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I have tried rubbing the inserts in the past with car rubbing compound this has given good results but leaves the insert looking faded but glossy

bleach does give a better result but i found it hard to control sometimes leaving it a bit longer in the bleach fades it too much

this time i decided to use a different method im sure this has been done many times before, lets see if anyone can guess which method i used

First i decided to do inserts that i already faded/aged to different degrees !

Insert 1 this insert has turned into a tropic dark brown although i dont think

the photo shows this, in daylight/sun it looks brown 

Insert 2 this rafflestime insert turned in to this uexpected olive green matt finish

some other photos which include some already faded inserts that have had this new treatment as well

this red insert im thinking about fitting it to my blackbay homage

Im just glad my JMB engraved backcase turned up finaly after i was sure it was lost , so much for the postal services ! super tudors keep em coming !

Rolex better get there skates on cos they will end up as tudors poor cousin twice removed ! the oversized rolex subs to me look ugly  but this pelagos modern looks with a classic flavor i must admit looks awsome !

Your watch reminds me of one of my old divers

This is the beater I wear on duty.

Really pleased to see your case back turned up mate, looks really nice mate    Be rude not to post up a Tudor pic while I'm here......

 

Thanks mate! I love your Flake gotta build a black snowflake soon ! yes it would be rude not to post your tudor ! Love em !

Heres mine back from the Zigmeister's spa. Full service and relume.

 

Very nice ! that dial looks super ! im looking for a dial tudor rose to bild a similar watch !

Super tudors ! today wearing the blueflake now that my JMB backcase arrived ! still using old photos got to repair my camera .

Super build ! the dial looks great raffles time right? i have done a similar texture on my 6538 my dial was too glossy !

Cant believe it my JMB engraved backcase arrived after all it was posted on 17/12/2012 and arrived today 8/3/2013 that is the longest i have ever had something arrive but im as happy as a dog with two di**s , i surly thought it was truly lost ,damn the postal service hope my hair starts growing back soon !

Thanks JMB super work!

I find it hilarious that you refer to a gen Tudor Black Bay as a 'daily beater' 

Mabe by saying daily beater he wanted to say daily beater (as in ticking beat rate)  this is a watch to look after and when not in use kept in its box like my blackbay homage build !

Super dial ! we are always trying to make so called redone dials look like that get a decent case and find a gen rolex movement ! the dial deserves only the best !

Cant believe how hard it is to find a backcase that fits    is my snowflake build doooooooommmmmmmmmeeeedd!

Still cant find a backcase for my blueflake build i have ordered a rafflestime backcase to try but my backcase has the o-ring gasket on the backcase his are on the case and its a smaller size thread diameter the 1680 is 30.8 and raffles is 30.5 i will see if we can make some modifications to make the raffles bc fit

even if i order another complete 1680 watch the backcase may still not fit i dont want to re-modify another 1680 after spending up to 500 usd on this build, next time i will order a complete yuki case set and save my self a lot of grief ! 

Can anybody with a good relationship with the Cartel dealers get a case-back?  I have asked Josh and received a short reply indicating he can't supply parts, but I don't buy a bunch of watches from him...

I purchased hundreds of replicas over the years off trusty but they still can not supply parts if there was a 21j version of the 1680 at half the price that would be no problem but this was to be a budget build otherwise i would have ordered a yuki  tudor caseset in the end it would have been a better deal i think !

Well my blueflake project has gone all wrong since my engraved backcase got lost on its return from the states trying to find a replacement is proving a nightmare i have my blue flake without a backcase all others i found are about a 1mm to small on the thread i tried also rafflestime i need it to be outer 36.5mm and inner thread 30.8mm

rafflestime closest is 30.5 inner  i also thought about yukis tudor backcase but this is outer 36mm and inner 29.6mm  the only other thing i can do is order another 1680 rep but this will cost 270usd shipped and then the case will be useless afterwards without a bc jmb made a super job of the engraving only to be lost on its return im totaly pi##ssed now !

These are the measuremets i need for my watch backcase outer 36.5mm , and inner (thread) 30.8mm if anyone has a backcase to sell let me know as i have said my watch is a 1680 rep base i dont know if the 5513 replicas backcase fits i tried a comex  and its backcase does not fit the 1680 rep case

Why not send your case back to JMB to have it engraved?

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Why not send your case back to JMB to have it engraved?

 

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I sent my 1680 backcase to JMB and it got lost on its return shipping i dont have another backcase that fits and im trying to find one and try again !

Yuki told me that the tudor backcase 160usd will not fit on a rep 1680 watch which is my base for my blue flake build can anyone confirm this i dont want to risk ordering it and it wont fit !

13 is really unlucky for me so far this year ! ,i sent my 1680 rep backcase to be engraved (tudor markings) and its got lost on the return post now i dont have a backcase for my blue snowflake sub!

If anyone has a 1680 replica backcase let me know i got it from trusty im not sure if a 5513 rep backcase fits i know that a 6538 cartel backcase does not fit even though they are both bubble backs

my blueflake case is the 2846 trusty 1680 rep

Thanks in advance !

That looks super !   looking great !

Thanks Nanuq

 

The caseback and dial/hands are from yuki. As much I want a gen dial and hands. I just couldn't wait, got tired of looking for a gen. If a good one ever comes by I will change. But to be honest I am pretty happy with the yuki caseback and dial/hands.

Anyone know if the yuki backcase fits on a 1680 rep case ? my engraved backcase seems to have got lost in the return post and i dont have a backcase for my blueflake

Super work !

Nice build mem0rex ! thats super  !

Very nice work ! i made a similar build here is mine