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tudorking

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  6. %$## Rusty 1680

    in The Rolex Area

    Posted

    Interesting thread, never heard of Alum before!

    On those latest pics do I see that this "new" version of the MBW subs don't have the groove for the gasket under the retainer ring?

    Am I really slow and everybody else knows this already?

    regards

    TudorKing

  13. New member from Hong Kong says hello!

    in Introduction/Rules/Support

    Posted

    Hi TK welcome. I'm visting HK this Xmas to meet my inlaws in Yue Long (new teritories). I,ve been thinking of ordering a rep from a dealer in China and using thier HK address for delivery!!!!

    Do you have any experiances in this method!!! customes ETC.

    Thanks

    Hi LE,

    Not much experience of watches mailed to me from the mainland. The only thing I had mailed from there was a surfboard! No duty on that.

    I do know there are heavy taxes on luxury goods in the mainland, that is why lots of rich mainlanders come to HK to buy their gold Rolexes. I don't know what would happen with reps though.

    Tudorking

  14. Just pulled the trigger on this one :)

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I am very excited about getting this one. I was almost ready to pull the trigger on one of Yuki's 1655's, but I wanted something that I knew would be reliable and could be worn daily. I just wasn't convinced that the 1655 would be that watch. I think the LRRP has the look of the original, but none of the potential problems. Sort of like a new Hemi Challenger vs. it's 40 year old cousin :)

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    I am thinking something similar about using a Yuki 1655 case but I didn't really want to go the whole way and use a Rolex 1575 movement. I've thought about using a ETA 2893 if I can get one from somewhere ( should be reliable for day to day use ) but then I have the problem of making the 2893 fit the Yuki case correctly. Haven't decided yet.

    TudorKing

  15. Yuki Bond big crown case set

    in The Rolex Area

    Posted

    If you are willing to spend the time, effort & money, you can fit just about any movement into just about any case. But Yuki's cases are made to fit gen movements. Read this

    As Freddy says many different movements can be made to fit many different cases but some with more time and effort that others.

    Some of the more important dimensions you need to consider are the diameter of the movement and the stem height ( the distance from the front of the movement to where the winding stem enters.)

    The modern ETA movements ( 2892 and 2824 ) are both 26mm in diameter but the Rolex movements are larger ( 28.5mm for the 15XX series and I think the same for the caliber 1030, somebody correct me if this is wrong )so you would need a spacer ring/adapter around the ETA movement. I have seen these but I don't know how easy they are to get.

    The stem height of the ETA 2824 is 1.80mm, and the of the ETA 2892 is 1.50mm. I haven't been able to find the stem height of the Rolex 15XX or 1030, maybe someone else knows.

    regards

    TudorKing

  19. New look for my Ubi fanken 9411

    in The Rolex Area

    Posted

    Looks like a wonderful 9411. I'm just learning but the little details like that date wheel is amazing, makes it such a special watch.

    I picked up one of those exact same NOS Tudor dials several years ago so my watch looks very similar. Strange thing is though after a couple of years wearing it like this its pristine condition I feel the urge to swap the old bubbled dial and faded insert back in for the vintage look, just can't win eh?

    regards

    TudorKing

  21. New member from Hong Kong says hello!

    in Introduction/Rules/Support

    Posted

    Hi Everybody,

    I'm an expat in Hong Kong. My previous experience with replicas has been with the cheap and nasty stuff that I've seen for myself in Hong Kong and across the border in Guangzhou so I have only worn genuine watches in the past. I've been looking at the MUCH better members projects on this board and they seem to give exactly what I like, similar case quality in some respects without having to pay through the nose.

    I'm very impressed by the knowledge and abilities of lots of the members here. In the last couple of days of researching old posts I have found information on how genuine watches are constructed that I have been trying to find for years on other watch forums but only now have I come across the information on this forum.

    Thanks to everybody for all the info I have already learned and I look forward to sharing anything I can in the future.

    regards

    TudorKing

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