Tribal

Thats not my work,this is a MBW 5513,this one is without Mods.. I don't know if Neil has this one...

Yepp, take a1680 MBW Case its stamped 5513 on the lugs,or better catch a MBW 5513 Look here By the way your work on the HE Valve is great... The watch looks good...

read here.. The 5514 models was a batch of watches that was specially made for COMEX and its divers and never sold by retailers.. It was delivered after the successful testing of the 5513 with HEV and COMEX made a special order of these watches. The magic number that keeps being quoted is that only 154 of these were delivered to COMEX. While that is an urban myth, since there is evidence that many more 5514 were delivered in at least three batches. Each batch has its own characteristics. Many of us are under the impression that COMEX got some extra white paint on all their dials, but this is clearly not universal and from the last batch. The classic 5514 is as this one with Tritium dial with COMEX logo and big numbers in the caseback, this is the end of the evolution for the 5514.. So you can see its a 5513 case with He Valve... Casback is marked Comex.... Its the same movement than in a 5513. Hard to build a good one,you can use a MBW 5513 case,but must install a He Valve,also the caseback must be engraved Comex.. For the dial some CN Dials will work... Than some gen parts (Insert,Tropic,Tube and crown) A good hollow midlink bracelet...

Looks Gen to me

Or you can take an old AS Movement 1903,than you have the Date rotating in the right direction to fit aGen silver datewheel. Its a 21000Bph Movement no Quickset at the date....

My tribute to Subs

Hey guys the MBW Nautilus jumbo exist since about 10 years or longer... Ive seen this one many years befor,but no my cup of coffee

All i can say MBW 1680 or 1665 where never powered by a miyoto movement... Not the first ones not the present ones.... Sometimes they come with ETA 2846 but never with miyota movements... By the way the CN 1680 is a bad copy of the MBW... Most MBW cases are 440 Steel not 316L with is much easier to work on...

Great work fantastic watch

The genuine Rolex bracelet looks also very cheap and light. They made them hollow for comfort wearing. The Steel on genuine Rolex watches is 906L...

Looks damm good

I made a comparsion time ago... Look and read here Comparsion MBW 1680 and CN 1680

@TTK Is there an other bracelet with folded endlink on your MBW 1680? Are the centerlink hollow,thats where an improvment for this nice watch... On mine there was a massive Band..

In most of your points you are right,but on older MBW cases the Rehaut look like on gen ones straight.....

I know the story and i know Bodo personally. Bad but i think Bodo didn't know about his 1680 its not a MBW... I think he is a trustfull guy,never a problem with him. And the Sets are fantastic,look at my watches...

Damm,i like both too...

ask bodo for a set. they are great i have them all on my rollies. they cost 49 euros a set.

Damm nice build I think the case is aftermarked,the rest is gen...

I think its real

Keep us updated...

Congrats, fantasic watch and in damm good condition.... Great find... Wear it well...

I think when its tue,its only a question of time that the other dealers have this case too... But I do not believe it before I saw it

Fantastic work

Has anybody heard of it? Would be interesting 1 to 1 copy of the Submariner case Looks damm good if its not scam....