freddy333

Nice collection & the photography is excellent.

The 9315 end links are permanently attached & I would not deform or modify a gen bracelet.

Yes, you are correct that the end links do not fit the case (which came from Phong) perfectly. The end links did fit my old MBW case perfectly, but, unfortunately, the 1570 movement did not fit perfectly in the MBW case, which is why I replaced it with Phong's case. I could probably reshape the end links to reduce some of the slack, but, then, they might not fit onto my 1665 as well. In any case, the watch/bracelet looks ok on my wrist & the slight looseness (which is somewhat common to many vintage Rolex bracelets, especially as they wear & stretch) does not bother me enough to want to modify them

Why? The bracelet is gen (& correct for early 551x Subs)

Still wearing my beater

You can purchase a separate movement as long as the seller has a lengthy track record (of selling vintage Rolex) with near perfect buyer ratings. 98.7% does not install confidence, especially when accompanied by fuzzy pics.

Early Wednesday morning

Even if both crowns are gens, there are multiple versions of Triplock crowns with varying dimensions. So even when replacing 1 gen crown for another (assuming differing versions) could result in an ill-fitting crown. By the way, there is no relation to the orientation of the coronet on the face of the crown & it proper fitment of either the crown or tube. Orientation of the coronet is mostly luck-of-the-draw (dependent on tube dimension/position, depth of tube in the case, length of stem, thickness/condition of gaskets, etc).

Wrong. In fact, there was a thread on TZ discussing this a few months ago with a number of members admitting having sold Daydates for their scrap gold value.

I thought it was bi-yearly.

Yuki, NDT & Phong all sell 1665 cases to fit a 1575 movement. You will need to check each site for pricing/details (I used an MBW mid-case for my 1665, so I cannot provide any details of other aftermarket cases), but Yuki tends to be at the low end of pricing & Phong tends to be at the high end.

Most likely that is a new/aftermarket dial.

When I built my Phase I GMT, Silix was the only dealer that offered a Rolex rep (CG-less, Cartier Sub) whose case could be modified for my purposes. However, they are a good example of the old axiom of 'you get what you pay for' as their out-of-the-box Rolex reps tend to be fairly inaccurate. My only complaint was that they were extremely slow in shipping (or responding to my once/monthly inquiries) the 2 watches I got from them (each took nearly 3 months to arrive ).

Ubi - I hope whatever you are dreading passes you by. Still wearing the same Sub (though now in solidarity)

To me, a bit of age/patina/wear can be a bonus on a tool watch. But this, where the changes make time-telling difficult, is where I would draw the line. This is just a damaged dial.

Yes (unless otherwise stated & independently verified), of course they are reps.

Wearing this Sub today

Except for the construction cost, well done.

He has had that site for some time.

Nice. It looks like you found a new source for the case I used for my perfect Daytona. Now if you can locate a source for the proper flat caseback

Because the gold plating/flashing on reps is very thin, I would avoid polishing. Clean with non-abrasives only.

The bids may have been placed by the seller. Fake is 1 thing, but fake so small that it cannot be seen without a microscope