grifter

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hard to believe they are the same watch! every low has a high, bro and your watch box will be full again soon enough

I really like the neg dwo without cyclops and the ym seconds hand!

Case is looking good. When I built one with an ingod dial, the dial fit the case with no problems. I used ingod's "frog's foot" 1655 dial. Good luck with the rest of your build!

Looks great!

Thanks for all the kind words!

Got mine yesterday, I'm in CA. Thanks Pete, it looks even better in person!!!

ballpark figure +- watch case including mov't $300 BKTW bezel assembly $40 Gen dial $150 Gen tube and crown (crown was broken) $80 Gen insert $125 Gen Crystal $90 Riyi002 Jubilee bracelet $25 Plus pbdad's fees. I think that's about it on this build. Lucked out on some parts, like the crystal from a member here on rwg and the insert which I lowballed a seller on VRM and he actually accepted. The dial is not perfect but pbdad cleaned it up really good and now I can only see one flaw at certain angles with the right amount of light. Just picked up 2 more 6mm crowns from VRM for $55 and waiting for them to arrive. One is for another build...

Does this mean I won a case set? jk

i know what you mean... did almost the same thing with my last build. hahaha

hmmm.. only other difference I see is the bezel on the case that looks like it's missing a pusher?

Looks sooo good man, and I agree with you to keep the insert as is.

there's a pusher missing.. plus one is not for me.. looking good Nik, too bad my money is tied up in a different project.. i'd love one of these.

Took some pics

- Gen construction Explorer II case sourced by Sead - CHS swiss mov't &hands - Gen 16700 dial - BKTW bezel assembly - Gen tube with rep crown (for now.. gen crown was busted.. anyone have a 6mm for sale?) - Gen 16700 pepsi insert - Riyi's Rolex branded jubilee bracelet - MBW round 3 open 6&9 dwo - Gen 25-295 c without the LEC I think that's about it.

thanks for the kind words

I recently bought branded bracelets from riyi002@sina.com He wrote good English and communication was prompt and good. Price is good. 2 bracelets (jubilee and a oyster with short flip lock clasp a la 78790) was $50 shipped and the quality and coronet on the clasps were more than acceptable.

This took over a year to complete. Most of the time was spent looking for parts and suprisingly the hardest part to find was a rep one, a BKTW bezel assembly. Huge thanks go to someone I proudly call my friend, pbdad! He ranked this build as one of his top 5 hardest ones to complete. Mostly due to the gen dial and CHS movement and the dwo. His ingenuity and creativity along with his skills to mod made it work. He is the best of the best in my book. Also thanks to sneed12 and BK for answering my emails and questions over this last year! You guys pioneered using explorer cases for gmt builds with gen construction. I'll post more details of the build once I get her back but I'm pretty excited and wanted to share the pics pbdad sent me of the finished product. Thanks for looking!

I ordered a chs 16710 from puretime a few weeks ago and it's running like a champ. Not sure if they have the ceramic model, but it might be worth it to check them out or to send Angus a pm.

Thanks for all the effort put into this guys, I really appreciate it!

pp sent! thanks! Hopefully you can make them white, but if not this is still awesome!

Wow awesome Chi, you always build the coolest watches! What happened to your Zodiac movement Cornino?

Like I said, not the best but not bad especially for $25 shipped. Hope the pics help.

I recently was looking for a rep jubilee and was given the email for a riyi002. I emailed him and he sent me a very decent jubilee for $25 shipped. The bracelet is good and the coronet on the clasp is more than decent. riyi002@sina.com

Blows my attempts to make a good dwo out of the water! I'll take 2!