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Yup! Perfect......🤪

The 40 looks off to me. Also the pearl looks terrible. Notice the numbers and how square, thin and crisp they are. And the pearl is not a big dome plastic thing..... Here is my Gen insert from Rolex in package when new:

Have you tried to magnetize it?

Great to see you(r wrist) again old friend. I pray all is well with you and family. K

😲 Damn, another 3 reps I wish I still had. BTW, Sweet Caroline had hip surgery yesterday and is home resting. Long recovery and rehab ahead. When I had watches lying all over the place back in the day, Caroline loved to turn the bezel on my subs(Modern). She thought the sound and feel was just the coolest. She of course was and is right, so cool.

Very nice project and a very classy looking watch.

Thank breakdown was incredible. The lengths we went to to get those movements to kinda work was incredible. I remember the watches Trusty would put out. Now, I don't know what to buy or honestly " who has the best sub" 🙂 Those were epic battles. Sad to hear that we have lost some of the originals......all the more reason I wanted to at least reach out to whomever is still around just so we can stay in touch.

Classy! here is my selection for cycling, grilling and perhaps a little golf:

DtC, thanks for checking in and thank you for your work in healthcare.....stay safe. What a beautiful baby and wonderful watch..Ubi would be proud 🙂 Those parts and names you mentioned absolutely sparked my old brain. Man what a wonderful emerging hobby we enjoyed. I really don't think some of the newbies really appreciated the research, talent and know how it took to create some of the most accurate reps ever. Now it seems out of the box reps are pretty damn good and the movements have improved as well. Blessings to you and your family and don't be a stranger, Kurt JAG

Trust me when I tell you you’re in good company. We all have our obsessions and places we go when life kicks us in the teeth. Women, well....let’s just say they take a lot of work attention love and respect. Watches are easy, the soft ticking of a well regulated timepiece, the sexy curves of a expertly modded case and those Lugs!!!!!! yup, watches have scratched my itch for many years. good luck to you. Just know this family here, will always love ya, understand ya and feed your watch obsession. 😎

So it seems...OP, Compare the bezel sent to you with the pics in the referenced post.

Not saying that. MBW cases are rare and hard to find. They do command higher $$$. The Vietnamese(NDT Trading) cases (I accidentally referenced singapore) are more accurate when it comes to accepting Genuine Rolex parts. The MBW's were as close as we had way back in the day. I'm just not sure what you have is an MBW case, but it doesn't mean that you wasted any money. The bezel, dial, CG's hands and bracelet are really what will make the difference. Must people (99.9%) would never know the rehaut or even CG's were off unless it was clownishly bad 🙂

MBW shouldn't need glue at base of crystal. The crystal should be snug and the ring compresses the base of the crystal to waterproof it. Gotta say, the rehaut of that case looks a bit bigger and more slope than my MBW.

I understand. However, ruining the ring he has makes no sense. I would check with the original seller to see if perhaps he sent the wrong bezel or ring. The cheap subs have a smaller ring and the bezel is very this. It is possibke to have mixed them up as the two would not work together.

Heading out for my current obsession:

Would not recommend this. My guess is the seller possibly confused/mixed up a different bezel or ring. The whole sale outlet assembly will be just fine. The only question will be the crystal fit. If that is truly an MBW case, a gen crystal should work fine and the bezel assembly should work well.

A Gilt PCG I spent 2 years building. All Gen except the Midcase which came from Singapore at $950.00

Ok, so you are waiting on the wholesale outlet assembly. So that bezel just easily snaps on and off the ring with or without the tension washer? Does the insert snap into the bezel easily? Damn, wish I had it here in front of me. I hate to keep asking these questions

Clark’s is good.

Does the bezel and ring lay perfectly flat? o ring not critical but nice to have.

Crystal is ruined. The crystal compression ring should be a little wider. Can you show the ring and bezel upside down separate?

Damn, I hope your will names me as owner when the bears finally catch you.....The original Snow Prince. I can't tell you how honored I was when you asked me to massage that baby into what you see!!!! Miss you my friend........You too Nuq...:-)