freddy333

Either your case is not an MBW or the end links are not 20mm wide? I have no experience with TC, but it would not surprise me at all if the parts you got from Mr. Slimeball (wholesaleyadayada) are different from what was described. You could try to pick up a set of gen 585s (very rare/expensive) or 580s (sort of rare/not as expensive) on ebay or vrf along with some 20mm springbars from Ofrei or 1 of the other watch parts houses.

Ditto. Great collection.

All that work & all we get is an A8 badge. Let's see that 'Dweller against the rest of the car.

I stand corrected.

  Dial is a professionally repainted gen. The insert came from JoeyB & the rest is gen.

Pantograph prior to about 1990 or so.

'Super rep'? Not even nearly. More like low-end Canal Street fare. Retail value, when new, probably around $25. I hope this is not a sales pitch.

Well done.

Probably, but it depends on what the problem is (most reps come with dirty/unserviced movements) & what type of movement it has. Most likely, these are low-end reps that are powered by generic Asian movements. In that case, I would either replace the movement with an ETA (assuming the cases are at least made well) or replace the reps. Many watchmakers will work on an ETA-powered rep, because parts are available, but not on generic movements, because parts, if even available, are very difficult to source & the cost of repair will far exceed the value of the rep.

The '63 has some issues (old style dial (missing long-tail 3 in minute totalizer) & too widely-spaced 1-1-0 on the insert, etc), but the '39 is definitely on the right track (beat up the case a bit & replace the crown with a gen & you will have a winner).

Remember, alot of fitment problems are due more to manufacturing variability & lack of QC rather than to inaccuracies in design (though that may be relevant in some cases, too). So 1 Yuki case may take gen parts without any problems, but the next may require a bit of fiddling.

Read this & after you are done, you might read the forum rules pinned atop the Introduction/Rules/Support forum.

There is only 1 word to describe this dial - swell. The fonts look almost dead-on.

Please do not re-quote an entire post (especially, when it is right above yours) just to add a line or 2.

Looks good, but no details?

Some heavy metal today, gentlemen.

A 1030 is nice, but an A.260 smokes

The natural wear on the jubilee makes the watch look older & conjures up a narrative about the original Oyster band having gotten lost somewhere along the way

Not liking the nato strap (if an aftermarket bracelet will not fit, you might consider 1 of the rubber-B straps or the cheaper, rep alternative), but the watch looks great. Well done.