freddy333

Noted.

Interesting, but you must not have been looking very hard back then. ETA-powered Rolex reps were coming on the market in the late 80s. In fact, I did my 1st franken in the late 80s. Still keeping reasonable time today (with genuinely-aged tritium lume)

Ubi - The best Pateks are those that, @ 1st glance, look completely innocuous & generic/utilitarian, but prompt an almost autonomic 2nd-look. Ending the work week wearing my CHS

Yes, I compared the xtals in 1 of my early phase I 6542 threads.

The 6542 was powered by a 10xx movement. The 1675 was powered by a 15xx movement. In addition to the date windows being located ~.5mm differently, the 6542 dial is pressed onto the pillar plate & the 1675 dial uses standard dial feet, so they are not interchangeable.

If Rolex did service a 1675, they would almost certainly require the perspex insert & bezel to be changed to modern replacements. However, because the movements are different, a 6542 dial will not fit the 1675 (which is the type of dial in accio's watch). The hour/minute/seconds hands are interchangeable, but I am not sure about the 24-hour (gmt) hands?

Spent the day lounging around the boob-tube wearing 1 of my Newmans

I think lollipop seconds hands appeared on early versions of both the 7016/1 & 7928.

If, by profit, you mean selling a franken-gen as a franken constructed from gen parts, I see nothing wrong with that. But I would not try to sell it as a standard (assembled at the Rolex factory) gen.

Absolutely (yes), if you are building an all-gen watch (or, possibly, all gen except for the mid-case & you have an exceptionally accurate aftermarket mid-case) & you are missing is the dial. Otherwise, probably not. Very nice dial.

Ending the work week still wearing my pre-Comex

I have not found a source for consistently good aftermarket hands. All appear to be luck-of-the-draw. My best & worst handsets came from DW (listed as same part).

The v23 is just a v72 without the hour counter. It will fit any case made for a v72.

Ditto.

I have only used gens or Ofrei's (which are the same as the current gens).

For reference, a low amplitude means that gravity & acceleration will have more of an effect on timing. In simple words, timing variations are likely to occur day-to-day.

I agree with the previous recommendations. You need to remove the balance & inspect it carefully. If the watch is running fast, most likely the hairspring is crimped or tangled on an adjacent wheel or bridge. Also, check to be sure the cap jewels (both upper & lower) have reset to their center/null positions in the shock assemblies.

Wrong logic. That $42 tool, if used to install a good set of pushers, will help to make a $200 rep look like a $20,000 gen.

I use this to r&r Rolex-style pushers (click pic for link)

It works for me.

Looks good & I hate to say this, but you have a 1675 dial, GMT hand & bezel in your pussy galore (& your crystal is a bit too high).

Linen dial