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Nice! I'll have to look for that one... Glad we have one more convert!

Ha - sure, I'll see what I can do.

Yeah, I like it. With some modding I think it looks pretty damn close to gen...

Went with the whiter lume one, with CWP hands...

Balvenie is pretty smooth and similar to a Irish whiskey... Also try some Speysides - they tend to be a little bit less harsh (for lack of a better term. Also, while a lot will consider it sacrilegious, don't be afraid to try it with some branch water and/or ice. Might be just the thing to turn you onto proper Scotches...

Ok, so while I'm waiting on getting that gen dial installed, which is a better interim dial? Bought both recently but not sure which is more accurate - does a gen dial have that crazy sharp bevel on the date window? Also, what do the sharp minds here think of the text?

True. I guess I'll wait for the dial and then figure out which movement I'm going to use/drill.

Shoot... Didn't think about that. Do you suppose a DG3804 would work?

Here's a pic someone shared with me - should I go this route or the 1.3 mm drill bit?

Agree 100%.

I'm not against clipping gen feet if it were a regular matte feet first 5513 or something but yeah, this is a gen 1655 dial, and I can't bring myself to clip it!

I'm not sure - don't have the dial in front of me (not here yet) and there were no pics of the back on eBay. However, iirc, those positions are right. Is there such a thing as a 2824 or 2750 GMT? Could one be modified to work? Are there other calibres from other makers that could work? I'm not necessarily tied to ETA.

I believe so. Also, even if I could braze the new dial feet, I would have to cut the existing dial feet, which is not happening. Worst case scenario is I'll sit on this dial until I can buy a full 1675 GMT and swap the parts a la "Jocke" at TRF... I'd hoped I could do it with an ETA though...

But a gen dial, Nanuq!!

Yeah, that's what I usually do. However, I read on here somewhere that someone had drilled holes in the ETA mainplate so they could use a gen dial, so I was hoping whoever that was would answer in this thread... If it were any old dial I'd clip the feet. However, it's for that gen MK2 1655 dial - I just can't bring myself to clip the feet off!

Anyone know who can drill holes in an ETA movement for a gen Rolex dial? Also, I'd need the GMT hand made stationary (nonadjustable), so if they could do that too that'd be awesome. Thanks in advance - first time I've had this much work done to a movement.

Yeah, and I paid like next to nothing for it. I'm so stoked to find out they're gen!!

*rimshot* Haha - took me a while to get this... Don't quit your day job! XD

All gen birth year '91 Exp II 16570, purchased with the help of the Rolex experts on this site. Dang it! I should've done a phone screenshot too!!

Is that ABC Watchwerks? I've heard good things about them...

Nice! Now all we need to do is get you a bunch of lug profiles from various watches over the years...

Comparing them, it looks pretty close to a MK 2, rather than the MK 1 I thought it was originally...

Not sure - only had pics of the front (which is not a problem, I guess...), I figured that since the handset looked gen (I mean just look at that beautiful GMT hand!!) that the dial would probably be gen if the dial text matched gen references. It looks like it does to my eye, but figured I'd check with the Rolex experts here...

IMHO the only "cheap" case that gives you enough to mod to PCG would be the MBW. However, if you were going to skip that mod, the PC version should meet your needs. Unfortunately, I don't believe ingod is still in business. Not really sure where you could get a gilt 5512 dial. I believe Yuki has an acceptable white dial...

This dial and hands are gen, right? Just picked them up, but wanted to check here before I closed the deal.