tmg

thanks pitimany, i think i'm gonna pull the trigger on the 5508 case soon

seadweller4000 : yes it's exactly that, search for topics from "tmg" (member's name ) in the forum, he made some great watches with these cases and dials ( a tudor monte carlo recently )

Hi Pfff,

I haven't purchased from them before but email responses are hit an miss, the pricing is sure better then J&W. You might also look at ND Trading for a case, and carries a lot of the same stock as MQ. NDT is located in the US, which is a big plus (for me in any event)!

PM me if you have any questions.

-TMG

Very nice! I had never seen one of these so I looked them up on eBay.....2 listed around $24,000 each. Yikes!

Crazy isn't it! The prices keep going north fast.

6152 today on a cognac GeF La Spezia strap

Nice collection PF! Funny, my collection has a lot of stainless steel in it too

Ah, one more day . Maybe I'll be tired of it tomorrow.

Nice find Freddy, it looks pretty darn good! The photos also seems to have some harsh lighting so I wonder if the red print is better in person???

Very nice Avitt, that is sleek!

I snapped a quick pix of most of my collection. You'll notice an obvious theme in my taste. The reps have been accumulated over the past 18 months. Prior to that the only three watches I owned in the photo were the Speedmaster, Tudor Sub and Type 1 (I guess my first franken). Someone stop me! -this is such an evil little hobby

Starting from the top is my MBW/MBK 1665 fully modded, with a T39 superdome on a gen expansion rivet bracelet.

The middle row, if you will from L-R: is my franken 1655 w/ gen T116 crystal and Omega Flightmaster hands (which are spot on to the gen). Center is a DSN 6152 with aged dial/hands on a GEF strap with GPF-MOD DEP repro buckle. Next is my gen Tudor 9401 "Snowflake" Sub with T19 superdome.

The bottom row: DW 6263 Daytona with a Valjoux23 movement; gen crown, T21 crystal and 78350 bracelet. Second is a Gen Omega Speedmaster w/ display back. 3rd is my latest piece; a J&W franken Tudor 7031 w/ Valjoux 7734 movement, gen pushers, crystal and 7836 folded bracelet. Last in the lineup is a Marathon Type 1 style diver converted byMkII Watches.

Thanks guys for all the kind words, the Monte Carlo to me is the epitome of the 70's busy dial sport watch and I'm lovin' it!

@ptolomeo it's jewelryandwatch.com

@jetsons this sure is the big block case it's as thick of not thicker than a 1665.

@marsupilami please keep us posted on the progress of yours, you'll be real happy with the end result. End links will be tough, I believe the correct ones are 589's, the gen 580 and 258's I have are not tall enough as you can sort of see in the first pix. I didn't have the patience on this one to have it built up and decided to just buy the complete watch. It's an instant gratification thing!

@verbal -I'm a sucker for Tudors too as you know

@torresp there is no comparison to the DW pushers. The gen are snug, smooth to screw & unscrew and feel more substantial and not so tinny like the DW pushers.

That's my 2nd favorite watch of all time. Here's my 1st favorite:

Congrats; and hang on to that one if need be, for part of your retirement funds. Arty

Thanks Arty! It's a franken, I wish it was genuine but I still have two kids to send to college so this will suffice .

Well, I'll be enjoying the Monte Carlo for a few more days

Great watch and mean looking!

You never know when you'll need to defect a bullet

Stunning. I love this watch.

How difficult is to source a crystal for that model? Or is it just the standard Sub crystal with cyclops... just placed sideways?

Hi BT,

Thank you!

I bought it as you see it, according to J&W it's gen and pretty rare these days.

Thanks guys, it is very unique indeed!

I neglected to mention that the gen pushers are smooth as silk, no comparison to say the pushers on a DW daytona.

Stilty, I'll PM you.

WOWOWOWWW... that is soooooo nice!! Congrats with that awesome watch! The goodies of J&W are very good indeed, although quite pricy.

Thanks my friend. I can forsee some extended wrist time with this one!

Hi all,

I posted a Tudor Monte Carlo update here.

As promised here are some more pix of my 7031 (really a 7032 thanks Ubi!, since I chose a stainless bezel) -a grail watch of sorts for me.

This is a vietnamese made case and complete watch from J&W with gen pushers, gen crystal, and a VJ7734 movement with a Tudor engraved bridge, mounted on a folded 7836 bracelet with 258 end links. The quality of these cases are just amazing. The date alternates red and black, although this DW is not original to the 7031 it's pretty cool. Yes, the crystal is slightly off center which I'll take care of soon. It's been some time since I had a watch I just CANNOT stop looking at!

Enjoy!

Nice.

Can you tell us more about this watch (or take more pictures).

Thanks man.

Of course, more details and pix to come in the next day or so. I'm heading out the door right now -guess what I'll be wearing .

Thursday revisited.

Well this little gem just arrived today and of course I had to try it on. Here's a really quick shot of something slightly off the beaten path -Tudor 7031/0 Monte Carlo

1655 today

I may be wrong because I only buy steel, but I think the gold Triplocks are probably going to cost a bit more -- between $50-$100 for used, and $100-$200 for new.

Opps good point Freddy, I was referring to SS.

A 703 crown (newer triplock) can be found on ebay between ~$20-$30

A big welcome back Ubi!

Some DW 6263 action today

I have to agree. I will happily give up some speed to have those ratings back. I thought they were the coolest function in the forums (and all this extra typing must increase the load more than those ratings did).

I'm with you guys, rating were also great for the lazy typing folks like me

Very nice SQL and nice friend! I'm not so sure I'd give it back after only a day