freddy333

As tomhorn said, there are plenty of good GMTIICs around from the dealers listed here & their cases & bezels tend to have pretty accurate dimensions

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On most of the common ETAs, there are 2 dial locks, each on opposite sides of the plate. The dial foot fits through the plate & you swing the lock around to clamp against the side of the foot, which holds the dial in place

Definitely a rep crown in devilseam's pics. The large, flat dots & too wide stance gives them away every time.

I cannot direct you to any specific reps, but I know that Vacheron & some of the designer brands have produced watches with roses on their dials. You might check Andrew's or Josh's or contact them directly. & congratulations .

Looks good so far. Good luck.

May be a broken mainspring or broken/damaged teeth on a winding wheel. Either way, movement should be overhauled & the mainspring replaced.

Joshua (Perfect Clones) or TrustyTime under Watches, Clothing & Accessories on the main page.

Looks like life is good up there in the great north, Nanuq.

The difference is that Replicars are identified & traded as replicas, while franken Rolex watches are often sold as 'genuine' Rolex watches. Certainly, a Rolex assembled from 100% genuine Rolex components is a genuine Rolex watch. But, because the serial numbers do not match, I do not think a Rolex assembled out of genuine Rolex parts by an owner is the same as a genuine Rolex watch assembled by the Rolex factory (with matching serial numbers). I think a better analogy would be to compare 4 quarters & a 1 dollar bill. They are equal, but not the same.

We had a similar thread (about the (recent) lack of consternation from VRF members when an esteemed long-term member posted about his home-brew gen Sub) on RWG last year. There has definitely been a seismic shift on the gen Rolex forums recently. A few years ago, the merest mention of replacing a 5513 insert or dial with a more fashionable 1 would have gotten you banned on the spot. Today, it is almost de rigueur to modify or build your Rolex. Very strange.

It looks gen, as best as I can tell with poor quality pics. If you post a good, clear macro pic of the rear (underside) of the crown, I can give you a more definite answer. Keep in mind that there are 3 different versions of the 6mm Twinlock & the inner spring/tube components of 2 of them had different diameters. The only way to know for sure if you have a matched pair is to see if they fit together.

Take the screw to a local watchmaker & he will likely have a replacement.

You just need a set of case screws, which are available from all the watch parts houses & many hardware stores (click pic for link)

Correct.

If there is a problem with the threading of either part, it should be visible. If you do not see any damaged threads, then something else is wrong.

Before you begin, you might want to read this 1st.

Always best to use the correct tool (most of the watch houses sell them) If you do not have the tube tool, a small, 3-sided hobby file (wedged inside the tube) can be used for install/removal.

Which of those pics are your new found rep? You might label them, so the rest of us can follow you. Depending on your skills, you may be able to successfully remove the crown guards (I assume those are the 'steps' you referred to), but the case is still too thick for a vintage (CG-less) Sub or GMT. Considering the condition of the case, a better (& more realistic) option would be to upgrade the dial/movement (assuming the original movement is not an ETA, which is a good movement), crown/tube (the tube is the threaded tube that screws into the side of the case onto which the crown screws down onto) & crystal with either genuine (gen) parts or better quality aftermarket parts.

I think you need to ask the seller. No one here can predict the future availability of the seller's stock.

1665 shares its insert with the 5513/1680. Go gen or, if your 1665's bezel is gen or made to gen specs, click me