thl

@slai.....glad to hear that.....as I said....if I cherrypick them then there should be no real problems.....but the ratio of good ones to bad is not good.....it is in my opinion...not a super rep....!

Hi Neil, it's fine to hear you again...

THL

Pm'd for a 1655 Orange hand

THL

in 1997....i have done the same with an explorer II Steve McQueen... 2.000.000 thousands italian lira.. (about 1100 euro) ....

1997 was not a great year.....

every time i see this my friend with this watch i want to kill my self....

M

1997... That was a very good time, I bought a 1963 1675 "cornino"(pointed cg) ,box and papers,for some 800K Liras, ie 430 € .

ps

Your avatar is SeISMIc

Rolex made two movements in the 60's-late 70's. A 1575 date and a 1575 gmt with date. And they were labeled 1570, which is the base movement they are derived from. A straight 1570 movt wouldn't have the date feature, and if it has a date feature, it is technically a 1575 movement. The 1575 date and 1575 gmt are of course slightly different, with the gmt having the extra 24 hour hand.

Can you modify a 1575 date movement into a 1575 gmt? I would think it is possible, but since these two movements have been out of production for 25 years and parts availability is always an issue, I would think that it wouldn't be cost effective. And of course, then you'd be building an expensive Frankenwatch, and I'm not sure if it's worth the expense at that point. Sometimes, it's better to just go buy the right watch, like a vintage 1675.

Thanks for your response, I think I'll go looking for the right watch.

Have a good day.

THL

Hi,

I was asking to myself which is the difference (if it exists) between these two movts.

I mean if I have a 1570 can I upgrade it to a gmt, something like using the 2836_2 day wheel, or the difference is much important than this?

Thanks to all.

THL

gooooooood, I'm in for one ( ETA inside ?! )

THL

It's being a very long wait and post... I hope those who confirmed at very beginning are still in the list!

Here I am, in for two !!

THL

I was just wondering why I've never seen this:

And then... wouldn't it be time to have a decent 1655 explorer II or a good 6542?

Cheers

THL

Compliments, seems impressive

That's what my dsrd and 1655 needed, do you plan to make a silver datewheel too?

Anyway two for me!!

Thl

Let me get this right you have a 40's Baume et Mercier which you want to trash to use the movement in a rep!

Can I suggest that you have the watch valued at an AD before you start pulling it apart.

Ken

Hi Ken,

Your suggestion is very welcome, in effect I know its value, but actually, for many reasons, I would prefer to

" transform" it in something else without selling it...

Cheers

THL

Hi,

I received a 40's ( I suppose) Baume et Mercier chrono 3 9 with this movement.

As I don't really like the watch, could the movement be used for a "new" project ( maybe 6263...) ?

Thanks for any suggestion.

Sorry for the pics! ( camera's gone...)

THL