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Great shots! Looks incredible.

Oooooo! That is nice

Wow! That is incredible. What an awesome project. You got a lot of pens my friend

Pretty sharp. Very convincing in your pics.

Not bad but I don't like the font used on the dial and bezel. A little too off the shelf if you know what I mean.

Everything else aside you got yourself a nice movement for $25 The rest I dunno. I leave it to the experts.

I think the watch is clearly fake for those issues sited above. Boobs appear real to me. Those eyebrows however...

Possible but tricky I think. Plus, once you smooth it out I am not sure how much would remain to hold it together. Besides, if it as a formable material it should keep it's shape during the adhesion process. Then, once glued in, it would be held in place.

So now we just need an item of the correct diameter to wrap it around to set the shape

Very nice! Enjoy that great piece.

What about even using some good old wire. Like a strand of picture wire or copper conductor. Something malleable that can be formed to the correct shape and will stay that way during adhesion. Trick is to find the right size I guess.

Also good points. We need to find some kind of common household or hardware item that can be used to make the spacer. Gonna think about it for a bit.

Great work Importr. Result looks great. Not sure I would have used fishing line myself (given the finicky nature of working with it) but it looks like it worked. Andreww may be on to a good idea about using just a few stand offs around the perimeter of the DW.

Very nice pics. You picked some great pieces to start the year. Enjoy.

I need new pants!

Glad you are up and about again. Nothing worse then getting kicked when you are already down.

This is why I am not just a collector of watches. More so a hoarder

Haha. Good stuff! Thanks for sharing.

Awesome comparison Andy! Great read and reference for those looking to work on their 1680.

Some real great ones in there. Thanks.

Pretty cool looking watch. I like it. However, at $45k I think I will pass.

On rare occasion I use the chrono function but it is very rare. Not due to fear of damage or anything like that but more for practicality purposes. Usually I need more precision than the chrono will provide.

Tough question to answer. At the end of the day only you can say if it is worth going franken and to what extent. I would suggest only swaping those items that really bug you. From the sounds of it this would be the bezel and dial. Get the hands lumed to match and call it a day. I would wait on the crown and tube until you have problems with it. They key is to be cautious of how far you go. It is very easy to end up in second hand Gen cost range if you franken to far. Best of luck and enjoy it!

Ouch. That was just nasty. Great result.