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Franken Daytona...

Ahhhh... I misunderstood... I thought you were cutting into the case! Nevermind then... Carry on...

Movement looks legit... Correct bridge shapes, screws where they're supposed to be, s/n in the right place and angle... Kinda odd that the seller only posts one pic...

Help a fellow forum member out?

Insane? That's what my wife said too! Supposedly, I curse about this project out loud in my sleep....

Before you cut into your case... Have you tried curving the springbar slightly? It's a bit of a hack fix, but perhaps the lesser of two evils...

BTW... Here is what I started with... Yes. I had to dismantle this beauty for the case

Yessir. Kos... All trial and Error... And a true love/hate relationship. So far for me, it's been all hate

Whomever once said 'you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs first' must have also tried building their own GMT. This has been one of my most frustrating projects to work on... Ever. I started this project off by obtaining soem GMT parts for a 1675... Simple enough... But, the biggest problem, I suppose, must lie in the fact that there really is no decent basis to start with as far as cases go. The reps use the same case as the vintage 1680 Subs, and the opening for the dial is just too small for the 1675 dial- By about 2mm, which is really quite a lot when you're dealing with a dial. So... I did what any insane person would do, and stripped apart a modern RLX rep, and started shaping it with the old Dremel. Unfortunately (for me), my trusty old Dremel took a dump on me and decided to say '[censored]it' and stopped working midway through (I was about to give up and say the same...). But, my loving and wonderful wife surprised me with a brand new dremel, so I continued on. Here we are at a bit of a starting point... In these pics, I'm actually about 2 hours into grinding. The rehaut lip has to be reduced in both height and O.D. and I've started to take the CG's down About 8 hours worth of work later, I start to get somewhere... Unfortunately, that's where I am left at a stand still. There are problems with the crystal retaining ring fitting properly, thanks to the machined groove where the old click mechanism was contained. The retaining ring got bent during removal, and the crystal cracked, so new parts need to be ordered. Of course there are a number of other items that need to be addressed as well... But for now, I'll need to take a break from this one while I let my blood cool down from a boil (seeing ths one gets me all heated up, and angry... Heh heh). More to come... Maybe... Best, R

Slightly domed white markers...

Just did an estimate of cost to send WU from NY- $220.00 from NY or CA is $14 vs. $34 from CO, NV, IA... So, some states have higher fees...

Hmmmm... Seems like it's either a slow night, people aren't feeling very talkative, or I've somehow managed to land myself in poor favor with the majority of the forum

...in the chat room... (8:20pm MST)

I'll never sell my franken-Daytona. Hopefully my son won't either when it's his turn to take ownership of it...

Hmmmm... Some people don't read threads too well methinks.

I'd never sell something of that caliber... I'd have to keep it in my own personal collection

Le fishe de babel translates as: 'Still not of parcel'...

Absolutely probably. Age, time and storage conditions can all attriubte...

Those vintage inserts are un-possible to get now Confirmed from not just one, but three of my sources (actually, 2 of the 3 told me this 6 months ago; the other ran out last month). Parts are getting harder and harder to come by...

Pics are signed... WO-MART?? Haha... Paul-Mart?? Hahahaha!!

3 minutes in the bath... 1 dip.... 1 set of careful eyes....

Dial does indeed look like an MY. You can tell by the font and marker size. Also... Seems sometimes the ROLEX 'L' isn't always aligned under the coronet with these dials. I'd like to know what s/n this one supposedly has; the case style and the case back certainly do not match. The case profile is consistent with an early 1665- say from '67 to '68/9 (2.1M to 2.6M). The caseback is from a later white font Sub from the mid 70's on; with that in mind, you see where I'm going with this. Yes, the caseback could have been a replacement by a service center, but keep this in mind- the case itself looks to be in too new of shape, while the caseback looks worn- the case edges seem to be a little too crisp for a watch of this age and wear (look at the condition of that caseback compared to the rest of the watch). However, any notion or thought of the case even being genuine goes right out the door when you look at those CG's. Way too tight around the crown, and too thick. The bezel, though a bit funky, is for a 1665; the Sub's is more flat and doesn't have any step or straight angle to it's profile. So, I think the bezel is okay, but the insert is a different story. The bracelet, end links and movement look okay... But then again, those parts aren't terribly difficult to source...

Oooohhh... Sooo lovely!! Quite jealous!

Bwahahahaha!!

Pfffffffffft! I ALWAYS out people! I jump up and down, pointing and yelling 'SEE?!?! SEE!?!?! THAT'S A FAKE! MINE IS SO MUCH NICER!!' Regardless if it's real or not. lols. Just kidding, folks.