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Man... Now that is a beauty!! For sure, you've got one hell of a collection! That is indeed the same Michael Young! restoration.itgo.com was his biz doing bracelet refinishing and the sort (prior to their merger with Multibytes).

I never get tired of looking at that one, B!

Taint nothing wrong with a little booty in the morning!

Funny how a pair of skimpy thong underoos can provoke such urges Glad to know you are enjoying that Tudor! I miss it... But I am glad it is getting wrist time, and is in the ownership of someone who will appreciate it!

That is one CRASY ass thong!

The engraving is easy to fix. Just add the necessary lines to complete the words (e.g. POLEX to ROLEX). Since the case is stamped as a 5513, it's almost even better, since there have been some documented cases that started as a 5513, and were converted by the MOD to 5517 spec...

Some pics... MBW: Genuine: MBW: Genuine:

The vintage ones are nice and thick. Correct in case height, bezel height, He Valve, case back... Personally, I believe that the vintage SD is the only RLX SD worth getting.

There are no decent 5517's around... They all have the wrong dial, wrong hands, wrong caseback, etc. etc. Best thing to do is make one. Take one MBW 1680 and add the following: -5517 dial with proper T marking -Yao custom MOD sword hands -T-19 Superdome -Genuine 5517 bezel insert -Pre-o ring'd Triplock crown and tube -Custom engraving on the caseback -Fit 316 SS bars to the lugs, solder over and polish -Replace the 2836 with a 2846 Add some wear and patina to the case, polish out and repeat for that aged worn look. Follow up with a nice G10 to finish the look. Voila. A nice 5517

Hmmmm... Is this limited to Subs only? For me, my personal list- 1) MBW Vintage 1665 2) MBW Vintage 1680 3) DW 6263/5 4) Would that last one even count?

Y- The 7922 in the GST Chronograph (genuine) has a new gear train assembly, barrel, mainspring and balance.

Happy be-lated birthday!

G- Please share some details on this one! I like it!!

Haven't been able to take this one off since I finished it...

With a gen dial, I'd think this would be no problem (since the genuine uses a re-worked ETA 7750)... //R

Hmmm... The tube gasket looks a little small and flimsy... Crown looks genuine from this angle. But the money shot would be the other side to see what the threads look like.

Run (don't walk) away from this one! (yikes!)

I always get a kick out of seeing the 2824 inside of these Tudors...

The boxes (wood and outer box shown) looks to be from an A series. I'd be very careful in this transaction.

Perhaps davidsen?

Prices for the 3646 are coming up close to 6 figure territory... So, for a Trittico collection, it's a fair price. But factor in the extra dials, and it's quite a nice 'wow' package...

Ashamed? Never... In fact, I find myself wearing my reps more than my gens. No one ever seems to notice what's on my wrist. And, all of my friends and co-workers know that I build a lot of what I have, so they tend to be more fascinated about what's involved with putting a watch together, and what's currently in progress...

Never! I can buy genuine dials... But, typically don't actively search for the aftermarket ones...

Now that the El Primero Daytona is finished, I am finding myself to be a little bored. So, it looks like I had better get some new projects going, eh? What do we have here? Hmmmm... Hopefully more to come soon... Cheers, Randy

Fitting the dial to the movement should be fine. The question is... Will it fit the case? Hopefully the dial will either be the correct size, or slightly too large (as then it can be trimmed to fit). If it's too small, then there's not much that can be done in that situation. Are you going to do a Val 7750 to replace the Asian 7750 as well?