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Me too & I think they are both standard issue gen bezels. I thought someone's book.....maybe Dowling's.....indicated that Rolex bolded the fonts for the in-house movement 116520, but I must have read that wrong. I have gone through more than 100 gen 16520s (not to mention the dozen or so in the Rolex book) & in addition to the 2 bezels you have on your watches, I am seeing other variations as well. For instance, look at the alignment of the 'P' & 'R' in PER HOUR. I found 5 different alignments on the gen 16520 bezels. I think I am going to run off & join a convent (that has no clocks).

Much better, thanks. Love that case.

You know, the bezels are probably fine. I am looking through my 16520 archives & there are definite variations in the bezel fonts (though not so much for 116520s), so I am sure they are fine. ___________ I also just checked my Daytona Legend is Born book & I see the same variations there. So never mind. But if you come across another source for those flat, brushed casebacks, shout.

We may very well be at the point of looking for variations that fall within the normal Rolex range of watch-to-watch variability, but do you see a difference (in person) between the boldness/thickness/depth of the fonts on the 2 bezels? The bezel on the left looks to me like the correct 16520 bezel, while the 1 on the right looks like it is stamped with the bolder/deeper fonts on a 116520. Do you see that? Again, I may be over-detailing this whole thing. Hard to tell from here.

Damn! The search goes on then. Hmmmmm............Now that I see them together & close up, I have a question.........& I may be bass-ackwards about this but........does your 16520 have a 116520 bezel on it? I thought the difference between the 16520 & 116520 bezels were that the current 1 (116520) has deeper & bolder fonts, while the previous 1 (16520) had lighter gauge fonts like the MBW. Your MBW bezel looks exactly like the bezel that came on my low profile 116520 case. Right down to the slightly elevated 'UNITS PER HOUR' text, which has always made me think the factory fit leftover 16520 rep bezels to these 1st gen 116520 reps. What do you think?

The cases (most likely out of Viet Nam) come from NDtrading & are custom made to fit the 1570. Without any mods, they are the most accurate vintage Rolex cases I have seen. But whether these bare cases are worth nearly 3 times the cost of an entire MBW watch is a judgment call.

You know it, Ubi. That is exactly what I want to see. So is this caseback fitted to your 116520 project or is that the 16520? If the 116520, can you get more? And did you find a gen or proper profile aftermarket 116520 bezel for your project? And, if so, can you get more those too?

Josh's 3rd (current) generation 116520 rep case on left, my 1st generation low profile case on right

Me a gentleman? Why, it has been nearly 6 years since I got new underwear..............well, new to me

Nothing new there. I had a relative who was a watchmaker & he used to say that he was always the last to know when something new came out (he usually heard about them from customers).

It is impossible to get a Pam on a bird's arm, so I went with the Sub.

I think you may have missed my opening premise 'The 1 thing I know is that anyone who has ever spent extra time or money to get a more accurate (to the gen) rep is, de facto, trying to pass his/her rep off as a gen.' Clearly, you do not fall into this category, so please ignore my comments referencing you & your choice of watches. And please accept my apologies.

I was going to gold star rate you, but I think your work deserves a direct response. Well done.

No, definitely not. I just find comments like that difficult to believe.

I have posted that pic so many times that it often puts me to sleep, so I wanted to include that disclaimer in case I was not the only 1. I always liked that pic, Pug.

With all due respect, there are any number of far more accurate & easy to read (at a glance) digital quartz watches available, which, in my opinion, always makes mince meat out of this hackneyed rationalization. To suggest that 1 buys a mechanical watch because of its superior accuracy or legibility strains credulity. But to each his own..........

I can tell from just this picture that the D60 is a very good camera. I need to replace my trusty old 4MP Canon soon........

Ah, I was not aware of this. That will definitely make this project more interesting (& complicated). Is this a straightforward broaching job or does it require retro-fitting additional gen wheels/pinions?

Are you directing these questions to Ubi or me? My watches are fitted with dials from Josh's 116520 reps, which are so close to the gens that it makes buying gen dials seem like a waste of money (search out By-Tor's excellent review of Stephane's stock rep from Josh for details). I do not know what dial Ubi plans to use for his project? But, based on his comments, I suspect it will be the same dial I am using (& for the same reasons).

Ubiquitous -- franken-scholar, watch fiend & an altruistic gentleman. __________________ Idolreplicas (watch-ebay replacement site) has pictures on their site of what may be the 1st gen 116520 watch that I & a few other RWG members have. These watches came with the correct low profile/accurate rehaut cases & more robust secs at 6 A7750 movements (to my knowledge, none of these 1st generation secs at 6 A7750s have died prematurely -- mine has been running for nearly 4 years without problems). Stephane & I have placed an order for 1 of these watches as a test & the watch is scheduled to arrive in about a week. The seller has assured me that I will be happy & that the pictures are accurate (yada, yada, yada......), but I will report back with a review shortly after its arrival. If all goes well, the plan is to mate the case & movement from this watch with the dial & rotor from 1 of Josh's 116520s to reproduce another watch similar to this 1 (my watch has also been fitted with a gen Triplock crown/tube, pushers & chrono/subdial hands & I modded the CGs) But I would warn others that some of the pictures of the watch on idolreplicas have been proven to be incorrect. Also, another member recently purchased the same watch & received an altogether different (& lower-end) rep that was not the watch pictured. So you might want to wait to see what we receive before gambling your money.

You just have to open the box up & the possibilities will unfold before your eyes (Sorry for boring you with the same old pic, but it seemed fitting)

Unusual? Nah. Unusual would have been a picture of you & a Sub on the bird's arm.......at least in my neck of the woods (the birds around here all wear blingy Swatches anyway).

I would say that is the understatement of the year. Waiter, give me whatever that guy is having.

Yes, numerous records were broken yesterday. Double branded dials (Tiffany, Cartier, etc.), Double Reds & Tudors were some of the auction standouts.

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