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What a great story of a great looking GW...congrats!

Thanks everyone! yes J...FINALLY! Winter is done in the cold North... highoe...agreed...but this would mean that I would need to purchase a new bezel ring, which I didn't want to spend any extra money on this project and since I already had all the parts available...why not just transform it into something else. I might see if jmb has some time to do some case back engravings to finish off the project...

Sorry Bill!!! But the OP asked a question and I responded!!! But you know what the cure for temptation is....you give into it!!!

Here you go! http://www.rwgforum.com/topic/131012-fs-viet-sm300-yuki-1665-tudor-ranger-noob-lv/page__p__960505__fromsearch__1#entry960505

Admin...there is some great info here...we should pin this one... I'm getting all geared up for a Daytona project also, but a 16523 and it would be nice if the above info is easily accessible.

I have a vintage sm300 for sale...its in the Watch sales section...

I bought a 5514 case set from a member some time ago... ...so I took off the bezel...the lugs...way to cccchhhuuubbbbyyy for a 5514... ...here is an original... So...I put the lugs on a strict diet of grinding wheels and dremels....BETTER!!! I put the bezel on and...wwwwhaaaaa????? It's a thicker 1665 bezel! That don't look right!! But waitaminute...I've seen that case profile before...single red seadweller!!! I have an old MBW srsd dial in my parts box...SWWWWEEETTTT!!! hhhmmm...case back is all wrong... off to the grinder again and apply sandpaper gently...BING!!! NOW!!! Let's put back together!!! That is one nice looking rep crown!!! MAN!!! I gotta work on those end links...make them fit better!!! The parting shot... Thank you for your patience for following this thread!!! No geniune parts we harmed in make this rep...

I actually think the PN dial is quite nice, save the coronet. I think there is some modding potential...

yeah...I was the guy that bought the dial...then looked at it further...the spacing between the 6 and the "swiss made" didn't bother me. It was the 6 itself. If it is am M series dial, the tail of the 6 should be shorter and rounder...on this dial, it looks more like a FGD pre-v 6. In any case, the seller refunded me. Thanks one again guys, this is why I like this forum so much!

excellent! Thanks guys!

Panerai experts....can you please tell me if this dial a fake??? Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

Use 8 micron finishing paper and gently sand down the hands...you'll get a satin finish without the heavy sand marks. In addition, you can use a satin metal polish or respray the hands with a clear satin lacquer. One last thing, you can submerse the hands in 100% bleach for an extended period of time and they will go dull...almost satin like. I've never tried this on gold hands, but have on steel hands. I think CWP sells the meatball sweep hand...might be for the wrong movement, but you can either crimp or broach (can't remember which way) to make it fit an ETA.

I like projects like this mainly for the drool factor!!!! Sweet looking project omgiv!

+2 on the PT v1.5

Sweet look D! I love it!

Land locked, but wearing a diver....

Very nice RA...I also have a Josh 5514 that I am going to work on, but I am still in the hunt for a good dial!

I used 380 endlinks on my Yuki/DW hybrid...worked fine...

Very nice! Love the fading effect on the insert!

dang...your going crazy with that CNC machine aren't you? Looks good J!

I used c8496.

I used a CousinsUK 116 and the WSO bezel fit perfectly...

L...I don't believe the 2836-2 day/date wheels are in the right place as the inside of the Tudor jumbo case is signficant larger than a typical DateJust case.

Too late...its mine now going into my franken Jumbo Day-Date to make it all gen again!<BR><BR> <BR><BR>Props to...cj!!!

It's not an ETA...its an AS and goes in a rare Jumbo (37mm) Day-Date. The reason that it is rare...because it is a 37mm Rolex built case...bigger than the Datejusts. Rolex has only recently embrace the larger cases for their Datejusts.<BR>