Star69

freezing cold here too ...

wearing my poor-mans gilt Sub

cheers + nice weekend,

Frank

blablabla an other stupdid Domi bushing thread .... ist getting booooring ....

always the same motherfickers complaining

guys this is a [censored] big buisiness for some people not only Chinese people make money with reps ....

cheers,

Frank

P.S. an Concepta watch is not a gen watch - even if you pay some fortune for a few IWC parts

problem is the Wok - sadly wanted to get one of this cases till i saw one here ....

i know older MBW Sets marked 1680, a little younger ones marked 5513 - the newest are 5513 L-series ? (i think these where the first "official MBW 5513s)

which one is yours ?

cheers,

Frank

nice tropical dial Mr. Cube !

28th is Rolex day

cheers,

Frank

Nice,

now it's time for a proper SD Case

thats the problem why oh why from all Rolexxxes they make an 1:1 YM case ? come on ? where is the GMT, the SD, all the vintage modells ?

better start with Asian Unitas

http://www.siswatch727.com/index.do

or get one of those cheap beat up Seikos from ebay.

http://www.clockmaker.com.au/diy_seiko_7s26/

cheers,

Frank

okay guys - i will start over with my little DG friend - tonight i will let him in the watchbox with the Swiss brothers - peace

great infos automatico - sounds like the older movements whould be even better for this project.

WSO Bezel? Who are WSO?

Don't knock the DG Movement. I have a 'Sterile' GMT Master II with the DG Movement I am going to use as my first Mod attempt. It has the DG Movement, I compare it's time every day with my PCclock and a very accurate Rotary Chronospeed Quartz. It is always within 3 seconds of both.

WSO = this seller on Ebay :

http://www.ebay.de/itm/RETAINING-BEZEL-INSERT-FOR-ROLEX-NEW-GMT-BLUE-RED-16700-/160657657069?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2567f14ced

Well done! But I wouldn't hate on the DG3804B movement. It's really not 'cheap', but instead inexpensive. It is as accurate and dependable as the converted ETA 2836-2 we get, 'Swiss' or Asian. The DG3804B has two advantages over the Swiss/Asian ETA. It is designed to be a genuine GMT movement from the ground up, not a conversion. In 3 - 5 years when a service is needed you just buy a new DG for $25usd versus an ETA service for at least $75usd from a very friendly watchmaker. To get a genuine ETA GMT designed from the ground up, the ETA 2893-2, you'll need to spend over $250usd with no real clear advantage in accuracy or durability. Rolexaddict uses the DG in his 1675 builds, and I do as well. I think we all have the belief that the Swiss movement is substantially 'better', and it may have been in the past. But I do not think that applies today.

okay inexpensive but the whole "feel" is like 2 classes lower than ETA - not to mention the cheap sounds it makes while winding

now with better movement

cheers,

Frank

finito - habe fertig ! project finnished

thanks esp Domenico for bring the focking DW dead on to the center !

all in all im happy and managed to stay under my $500 budget - even if i still hate the cheap DG movement at least it keeps good time )

cheers,

Frank

cheers,

Frank

guys ! thats a very nice 1675 over there - nothing wrong with it

Very shallow cut here on VRF great photos though

http://www.network54...ginal+16750...-

about 10 more pics over there

thanks - very good pics for reference - the dial looks like my Yuki dial wich reminds me - i have to finnish my watch

the problem is: they are without the etched crown - that you cant see on gen crystals anyway

an other problem - they gotten more expensive (like 100 Euro including gasket)

cheers,

Frank

i have a few but got tiered answer questions about etches crowns or Ss so i did not put them for sale anymore

nope - fake

i hope the crown is ultrahuge - but i dont think the CGs can be fixed - they are way too short - it may work with an 5513 that "could" have been polished over and over - but for the SD ?

what happened with the CGs ? MIA ?

cheap Ass(strap) day

cheers,

Frank

But, crown still sits too low on case, doesn't it ?

yes - litle too low - on Joshs pics it look better - i whould install a gen crown + better insert and shave the CGs ... i wait till i see some member pics - then i guess i have to order one

thanks !!

no straight front shot can not see the rehaut could be a nice beater

edit : Josh has pics up - rehaut looks good !

i just hope the stuff will fit in my MBW case

Just take a look at toros pics http://repgeek.com/s...ad.php?t=161963

can you post them here ?

thx

Frank