marrickvilleboy
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I think you did a very good job. You need the right springbars.
I will disagree with freddy, the 6204 used a 6mm Brevet crown, according to the chart on Stefano's site.
http://stefanomazzariol.blogspot.com/search/label/ROLEX Submariner ref.6204 SUB- AQUA
Here is mine:
Yeah you were one of the inspirations for this build.
What case did you use? can you remind me?
I think Freddy just meant that my crown was way too big haha which he is right
Thanks for the kind words gents
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Overall, I like what you did, but the early Subs had smaller (24-530, 5.50mm) crowns. Here is a gen for reference -
Yep but I really like the big crown so went this version instead.
Very nice job on a rare piece. Here's mine, waiting for some magic fairy dust before it's complete.
very nice - and that looks like gen spec size too - the silix stuff a little too big
Where do you buy silax cases?
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silix prime
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Ever since one of the guys on the board posted pictures of Rolex 6204 model, I really wanted to put one together. I think only a couple of guys have managed to find the right hands or made customs hands to fit the watch.
Anyway, I assembled some left over parts and Silix case to put this one together. What do you guys think? I like it but really want to focus on getting my Tudor 7016 into good shape so may end up selling this.
Parts list:
- Silix case
- Raffles dial
- Eta 2783 slow beat
- custom made hands from various hands
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Reppin, get a new set of hands - the yuki ones are wrong (too long)
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gorgeous!
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Thanks, Mike, I ran a search too and found that link - helpful.
I did some extra digging and some think that it may be from Vietnam - hence why the extensive rotor engraving, etc.
Quite convincing from afar but once you're close, you can tell the difference.
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Hey guys,
So I picked up this little thing from a local sales forum the other day. The backcase was almost impossible to open. Had several watchmakers give it a go with the rolex die but with no luck. End up using superglue around the notches to provide additional grip and finally got it opened.
I was expecting a POS asian movement inside but take a look yourself - appears to be a Felsa 4002 movement, mimicking the 390 Tudor movement....Has anyone seen something like this before? The case is also marked and engraved decently too....
Comments more than welcome - what have I found here?
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haha not a unfair decision!
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I tend to agree with you cavi, back in the late 60's and early 70's there were very few choices when it came to real "Dive " watches. I mean the ones that guys who were diving in the water, not desk diving!! The BP FF, Doxa's 300T series, Spirotecnique, Omega and Rolex were sort of out front, although the Rolex even back then was more expensive. As time went on, Rolex began to spend a lot more on advertising, sponsoring lots of sports that attracted more upscale clientele, Auto racing, Polo, Golf, etc. It cost a bundle to sponsor sporting events, buy TV time and full page ads in expensive upscale magazines.. I believe that as their advertising budget grew, and they were really shifting toward more upscale buyers, they began to push the prices up and up. Obviously there was not much push back as Rolex sold every watch they produced. There were some slow sellers, one of which was the Daytona Cosmograph. It was a throwback watch, manual wind with no date in and era of automatic date watches, but over time, all sold, and Rolex kept pushing the prices upward.
Are they worth the price, obviously to thousands and thousands of folks who walk into AD's and walk out with a brand new Rolex on their wrist, they are. To me, they aren't. If I were in the market for a genuine, I wouldn't even spend one minute in and AD, looking at list price watches. I would find a good gently used one at a pretty big discount from new. If you can get one for 30-40% of the new price, you are in safe territory, because should you not "love it", you can sell it on and not take a beating. In fact if you buy right and keep one for a few years, you might sell it for more than you paid for it. Here are two examples that I own.
1. 16750 GMT 1986 purchased in 2006 Price 2400.00 USD today 5000.00-7000.00 USD
2. 16610 2000 "P" serial Sub purchased 2011 3250.00 USD today 5000.00-6000.00 USD
So if I were to sell these I could more than double my money on the GMT and almost double my money on the Sub. So to me it's a no brainer. Buy a good used one every time. The nice thing about Rolex, they build thousands of each model, so there is no exclusivity about the watches. There are hundreds of each common model for sale at any given time, and while Rolex can control the new market with and iron fist, they cannot control the resale market.
Funny enough I have same models as yours.
Also paid similar prices to you too...what else is on your list?
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Looks good
care to share a link?
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I may have a Tudor 7298 rep available shortly.
Will likely post it on the selling forums once its back up so keep a look out
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great wristies - too many genuine watches getting thrown into the rep game haha
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you resurrected a 4 year old post, Richard.
They are working on the selling forums - just be patient
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lol the video is real....
this is either advance level troll or .......needs education on rep vs. gen
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Which one of the crystal was the replacement one? in the low dome?
what number crystal if you don't mind? thanks
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I agree with Tomhorn. If you want a gen like movement get the yuki 3135, for about 350USD, have it serviced and you have a movement that will take a gen date wheel ,dial and gen hands.
I firmly believe that a lot of thes guys are going a little crazy with these 16610 and 116610 builds. Gen movement, hands, dial, insert crown/tube and you have a nice watch, but it's going to be a 3000.00 USD build. There is no way you will ever get your money back on a rep that costs 60-70 percent of a good genuine. If you don't believe me, go back and research the sales threads over the past several years, see how many "superfrankens" sit around forever and are finally parted out to get some of the sellers money back.
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Bravo - Been saying this for some many months now.
There is a guy at RWI specialising in building 16610 superfrankens and putting in gen movement, etc - pushing $3-4K...jesus.. the moment you question the build, they give you a spiel about how its a hobby and that they enjoy building it and how its priceless.. it sure is PRICE-LESS - enjoy taking a 40% loss when you sell for parts.
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couldn't agree more with Panerai.
Could suggest swapping them back using a independent watchmaker and sell off the service parts.
The 'serviced' look is just horrendous
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Tell us how you really feel about the movement?
Haha good write up!
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great comparison and thanks for this.
Any chance we could reduce the thickness of the silix case to closer match the T-C?
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[censored]......thats not good
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definitely a rep
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if it goes on ebay and it fetches that price - its unlikely to be fake.
The guys bidding on Rolex bands are usually seasoned WIS
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thanks guys.
It has been difficult to be honest.
The bottom one needed:
- the dial minute indices repainted (the outer edges were rusted and the dial had water damage) - I fixed that but spray some light coats of matte gloss and repainted the indices with silver paint
- the glass heavily scratched was polished
- movement dead was replaced with new parts
The top one needed:
- a new bezel insert which is on its way
- glass polished
- movement just needed a service so its all fine now
- contemplating cleaning up the lume but want to leave it this way so I have one clean and one dirty 6105
what is the deal with silix?
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Thought I answered your question in the other thread no?
There is a components section where they sell parts.
I can't link because they aren't a trusted dealer on RWG anymore.