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Good looking watch, Chi, I like it! I like the way you used a 6538 dial in there. Did you consider using a gilt set of hands at all on this build?

Snap-On #55 works pretty well- PN- DBCE55A.

I don't know, if you find a movement for $1500 and an old tritium dial for under $500, you're in for $3600 which ain't bad.

I'd figure $500-600 on the BK WM9 V2 I don't really know on the BK Transformer, but if you add up the total of what you've got, maybe you can get 75-90% of what you've got in it. Just my thoughts

This bears repeating. Stem alignment on the 2836 and 3035 are similar. Also, alignment on the 3135 and the 2824 are similar. I once saw a noobmariner sub that had been fitted with a gen 3035 movt.

I agree with stilty on this. The key difference between the 16800 and 168000 cases and the 16610 case is the depth of the rehaut. The 16610 has a greater rehaut depth. The supposed expert misspoke in that the big similarity between the 168000 and the 16610 case is that the same type of steel is used in the case. They all use the same bezel assembly and crystal, insert and crown and tube.

I'm not following what you mean. On one of my DW's, I removed the movement and then took a small screwdriver and tightened the pusher up from the inside- that brought the cap on the outside down on the post (base) tighter. Or are you going to have to order another pusher from DW? LHOOQ might have mentioned they are $25 each.

You guys need to quit taking your stupid pills for a few days and see if that helps. Justin has already explained it. The SSD in no way copies anything Rolex makes, so forget about 25-286 or 25-295 Rolex crystals. They won't fit an SSD! JMB came up with the MG25-295 from Borel and it fits fine in the SSD. I pressed mine in using the original SSD gasket. It's not as tall as the SSD V2 crystal and has no laser etched crown. It also has straighter sides like the gen. If you don't like mineral glass, that's your problem and you're SOL- put on your big girl panties and get over it!

I agree with DT- a better pearl and trim the inside of those CG's- then you'll have a pristine gilt 5513. Nice job so far

My Josh 1655 is 3838448 at 6 o'clock w/ Stainless Steel and Registered Design 1655 at 12.

The 1570 replaced the 1560 around 1965 and the 1665 debuted around 1967+, so the 1570 (1575) is the only technically correct movement for either a 1665 or a 1680.

My wholesaleoutlet 1675 is 35.0mm ID, which may be the same as the 6542 since they both take a T-116.

I've never seen one. I think they existed maybe 8-10 years ago, but rep mfrs change with the times, kinda like lugholes- they're gone. And gen Tritium dials don't usually fit in the CN Sub cases- too small. A noobmariner will take a gen dial- like a 16800 matte in my noobmariner w/ lugholes- the watch on the right Used to be you could pick up a gen tritium dial for around $100, now days it's probably $200.

I'm with woof on this. I'm happy with my PT 1665. Gen crown, aftermarket tube, jmb crystal retention ring, G&S T-39 high dome crystal, MBW great white dial, trim the CG's and it's WR to boot. The early 93150s w/ the 580 end pieces are OK also if you don't look too closely at the crown emblem on the clasp. The 2846 with the silver DW is working well. I've got around $400 in mine and think it's a good value. The only upgrade that I've had in mind is to get a PBdad relume of the dial and hands.

I was thinking more along the lines of what LHOOQ said, where it was a color change brought on by the deterioration of the paint in the earlier dials. Kind of like the early Sub dials that changed from black to chocolate like the early 1680 red subs.

Nope, completely different, at least on the 1570 movts- they begin w/ a D. Are there even SNs on the 3035 and 3135? Don't recall seeing any.

Actually there's no difference between the 16800, 168000 and 16610 dials- they are all interchangable. First it was the matte dial until around 1984, then the white gold surrounds came out, still with Swiss- T<25 (tritium) and the flat S may be the 168000, but it was also seen on 16610's and even some of the later 2003-4's had the flat S with the Swiss Made at the bottom of the dial. Here's a 168000 with the regular dial SN- R2xx,xxx

Oh, just quit your day job Chi! Great job, I can see a run on those Zodiac GMT movements already starting to happen. What about the DG3804, have you dona anything with those?

Certainly it's just a V72 with a Rolex chronograph bridge added. But it's a V72C which means it the triple date and it's missing those parts on the dial side. Might be best to stay away unless you're willing to take a chance.

The Rolex 3035 and the eta 2836 or 2846 all line up very closely stemwise. You need a spacer ring in there when fitting either the 2836 or the 2846, since the movements are smaller than the 3035. You can get the late model 6mm tube from Ofrei which is the equivalent to the 24-6020 tube. I just went thru ebay and finding 6mm crowns is tough- looks like you'll spend $50-70 for one.

It's actually Perfect Clones- Joshua's website. The watch is just a typical chinese rep, so don't get too excited. I'd stick with the 2836-2 for now unless you're adventurous (and have a watchmaker to fix the movement for you). You'll spend more with BK or TC upfront, but less in the long run because you'll have a quality piece.

Detachable rehaut! What will they think of next? I don't know how this watch can be WR. The Crystal form Ofrei, MS25-295 might work out well if the original crystal is a 29.5mm crystal like the SSD V2 Out of curiosity, what is the SN of this watch?

It's hard to photograph the pearl sometimes, but I think that one looks gen The one on the left is gen in this pic, on the right is a WM pearl- looks pretty good in this pic

These have been a good deal for the price. Yes the crown guards are stubby, but you can swap in another crystal and a gen crown. Not sure if the gen crown fits on the existing tube or if you have to put a new tube in there. On the SSD V2, the gen crown would screw on the rep tube, but the base of the crown was too thick to make it thru the hole of the case tube w/ the gasket in there. Rep crowns have gotten a lot better lately. As for the dial, you can fit one in there, don't know if it's worth it though. I look at these a good budget reps, great for a few mods and to wear as a beater