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Sweet Justasgood! Haven't seen any pix from yours in some time, it looks like it has been there and done that for sure!!

The song remains the same.... the Explorer II again.

Nice Type II Frank!!!

-Laz, how could I forget you.... You've got a shout out now my friend -Stephane, keep it!!!! Thanks for all the kind words gents. I do think the white Exp II is one of the most handsome, understated (and under-rated) Rolex sports models. How can you not love the thick font on that bezel!!!

Thanks very much TT, I sure will.

Hi D, I posted some details here.

My latest acquisition a 16570 circa 1991. Finally, my first white dialed watch. I haven't purchased a gen watch in years and a 16550 is not in my budget these days, but the older bezel and aged tritium is what caught my eye and I had to snap it up. I think I'll be wearing this for a few days to come.

Tuesday and beyond -some neovintage white with patina

Freddy, sorry I don't have a photo of how the bezel sized up against either case, but I's say it was about 2mm narrower than the case. Its most obvious between the lugs. Perhaps that portion could be dremeled down??? The ROLS176 seems to be the closest base for your project. I can tell you the lug holes on the ROLS176 do not line up with any end links/bracelets (the springbars were bent a good 30 degrees) and will likely need to be filled and redrilled. I hear ya, Saabin has quite a setup .

"Masters" describes it well, another beauty Kruzer -enjoy!

ST4, that watch looks familar Freddy, I also tried my CWP bond sub bezel on this later version Silix bond sub case and it was the same issue as the older thin case sub -the case was wider than the bezel. Check with Saabin and see what he did with his 6542, his sure looks like the same case as the Silix 1675 I have. Which is the correct thin case.

Sweet Gianton!!! Did the dial come that way or were the dark spots in the lume added? -it looks great.

Have a great one Mickey!

Could be a 16550, it has that type of thicker font bezel and what looks to be white gold surrounds and white hands.

I like it too. It's very reminiscent of the white dial 6542 grail watch. There is also this opposite; a Rolex custom GMT dial fitted in a 1655 that was used by Oliver Shepard in the Transglobal Expedition in the late 70's. Look it up on Antiquorum, it sold for $35K.

Gilt Sub Today: Tudor Big Block Tomorrow

Personally I'm a pepsi guy with GMT's but why does it have to be either, or I always say!

Today

Hi P, It depends what case you want to put it in. It will likely not fit in a Chinese case and as Vlydog mentioned if you put it in a correct Vietnamese case the outer indices don't touch the rehaut and that's a dead giveaway that it's a redial. I could be wrong but all the T Swiss T dials I've seen, which are the earliest 1655's all have a funky shaped coronet, often called a "frogs foot" (see below) and the standard looking coronet was on later models with the T Swiss <25 T dials.

Yes it would and as Cameron Fry said from Ferris Bueller: "rub it with a diaper". Back to the topic at hand.... My gen 7016 Today

Hi TJ, Its unfortunately not my car, this just happened to be at the shop while I was getting an oil change and I snapped a few photos. It would be fun to own one though!

I believe so TJ, except this is a kit too -had a Ford engine in it. Nonetheless its very easy on the eyes!

Tudor Monte Carlo today -sorry for the crappy pix but it was taken from my Blackberry. An extra shot of the background that happened to be at my mechanics shop today while I was getting an oil change.

Stilty, I don't have the answers to those questions, I don't know that much about movements. I always send out these projects as I've wrecked too many movements doing simple tasks and now punt on anything mvmt and assembly related. Either way that's great info, but I'm inclined to pony up the money and drop a gen in there as Freddy said I have a lot invested already. Sir L, the MkII hands are nice but I really had no other options for sword hands for the ETA, they look real close, maybe a hair too long. I think the Clarks sub hands are fine and have used them on other projects. Oh and very nice vintage Addingwatch!!!