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Jackpot !

have a nice weekend ! Frank

don't get the Clark tubes - i had 2 broken while installing - Cousins UK seems to be better ... CGs can look way better after shaving outside : cheers, Frank

u got Balls ! i still this : cheers, Frank

who has the best Sub ?

that was a wild guess based on the description but i think i read it somewhere somebody has to get on and rip it apart

fingers crossed

+1 the black sub is available - there is a nice video too : http://puretimewatch.com/product/submariner-16610-ln-sa3135-best-edition/ but it looks like the bezel construction is not 1:1 which holds me back ... cheers, Frank

cheers, Frank

had a similar moment in my Dipsy 2 years ago : cheers, Frank

for the price its not bad at all - just saw a sales thread on RWI where a similar watch was sold for 10 times this amount (advertised as MBW/TW Best) - that's BAD cheers, Frank

yes - insert + glass fit perfect .... cheers, Frank

thats not an easy project an Rolex 5513/5512 whould be easier - if you could live whith the wrong caseback i whould try to find an older MBW 1680 case - which is basically an 5513 case - the younger MBW cases are not so good - here you could go also with the Castel 5512/5513 cases. Yuki/Phong are bad (rehaut) / too expensive - sometimes you find an DW case wich is also shitty (doesnt take gen parts) if you are paitient you can find a gen middle case relativly cheep (ebay, vrf) the dial : if you whould go for a younger Tudor - an gen dial is easy to find and rel inexpensive - for this ref you are stuck to aftermaked ones (around $100) tube/crown : any gen will work imho - its just a matter of $$ what you choose .. lug holes - i just whould widen them a little bit - can be done by hand Cgs : all need work : on an MBW case : inside+outside and on the side profile - Cartel : only outside cheers, Frank

a little - de-vintagizing while waiting for better hands : gen plexi + insert : cheers, Frank

poor man's Rolex : cheers, Frank

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cheers, Frank

usually i takes only 2 weeks i was thinking about an 5513 wg dial too .... just got gen t19+insert - and waiting for the better hands cheers, Frank

sweet 1680 ! have to get new hands - greedy pays twice i haaate the hour hand ... grrr .... found some nice NOS hands on ebay . lets see if there worth the $$ cheers, Frank

one more Rollie : cheers, Frank

got the hands today - a little ageing and result : cheers, Frank

thanks guys ! btw - very nice Rolex/Tudor 5512 Sub cheers, Frank

Joshs 5513 is also quite nice its been a while that i had time to work on some watches - so that one was in the box for a few month ... has a swiss heart - new plexi, tube, crown - just did some CG work : always compare to the real deal lug holes drilled by hand : some insert aging check hope the damn hands for the ETA will arrive soon ... anyway - still nice to work on these critters looking forward to see some daylight to make decent pics ... cheers, Frank

cheers, Frank