freddy333

Lots to gripe about on that 1.

There is no real point to the following other than it came up during a conversation between myself & a friend (fellow watch collector). To be taken with a huge grain of salt The 3 Stages of Rolex Ownership (includes gens, top-tier frankens & some 'Super Reps') Stage 1 Buying your 1st Rolex, which grants you access to the 'Rolex Owners Club' - Time to strut your stuff Most level 1 members choose 1 of the most ubiquitous (modern) models to be sure it is easily recognized by all non-members. Stage 2 Buying your 3rd Rolex, which changes your status from that of Rolex owner to Rolex collector & causes others to view you either with disdain, suspicion (questioning the mental status of anyone who feels the need to spend more on a few watches than most spend on a new car) or extreme jealousy - Time to stand proud Most level 2 members choose 3 of the most ubiquitous (modern) models for reasons similar to those cited for level 1. Stage 3 Buying your 13th Rolex, which unhinges whatever logic/buying restraints you (previously) had that kept you from doing things like buying 13 expensive watches & which causes those in the lower 2 levels to look upon you as a mythic god & causes non-owners, who assume you must be far too wealthy to be that stupid, to shake their heads in bewildered amazement - Time to proclaim your success to the world The curious thing about level 3 is that by the time you reach this level, you tend, for the most part, to ignore all of Rolex's current model lineup & concentrate, instead, on such rare esoterica (vintage pieces that only collectors are aware of) that nearly all non-members assume all of your watches are fantasy fakes since they have never seen anything like them before.

Already checked all the usual suspects (including MY) prior to posting. The standard (black) Turn-o-graph (Sub style) dial can be had, but I have never seen this type. And it is mainly the dial (& dauphine hands) that makes this model so unique. So this project may sit on the back-burner until/unless I can come up with a dial.

It appears so, but that happens with some dials & I know the watch is 100% gen. Now, if I can just source a similar dial.

I promised myself 'no more franken projects' (at least for awhile), but this albino 6202 Turn-o-graph is calling me Specifications Caliber - A.296 18kbph auto-wind Crystal - Tropic 10 Crown - 5.3mm Twinlock 24-530 Bracelet - Expandable riveted 7206/80 (which I have en route from Yuki) Anyone know of a source for a dial like this?

Ditto.

On the other hand - Land, Sea & Air (Seagoing today)

Took the words right out of my mouth. So, what gives, Nanuq?

Eurotimez should have them displayed in his Watch Collectors forum.

sub - Right you are about the discomfort, but the 7206 is also a stretch bracelet

Wearing my 6536/1 today

(Possibly) Good sighting, marc. Yuki appears to have updated his aftermarket riveted (stretch!!!!!!!!!) 7206 bracelet (or, at least, the pics of it on his website). For the 1st time in my experience, this looks like the real thing & not the usual crap we have been getting from Asia for many years And, at just $108, I think it is worth a gamble to find out. I just ordered 1 & will report back as soon as it arrives since I have a couple of gens to compare it to.

Just about everyone who sells rep Rolex watches has at least 1 model that comes on a riveted bracelet. So contact 1 of the sellers in the collectors section to see if they will sell you a bracelet. However, every rep/aftermarket riveted bracelet I have seen is both poorly made (junk) & fake-looking. Assuming there is not enough room in the clasp to size the bracelet, you can sometimes remove a link or 2 by unscrewing the 'screws' in the last links adjacent to the clasp. Beware that these screws often break, strip or just fall out, leaving the bracelet more or less unusable. (In the case of gen riveted bracelets, you must unfold 2 links, add or remove links as needed, & then refold the remaining links. Not an easy task unless you have access to the proper Rolex tool, which few independent watchmakers have these days.)

At 1 time, I wanted, eventually, to own 1 or 2 of my grail watches. However, worried that my tastes might change &/or I would lose interest after acquiring them, I deferred. But now that I have constructed frankens (most gen-powered) of not just 1 or 2 of my grails, but all of them, I have discovered 2 truisms - I will likely always love & appreciate these unique timepieces My frankens (each costing less than 1/20 the price of the gens by constructing them myself) provide enough of the look & feel that I can no longer justify purchasing the gens

Having upstaged (at least recently) my daily beater, beginning the work week wearing my 6536/1, modeled here by a friend with much nicer wrists Anyone looking to build a similar watch, check out the extra Yuki case I have posted for sale.

I hope you are away for fun & not work. Either way, enjoy your break.

Ubiquitous covered most of the normal issues, but it is impossible to make any specific recommendations based on what you asked. If you post 1 or 2 of your current pics, people can provide more specific recommendations.

There are many rip-off sites, including the 2 you listed. To save yourself some headaches, as maxman suggested, you should buy from 1 of the sellers listed in the Collectors section.

Thanks, but I must have been on that other planet when I posted these this morning. I did not realize that the 1st pic is the wrong watch (not the watch I was wearing today).

Dinner Saturday with a couple of friends - 1 horological & 1 hormonal

I am wearing the old bean-counter today (Saturday)

Beautiful watch. But, then, there are few classics that are better than a pre-Daytona. Ask any man who owns 1 (or 2.....)

Ending the work week with my beater