reelamore

Not at all unusual; I've had ones with all kinds of engraving / decoration, from bare brass with no engraving, through to CDG with co-branding, individual makers branding (Cartier, Hermes, Tiffany, Mathey Tissot etc.), Angelus branding, Stolz Freres makers mark etc. - there really are dozens of variants!

Wow, many have gone through your gifted hands and eyes Ross! The only ones I ever see used in hommage project watches, are the Angelus signed ones for obvious reasons.If I were to pay high $$ for an alarm movt I would want the Angelus engraving to show through the caseback. Many people go through great pains to engrave the Rolex sig on the Cortebert bridge..

Anyone ever seen one unmarked on bridge "ANGELUS"?

I saw one today for the first time after having owned many ...any experts have any opinions/theories on why Angelus would produce these??

R.

If you adore that watch it must be special as I know your taste.

I personally don't see a problem with it. I posted my 16520 Frankentona El Primero a while back and backed out after a higher offer than my asking price.Plus a loyal member here personally called me to tell me I was nuts.

Whatcha got anyway?..

I'll have to go look at some past wristshot posts of yours and try to guess....

answer on PM

OK, I'll ask it too...May I have this info too?

The Matt Platt is not bad.

Ahhhh, I always thought you were Irish.

Great stuff R. I love it!

Eddie Lee

He was Tonya Yoshi on ioffer.com..the first Pam rep I ever bought a 111g...many, many more from him after and always perfect deals..He was amazing , I think he slept with his Blackberry, because no matter what time it was when I emailed him,I had a response in 5-10 minutes!

He learned how to photograph watches on these forums (TRC)..

Got pretty good too.

This is a keeper for me..

I've been following these...go for it thats a great deal!

When and if you tire of it I'll buy it from you at a profit..

Enjoy.

$1400 seems to be a pretty fair price. Especially if it's a pre-Tiger model...

Wonderful shots Ubi, your Granite never looked better...

Nice Sub too!

Excellent post!

Thanks TT.

Best of luck with your project..you won't regret the effort..

Takes a REAL man to admit this....I like the music too..very unique , and happy tunes..

My wife and I saw the musical on Broadway..a real treat and boy did we have flackbacks of the 70's..

We're taking our daughters next week to see the new movie..hope its as good as the stage!

Your family will love it, its very very well done.

Enjoy.

I have a confession to make.............I have always been a closet ABBA fan

I have heard it said before that it takes a big man to admit he is an ABBA fan, yet when you talk super groups surly ABBA is right up there near the top?

A figure that even I found surprising popped up the other day.....and I quote..

The takings from both the Movie and stage musical have been phenomenal which suggests I can't be the only guythat loves their songs.

However I am still to see either of the above productions, a big reason for this is my wife (who grew up in Fiji) has never heard of ABBA and my daughter (still only 6) is only just starting to get the bug........could be because daddy is teaching her the songs.

So anyway my question is who has seen either the stage play or the movie and just how good is it?

Ken

Try the Watch Doctor on Waters Ave..

Old School Watchmaker that will service watches the right way...no swish and dunking here.

Very reasonable prices too..

Good luck

Looking for a rep friendly Watchsmith in the Tampa area if anyone knows one. PM is fine. Very much appreciated.

From the comments I've read here thus far it seems the white dials are lumed on the numerals..

I originally wanted the Black Themes but did not want to send it off for a relume, especially on this model.

The silver datewheel plate is also correct and doesn't need that "fix"

This is a big plus for me and am close to pulling the trigger on this one.

Thanks Italiano for posting these great pics!!!Can't wait to see more...

Hmmm, so they lumed the numbers on the rubberclad dials, but not on the bracelet dials?

From the comments I've read here thus far it seems the white dials are lumed on the numerals..

I originally wanted the Black Themes but did not want to send it off for a relume, especially on this model.

The silver datewheel plate is also correct and doesn't need that "fix"

This is a big plus for me and am close to pulling the trigger on this one.

Thanks Italiano for posting these great pics!!!Can't wait to see more...

Hmmm, so they lumed the numbers on the rubberclad dials, but not on the bracelet dials?

Sweet looking!

How is the lume? Is there any on the numbers?

Enjoy it...

this auction is a big RWG party

seller: RWG

highest bidder: RWG

second bidder: RWG

and some dozen interested people from RWG... me too

i hope reelamore will get the highest bid... he is a good guy and i wish him the best with his auction.

that

They taste good on toast.

I think Reelamore is the loser in this as he should make a watch out of the movement!

I disagree that I lost anything here.. I paid dearly last year for my Watchmaster Angelus based 6152 shown in the PICs below.The profit of this sale goes to offset the cost of my watch..so I don't need to make a watch, I have one already...And a very nice one at that...

Realmore who is selling this is a member of the boards. I must ask myself why he would sell it - and why he would sell it like he did in that ebay auction.

Well, I guess I sold it because I don't need it anymore and I wanted to pass it on to the next collector who hopes to build his own.I would have loved to post here , but its this kind of infighting that prohibits any kind of fair orderly trading, esp. with a movt with this kind of demand.Even on Ebay I recieved about 5 offers to end the auction from RWG members but chose to sell it fair and square, so I don't know what you mean by "sell it like he did"..Its common knowledge that most vintage members here scan the Bay daily to find these so I knew it would land on fertile soil.Most of you know who won it, A very respected member here..

I use my same name here as Ebay so I don't hide anything..and I sold this clock fair and square just like I purchased it..so whats the issue?

Fantastic! Well done for putting it all together - I admire your fortitude.

Ubi is a real gent and a great asset to the forum. Oh, I can't believe that the second hand on his white daytona does not reset to twelve properly it must be the angle of the photo, I'll have another look...... Looks square on to me. I'm sure there is some legitimate reason for this, he stopped it just after twelve on purpose, he must have, he must have

Sorry to digress love the watch, wear it well and what's next in the pipeline?

Ha...I'm sure its the camera angle..

NOTE TO NEWER MEMBERS..

I have recieved a couple of PMs and I don't want to confuse anyone here, and bombard UBI with PMs .

When I stated that UBI helped I meant that he POSTED here MANY informative articles which I searched for and did my own thing...he has eveything you need to know here as well as others...

He does not build , modify or consult to build these...he is very generous to post his experiences here and even answer questions via the forum..If you search for Daytona you will find all of them...try it its fun!

Thanks, and good luck for those who pursue such a project!..

Looks great. You are now a member of the ubimensch club.

THANKS Kruzer and everyone...I really love it and I would not have it if not for this forum...thats why I support it as much as I do, not to mention the members like Randy who freely give so so much.

A BIG THANK YOU TO UBI!

I REALLY LOVE MY WATCH...and my wife...

PEACE

It took about 5 months to gather all the parts and put it all together , but it was worth it..

Thanks to UBI for all his help and answers to my dumb questions..and also the motivation and encouragement!!

Here it is:

Gen case ( I was told)..Bezel looks aftermarket.

Gen MarkV dial and hands..

Gen Bracelet

31 Jewel El Primero from a Movado Datron..Rotor or bridge were not changed...

BTW, I am VERY impressed with the movt..its one GEM...

What do you guys think?

I have noticed tha you have tended to attack me and my discussion style rather than the points at hand.

The world, evolution matter, physics - its all there, its not a big secret.

Einstein was NOT religious fyi

You are clueless if you consider for a moment that you can figure out God with the gray matter between your ears.The difference between a fish brain and the human brain is a finite value, and when one is caught and brought into the boat , do you expect the fish to know who or what you are? Or if you point its eyes to a can of Pepsi, does it know what carbonation is, or aluminum?..

Come on..how much more superior is the mind of God to us..and we are logically trying to figure his existence out?

It is IMPOSSIBLE to figure out God with the natural mind, as he is spirit. Finding God requires a sincere desire to know the truth and seek him through his inspired word, which is the Bible. This is where you will find him..or not.

We were all given a free will to decide..and we will all be judged before him someday.

The blood of Christ redeems those who listen and HEAR his voice.You Carl Sagan's out there have too much interference to hear the silent cry of your savior. And your own wisdom of secular thought condemns you to justify your position. Science will not save you, or explain who you are, or satisfy the void within all of us...

Its funny you atheists are the first to start praying and crying out to God when faced with a crisis. like cruising at 30,000 feet in a 747 and taking a nose dive after losing an engine,. or faced with death on the bed...I pray that you all find him and have a knowledge of the truth...its a sad day to die without knowing God.

I know there is a God, because in my 50 years he has listened to my prayers and I have seen his hand work in my life. Through thick and thin he has been there for me, and I would not be typing this if not for him.

Pugwash, read some of C.S Lewis

oops... and I forgot the mvmt pics.

Here they go.

Cheers to you all.

Marco

Very nice Marco!

Nice Cortebert movt...good job.