SERGEANT_AT_ARMS

My inquiry is not due to anticipation, anxiety or impatience. I can see DS is very talented and working very hard to deliver a quality product. I'm sure many on the list would appreciate the opportunity to see the fruition of his efforts prior to making payment.

Ditto, I would like to see how the completed dials look

+1 Agreed 8-12 color is best NEEEEEEEEEEED 218.......PLEASE SIGN ME UP!!!!!!

Thanks for the update!!

Sweating the details, nice work B!

Marlin your build looks great, thanks for sharing. This was the vintage that I wanted to build more than any other and thanks to Gordens work on the bezel it became possible. My case was also shaped into a very slim build (had to really squeeze her together).

Sicko

Nice project SD! If this becomes a reality, I would be interested also :-)

036 done right

Sorry about this, I want to change mine to; 1 - 201/A matching 1 - 202/A non matching

I'm in

1963 PCG Gilt Underline 7928 1987 76100 Lollipop hour hand

Impressive!

Up until I recently discovered this mod was possible on the now discontinued 064/087, the only way to update the rep case set with a gen bezel was to permanently affix (epoxy) a gen bezel to the rep case. Even though you lost uni-directional bezel functionality, it was a very worthwhile mod as the rep bezel is a HUGE tell with its oversized nibs and sh1tty pearl. One day I was looking through my parts bin and noticed the bezel retaining mechanism on the 064/087 rep bezel was a separate component from the bezel itself (other rep bezels I've examined, the ratchet mech and bezel are 1 piece). The first step at accomplishing this goal was to remove the bezel from the case with a standard case knife working your way around the case/bezel (the 064/087 is not as difficult to remove as some models like the 187 which is a nightmare). Next remove the retaining/ratcheting mech from the rep bezel (I think cutting the bezel off with a dremel is the best alternative preventing bending of the retainer). The pic below shows the retaining mech which must be removed from the rep bezel. What you want to do now is reshape the retaining mech (I don’t have a lathe so a dremel was used) to fit inside the gen bezel by applying a bevel at the top edge and removing any other mat’l necessary to get a good fit. A good fit would be the retaining mech is recessed into the bezel the same amount as it was recessed within the rep bezel. After test fitting the retaining mech into the gen bezel, I reattached the retaining ratchet assembly. Now place the gen bezel on the mech to see where you are with fit. You must be certain that the fit was very close in the previous step because any further reshaping of the retaining mech should be done with it installed on the case set (you would likely bend it if you tried to remove it at this stage). The bezel must be tight enough to not rattle but loose enough to turn, a difficult balance to achieve and will require some trial and error. Now epoxy the gen bezel to the retainer mech, being very careful not to get epoxy within the ratcheting mech and paying close attention to alignment. Here is what we have after completion.

The hands and the gilt on dial of the gen are neither gold or rose gold, it is somewhere in between. I believe the manufacturer of the rep has stated he can't do this color and it will have to be one or the other.

This one is an entirely gen 1961 PCG Corino GMT Master with tropical gilt chapter ring exclamation point dial. Both the caseback and 7206 rivet bracelet are dated second quarter of 1961 case serial is 694XXX. When I started this it was only a case and non-functioning movement. It is now completely period correct (including violet insert) with no service parts (even has the butterfly rotor intact). I'll post a more in depth descrption with more pics sometime in the future when summer winds down.

Does the NDT bezel fit the Puretime case?

I had a discussion about this very topic with Rob (jatucka) at VRF. I have a period correct gen 1961 1675 Corino with a Tropical Glit Chapter Ring SCOC dial (no service parts) that has the longer GMT hand and was anxious to know if this was possibly incorrect for my watch. This is what Rob had to say; "You know, the mini hands are actually of 3 kinds (not two ...) There are the very first ones, for the 6542 Then there are the ones for the Chapter Rings 1675 Then, the 3rd kind, are for the "open" Gilt Dials (from +/- 1mil on) The lenghts are different for the 3 kinds of hands These hands were so mixed up alot of Chapter Ring 1675 were seen with the "longer hand", so dont go mad for this "

Looking at the two sites NDT, Minh Quy and J&W it seems they are so similar, is there any association between the two? If so, is an NDT case equal to a phong case of any/all models?

With three subs, you have plenty variety there, LOL

I REALLY wish you could have shown bezel comparisons with the gen, what you describe contradicts what most have stated about the bezels?

3646 Decagonal is built with a Silix case and crown with about a days worth of shaping by hand.

I had an extended weekend so I built up 2 pieces I've been chomping at the bit to do. After taking the pics I noticed the Decagonal still had polishing compund in the OPB on the bezel, so that has been taken care of. Both cases required quite a bit of hand shaping. The 3646 Decagonal has a Cortbert movement and the 6154 has a Swiss 6197. Crappy movement pic, only one I took :-(

Interesting, this doesn't look like the bezel dot I've seen on other 243 reps. This one almost looks like a pre-k series in this photo.