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That's a beauty, Michael!

Close isn't perfect, but I get your point.

Oh, and your daytona is perfect, however.

Yeah... Sometimes close is about as close as we can get But it's always fun to try and achieve that last one or two percent to get it even closer...

We've waited long enough...BRING US THIS PICS!

2nd that! Let's see it!

Is this the one with the wrong cross on the dial?

Yes Wrong cross, but overall, the watch is quite close. I was talking to another forum member who compared his to a genuine at an AD...

The new 42mm VC Overseas is also quite accurate from what I understand...

Sir

Very intresting but In your experience is not exist a seller that have nice replicas, is necessary to assemble parts to have a good replica? I will buy a Eddie replica, but I have not experience and disponibility of parts to a labour that you on your sub. Have a counseil for me ?Thanks

Yes, that is correct. The replicas these days are very close to genuine, but in many situations there are still inaccuracies and flaws, which is quite common for this hobby. I find that it is not difficult to build a more accurate watch by combining watches, or building a watch from parts

The GMT was an actual bracelet option for the 1675/0.

But, as with all 20mm lug models, bracelets can be swapped as long as the end links fit. I've seen a few 1680's fit with a Jubilee; personally, I think it looks out of place on the divers...

Great to hear! Thanks for letting me know, Bob!

Maybe he can swing by the forum sometime...

Soooo, Cray... Why abandon the 1680 project?

Mmmmm... Inserts...

Thanks guys... If this goes on the market, I'll let you guys know first I'm not big into modern Roles, but I may hang onto this one for a bit.

E- I simply reused the old ETA stem with this one. Worked perfect- Not too long, not too short.

And... Special thanks goes to Puggy and By-Tor for their advice in photography!

My condolences and kindest regards. Best wishes...

R

That dial is awesome! Definitely need to keep it once you're done with the project...

You'll definitely want the 47mm case then! Looks like a fun project

Regardless, seeing a beautiful Cortebert taking up residence behind that display back would be

Not to rain on your parade, but I thought the 592 was too large (17.xL vs 16L for the 616)? That's why the 616 is the one most go with? I could be wrong...

Nice project! It's stuff like this that makes the hobby fun!

Congrats on a great looking watch...

Terribly unfortunate about that scratch! Still... I suspect that this would make for a nice franken if one doesn't mind the blemish...

I'd recommend a crystal press with a big ol' die.

Thank you for the kind words, Bazz! I have indeed been working on my photos a bit

Cray- Glad that my info is of use. If you run into any issues with shaving the insert down, I'm just a PM away

Old pics removed from last page... New pics are here...

Thanks for looking

Better pics to be added...

Bezel pics...

Ed- Clasp is on it's way

Bob- Hmmmm... Don't you have a GEN 1665 on it's way?!

Cray-

Hmmmm... I am not 100% sure what version of TW Best this is. I had initially negotiated this watch as a partial trade with another forum member; I asked for the 'Classic' as I wanted the older pre-F series 16610 with the lug holes and was going to fit a non-SEL Oyster, but got this instead. One look at the watch as a whole, and I was about ready to flip it. But the more I looked at it, the more I realized how much potential there was for it. So... work began on it, with only best guesses as to what would fit and what wouldn't. After taking a chance, and investing a little bit of money, I now have a watch that just so happened to turn out better than I had expected.

Jet-

Thank you, thank you kind sir. With regards to the insert- It was actually pretty simple to do. The inner lip of the actual bezel is angled up towards the crystal going around the inner diameter of the bezel. The bottom of the insert is flat at the base and then angles up towards the inner diameter of the opening for the crystal. What I did was...

-Held the insert using my left hand (with a gardening glove on), face down so that the back was facing up.

-With my right hand, I held my dremel, almost in the same fashion as one would hold a pencil, and had the grinding bit at a slight angle. RPM was around 1100rpm, and I would apply moderate grinding pressure to the insert's bottom surface at the applied angle.

-Using my left hand, I would turn the insert gradually, allowing the grinding bit to travel the entire diameter of the insert.

I did many passes; more than I can remember, test fitting several times throughout the process. As it currently sits, the insert is pretty thin, but it fits flush with the bezel.

Pics to come in just a sec...

R

The only market for ths watch is among the serious collectors, and no serious collector in the market or position to purchase an $80k vintage Rolex would even consider that one.

Cray- I was initially worried about the TWG dial going in- The TW Best dial was larger in diameter, as I had to cut it down to fit to my UBI-ariner FOLEX case. So... I was a little worried that maybe the TWG dial was too small. But, I compared both dials out after trimming, and the TWG dial looked to be a good fit. Of course, I still wasn't sure until I had the case in hand to test (the pessimest in me). Thankfully, the dial fit quite well... As expected, however, I did have to trim the dial feet off the TWG dial, as the post locations differe between the 21j and the ETA.

Anyhow.. Thanks all for the kind comments. It is still my belief that the perfect Sub is not out there... But with using the right parts, you can get a little closer to that goal by putting something together...

Best,

R