dieselpower

Super watch and outstanding work. One of the few 'modern' Rolexes that I would wear with pride. Enjoy, after all the work and $ you must have put in to acquiring the parts you deserve the joy it must now be bringing you. Well done.

Jeez, is this a watch forum or a cookery site? told you you'd get lots of recipies

Fool an 'expert'? It depends on the level of expertise. Some people here are truly experts in their field and even they disagree sometimes as to weather a watch is gen or not. Why would you want to fool people anyway?

There have been many suggestions here. Tea soaking, coffee soaking matte varnish sprays etc etc. I am not a modder myself but it seems each one has his own preferred method. Be prepared for many suggestions. Welcome to RWG by the way.

Well done truly an achievement. Your watchmaker has done well these can be a real pig to assemble. Mine is still with my watchmaker. Wear it well.

Beauty Jojo, a real beauty. I will start a sub project of my own one day and posts like this are invaluable help to people trying to decide which way to go. Well may you wear. Congratulations.

Wonderful to see so many members pulling together to create a fantastic piece. Well done one and all and wear it well Stephane. Superb work.

Great watch, great work, great judgement re parts. Great stuff. All in all another great 1665 is born. Great.

Lovely piece. I'll leave the CG debate to others but my 1665 now has an Ubi datewheel and for me the MBW wheel screams rep. I know about the issues with it but for me the flat top 3 is a must. Enjoy and wear it well whatever you choose to do.

They're all modern. Who cares?

I did the same with sewing machine oil. Excellent results. If I die, I die.

Just for the record a friend of mine who was a watch dealer used to see trays of V72 movements for sale. They wanted

Fantastic work, fantastic pieces and nice to see the granite background back on the board. My hat off to you R.

Very very nice Sir. Round two to Lazarini?

Apologies to Martyd3. I mistakenly read your second post and thought you were adding a flat T39. Well, that puts you both on level pegging - everything to play for good luck to both of you and lets see who is crowned 1665 king in due course

Is it worth getting? - No.

Ni!

Beautiful work, well done to both of you. Lets have completed photos from both at the end of the work and we can give marks out of 10 - all in the name of fun you understand. I see you have gone for different T39's - I prefer the superdome so already Laz is one point ahead in my book keep up the good work.

Welcome to watch heaven. Read lots, enjoy and then dive in - the waters great.

Just to get you going - and to throw a cat amongst the pidgeons - Take a look at Ofrei Illumes Pearls, they are much better than the MBW and would transform this watch

Great choice. Great photos. Let the modding begin.....

Sorry to be slow on the uptake of this thread but - here, here! The understated watch is so much more classy. Less is more. I have no moderns and don't think I will ever get one (never say never). Same is true with cars, I mean look at a Bugatti Veyron compared to a Series 1 E - type Jaguar. The Veyron is a joke and the Jag exudes class.

Nice to see another one sees the light. Welcome.

OK. Hello. Welcome etc etc. Do yourself a favour and put in the time and effort that everybody else has, use the search feature, maybe even contribute a little $ to this fantastic forum and you will find all the answers you need. Are you a watch mad geek or just someone who wants a decent Daytona rep to impress his friends? Either way is fine but give a little and you will get a lot. Be specific. Which model are you interested in?

Just a quick note to sympathise and wish you all the best on this quest. Keep on going and you will reap the benefits when the watch is fixed. If it was easy everybody would be doing it. The fact is it's not and there's the rub. Crack on, knuckle down, dig deep, soldier on and you will get there