Great write up and photos. Judging by the photos the AR seems pretty good as well. ??? I am very curious about the AR and if this is a must send to Chief to get right/better.
Thanks!
I am not a Tudor export like Ubi, rosnik, et al, but I would say Gen as well-- if only going off the fact the seller is Steve. From my lurking, the guy seems to have a pretty good reputation on the various Rolex forums.
The insert has been replaced, and not sure if it is aftermarket, it sits a bit high (glued?) and the pearl opening looks a bit big.
TeeJay, that is a great idea. CONUS or North America PAW, and perhaps a UK, and/or EU might make sense. Aside from customs, the person who gets stuck shipping internationally is going to end up paying up to 4x the standard shipping costs.
I have some of Stilty's waterslide decals and silver overlay blanks. PM me if interested. They are Open 6 & 9, Flat 3's for 2836's. You can also, apply these over the stock datewheel if you strip the paint thus revealing a silver background.
Some pics from my bench. Details to follow. This is an homage/tribute piece I am practicing my assembly skills on. Since it is a tribute, I need not worry about the small stuff. It is actually fun sourcing unbranded Rolex parts. Movement is Gen ETA 2836-2.
I call this my 653.09D. 653 for tribute, 09 for 2009. D for date. (My own homebrew "Kingston" kinda sorta...)
In a hurry, but I will post more details and progress pics asap.
Thanks for looking,