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Thanks B!

Love his collection!!

Does a 6152 count... My case, crown & cg need work but has been sidelined for too many Rolex projects lately. One day!

Very kind of you, thanks hackR!

Username, PM me, I have a spare Classic Watch Parts complete bezel assembly if you're interested. Gen hands will not fit an ETA mvmt. Ebay or Vintage Rolex Forum is your best bet for 580's, seen some fair prices on VRF lately. -TMG

Heck! I can barely take a wrist shot so I won't attempt something trickier. My Exp II today:

Love the 232 P8B! MilSub on a Bond today

Great watch Red! J&W (Phong) is reputable seller. If you really wanted the MOD look I'm sure you could find someone to screen a Tritium Circle T on the dial too.

Well done PB, it looks great! I particularly like the tone of the hands.

Libby, You can try Vaccum, he's not in the NYC area but in the US.

DRSD today

Great resource and read BT! Thanks for sharing.

I don't think that is up to DW quality either, here's a shot of mine. Not a macro pix but you can see the difference in quality.

Nice pair R! Transitional Tuesday for me

Excellent taste you have there Pre-V, I was running with the no date 7016 today.

Yup gen, nice silver date wheel too. Good luck on the auction Cats!

Great PN dial choice, congrats Pre-v. Wear it well!

Sorry I might have misunderstood, did you mean the case for $1000 or the entire project? If only the case yes for $1000 then yes a ETA movement does not fit right in the J&W case though due to the stem alighnment so that rules out the route. BTW, I've read that some 5517 deliveries to the MOD had 5513 engravings on them so it's not necessarily incorrect. I can't speak for Eurotimez right now, but I think Narika sells MBW's too. I'll PM you later about the sword hands. -TMG

DSD, I just completed a 5517 project and can tell you a gen 1520 movement does not drop right in a J&W/Phong case. Either the the interior of of the case has to be milled down or the mainplate on the movement will have to be ground down. I believe J&W is the only one with a 5517 case at the moment but doing this all for under $1000 will be impossible. As for a dial if you really want to do it right I'd suggest getting a gen matte 5513 dial and have a "Tritium Circle T" printed onto to it. Vintage Omega Seamaster hands(with mods) or CWP offering will both work. Your budget option would be a stock MBW 5513; drill out the lugs to take a 2mm steel dowel and have dowel soldered into place, swap the dial with a Yukiwatch or Eurotimez 5517 dial, swap the hands with MkII sword hands (I have a vintage lumed set FS BTW ) and add Classicwatchpars insert and call it a day. You could have the caseback engraved to take it a step further if you wanted. Good luck!

Nice photos Hike!

All good choices Ubi! My PAM's have been neglected a bit lately so I'm giving them some due attention.

I'm the middle man today.... mounted a new Simona charcoal shark strap

Well worth the wait B, congrats! That's a classic -simple & understated.

Yes, good to see ya Euno!! +1 Orange Hand for me today

That's right P. Here's an old contribution.