freddy333

The 7928 uses the same basic case as the Rolex Sub, so any case made to fit a gen Rolex Sub dial should work. However, I am not sure of the dimensions of the Rolex 390 used in the 7928. Generally, just about any movement can be made to fit any case (of similar design) if you are willing to spend the time, effort & money to do the work (alot of grinding/polishing/test-fitting/grinding/polishing/test-fitting/grinding/polishing/test-fitting, etc). You might check with 1 of the case sellers like NDtrading or Yuki.

Is someone going to play the race card?

The watch looks nice (I have a 1030-powered OP Date of similar vintage), but I think the bracelet may be a franken (composed of parts from multiple sources, possibly including rep bracelet parts - impossible to tell for sure based on those pics). Whether you can sacrifice it for your 6538 is up to you (my OPD was purchased to power a project, but I liked the OPD so much that it has become part of my permanent collection) As has been said many times, these aftermarket cases are not made to the same to exact specs & there is little QC overseeing the manufacturing process, so there is often some case-to-case variability. Rarely, are these projects simple step-by-step assemblies. Often, they are tedious, trying & character-building (& learning) experiences. If you are well-versed in general watchmaking & have the proper equipment (dremel, files, sandpaper, rouge, etc), then it is just a matter of putting in the time & effort & dealing with the inevitable issues that pop up along the way. But without the tools, knowledge & experience, it is anybody's guess as to whether you will be able to do it yourself. Again, as has been said, you should use the search feature to familiarize yourself with other members' construction projects before embarking on your own. This will save you alot of time, frustration & money. Well, maybe not alot.

Very reliable seller.

It looks like you never wear it. Problem? I think I would spray the dial with some matte varnish to tone down the shine on the lume though.

Congratulations! 1 of the few things better than a great watch - a loving woman. I am very happy for you.

That is a beautiful watch. Classic designs never go out of style, but they do fall out of fashion. Your friend is absolutely right about those cycles. When I got into collecting (early 80s), the Rolex Price was the watch that everyone (at auctions & in watch collecting circles) was abuzz about. But, by the end of the decade, the ever-fickle cognoscenti had moved on to the next big thing (sport watches) & you rarely ever heard about the Prince anymore. Had Rolex only been quick on their heels & re-issued the Prince in 1982, they would have made a killing (before the fashion trend subsided). Same case with the recent big watch fad. Had they turned out the Deep Sea in '98 (when Panerai was the hottest tamale in the pot), they could have cashed in before the fashion magazines began touting the return of the classically understated gentleman's watch.

I know that watch & I would not call those CGs 'pointed'. I think they were polished (worn down) that way - to nearly points. The (front/rear) sides of Delgado's CGs look rounded, while 'pointed' CGs (coming from the factory), when viewed from the side, tend to have nearly angular sides. I could be wrong about this, but I have never seen a pic of a 1665 in a Rolex catalog or service manual/bulletin that had pointed CGs from the factory. Only those that have been polished that way. Some factory pointed CGs My beater & its inspiration

Dremels, in my opinion, do too much too fast & it is easy to go too far too quickly without even knowing it. So I would not use a Dremel to shape CGs. Better to use a set of small hobby files (mostly the round file) & do the rough shaping by hand. I like what you have done with your CGs except that I do not think I have ever seen a 1665 with pointed CGs. 1680, yes, but not a double red. As for your bleached-out insert, it looks ok to me. That is, if you like that look. Here is a (naturally bleached - by age & use) gen bezel insert for comparison

'Graphite aged'? Nah. 100% Gen (bezel, insert & tritium pearl) & naturally-aged. That leaves the dial & middle case as the remaining aftermarket parts in my double red beater. And when I track down gen replacements of either of those, I may then have to consider insuring the watch (as a gen 1665). Ubi - Looks like a perfect day to work at home.

You obviously missed something or put something together wrong. After reassembling the keyless works (but before replacing the dial), insert the stem (without pressing the release pin) & make sure the clutch lever is sitting in the channel on the clutch gear & that the plate adjacent to it is installed correctly (if either is mis-aligned, the stem will not lock in place) (This is an Asian 7750, but the keyless works in most ETAs -- Swiss & Asian -- are similar) If it is, with the stem in the winding position, try to wind the watch. If that works, pull the stem out to the time-setting position & try to set the time. If that works, pull the stem out to the date-setting position & try to set the date. Once you are sure everything is working, return the stem to the winding position, remove the stem & reassemble the watch.

1570 = no date or gmt 1575 = date Note - many 1575s are singed '1570', so the number on the movement is not necessarily the actual model. If the movement has a date, it is a 1575, if not, then it is a 1570. 1575gmt = date & gmt 1560/1570/1575 hands are all essentially the same, except for the length of their handtube (the part that fits onto the pinion). Hands made for movements with a date function have taller tubes, which means the hands will sit higher up off the face of the dial than the proper hands when fit onto a no-date movement. Sometimes, it just looks a bit odd, but other times the hands will come into contact with the crystal, which may stop the watch from running. Because of the variability of aftermarket cases, there are no hard & fast rules & no one here can tell you, for sure, whether the hands will fit your particular case. The only way to know if/how they will fit is to try them. The 1 thing I can tell you, with some degree of reliability, is that the converse rarely works (trying to fit hands made for a (no date) 1570 onto a 1575).

Any professional watchmaker can work on a Rolex, but getting parts (which, based on your description, may likely be required) may be a problem. A big problem. 1st, unless the watchmaker has a Rolex parts account, he will have to buy parts the same way you or I do (ebay, etc). Second, since alot of 1030 parts are scarce (Rolex has not made 1030 parts for many years), your watchmaker may end up having to return the movement to you as-is, if the parts required are unavailable (most watchmakers do not have the time/knowledge/patience to perform exhaustive searches for rare parts). Building frankens, especially vintage Rolex & especially when you have to rely on someone else to do the work, is a big gamble (&, potentially, a major bitch).

Glad I am not in the Mile High City, so 1 watch should suffice But just in case the weather here turns north

I saw this awhile back in 1 of his previous attempts. Probably gen & in poor condition. $1-$5k in that condition, tops. The seller is out of his mind. Period. Interwatches always tends to be high, but they do sell good stuff. DRSDs were fetching above $150k before the market crash & I think it is hard to price some rare Rolex watches because the demand is so unquenchingly strong. I would never pay that much, but I suspect there are alot of nouveau riche, with more money than (watch collecting) experience, who would. And, barring another (more serious) global economic catastrophe, I am sure the value will reach/exceed that asking price in the future.

If you are willing to spend the time, effort & money, you can fit just about any movement into just about any case. But Yuki's cases are made to fit gen movements. Read this

Try ebay or the sale sections of Timezone or vintagerolexforum.

Back to my beater

Politicians

You should use hand tools to do the shaping & leave the Dremel for the polishing.

You have to wonder what his purpose was in doing this 'review' & who (he thought) his intended audience was? Serious buyers? His friends & family? A class at school? Fodder for Youtube? Based on his own comments, it is pretty obvious that the 'very expensive' watch under 'review' (which the reviewer describes as 'a waste of money......mostly for rich people') is a rep, otherwise, why would a guy like this, who has obviously never read a GMT owners manual (which comes with the gen watch) or had the functions described to him by an AD (who would buy a $7,000 watch without knowing anything about it), get so many things wrong. But the most amazing thing about this video is that, other than knowing that 'the most low depth oriented watch you can get' is actually used to tell the time, he somehow managed to get every descriptive comment about the watch completely out of phase with the facts. Now, that is quite impressive. But I have to give him some credit for having the good taste to select a good watch brand/model. This travesty could have been alot worse.