freddy333

Nicely done....................so far.

Love that pic, cc!

Yes, that 1. I knew it was NY-something.

I think there is a bay seller called 'NY Bezel' or 'New York Bezel' or something like that who sells similar bezels with the correct flat-top 4. If you search rwg, you should find many threads discussing them.

If used/unserviced, somewhere in the neighborhood of 32 hours (dependent on condition). Properly serviced and in good working order, ~40.

Dragging this old clunker around today

Wearing my Aryan 'Master today

Rick - It is always best to use a genuine watch as your model, not another rep or franken. You can find more than enough pics via google or any of the gen Rolex forums.

Looks good so far & I agree about the (slower-beat) 2846 & aging. Frankens are always a choice of compromises vs accuracy. That is, how far can you limit the build budget without veering too far away from the core feel of the original?

Congratulations. Wear a brown necktie.

Today would have been John Lennon's 75th birthday. As he was a proud Patek owner (given to him by his wife)................ ..............I am wearing 1 of mine

Ditto panerai153's comments. What you have looks very good now. I cannot think of any gen parts that will be cost efficient in terms of their relatively high cost vs low improvement over your current parts. Yes, you can swap your bracelet, crown & xtal for gens, but, from an arm's distance, I doubt I could tell the difference & I am pretty familiar with them. On the other hand, if you have the financial (& testicular, if building your own) wherewithal to enter the V72-powered arena, I would start from scratch, gathering as many gen parts as you can find/afford & either keep (as a back-up) this watch or sell it.

The dial looks like a good (not perfect) aftermarket dial. Although I cannot see the Valjoux engraving along the edge of the plate below the balance, the movement looks like a VJ72. Otherwise, I cannot tell if the other parts are gen or aftermarket.....& if aftermarket, whether they came from Phong. In a case like this, buy the seller before you buy the watch.

Not perfect, but very nice.

Phong sells both parts & pre-assembled frankens. Go to his Contact page & ask him for pricing on a 16520.

Expensive & quality is variable, but click here.

Upload the pics to photobucket.com or another photo hosting site. Then, copy the 'Direct' link & paste it into your message.

There is some very heavy metal in view today, gentlemen. Well done all.

Looks wrong to me. Shady sellers post pictures that hide details, honest sellers post pictures that highlight details. Bad pics are usually an indicator of dishonesty. Bad pics of a Rolex is nearly always a guarantee of dishonesty. As always, buy the seller (look for established Rolex sellers with 100% satisfaction rating with at least 100 previous Rolex-related sales) before you buy the Rolex.

Ending the work week wearing my beater