later used to build a gmt 1675 and the hands that are left plus the dial will go out to denimhead as a gift

What a mate you are Mr Z, don't worry they are destined for great things 1655! 

"I wanna be straight, I wanna be straight

I'm sick and tired of taking drugs and staying up late"

 

Ahhr, nothing like a bit of Mr Dury and The Blockheads. Sadly missed. 

Thanks all the nice comments guys, Zeleni, where the hell did you find that straight hand ?

 

P.

I think its from Ofrei Pete, one of his stock eta seconds hand but in white. The minute and hour hands are Omega Flightmaster.  

Thats very nicely done Pete, I'm on the very same 1655 road again. those ingod dials really are amazing value for money 

Why not buy an entry level version first? and see if you like living with it. This is one that Angus at Pure time sells, the pictures are of a gently modded one that a pal of mine worked on. Drilled lug holes, re-lumed dial and hands etc. Once you start entering the World of vintage Rolex movements then things can get very frustrating out of hand financially. I'm sure Freddie will agree with me there!

DH