Curt941
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Hey bud, your watch isn't a fantasy model, it's just called a "White Themes"
One of the more understated ROO's for sure.
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Anymore pictures of how the deployment mates up with the strap? Does it have an oval shaped pin to mate up with the non round slot in the strap?
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HUGE F*CKING UPDATE! If you've followed my threads on RWI or RG, you would have seen these already, but I wanted to post them here as well.Some comparison shots next to my super franken 16610 LV which is now sold and shipping out soon
I have to say, for $620 from TC, this thing looks DAMN good next to a Franken that's got gen dial, hands, date wheel, etc in a sean case. Gen dial alone costs more than the entire TC LV.New bracelet on the left. V3 on the right
V3 on the new watch
V5 Clasp shots
And a random shot out in the sun.
I have to report that the bezel seems to be getting better. I have popped it off and on multiple times, and cleaned it. I still don't have the friction ring on there, but it is getting smoother to rotate.1989 comparison.
crown on 1989 gen
TC V6 on left with the following mods: Gen AR crystal, Gen LN Insert, everything else TCNew TC LV on right with the following mods: Gen LV Insert, everything else TC
Crappy cell phone picsTC's have bracelet. No bracelet = gen 2003 16610. The pictures with only 2 watches is comparing the gen to the V6 TC
TC Clasp comparison from left to right, v2, v3, v4, v5
My 16610 obsession - from left to right - Earlier TC with big crown AR crystal, then WM9 LV with TC's new LN insert, new TC LV in the middle, TC V6, Gen 16610
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Gen subs dont even have it all at the same location. Maybe from the factory, but once it gets a service all bets are off.
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What do you mean construction doesn't look gen enough?
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A couple of things I have noticed
1) The bezel is extremely tight. Right now I have it on with just the click spring, no friction washer. When I tried to fit just the bezel on the crystal retainer without even the click spring, it was very tough to rotate back and forth. Also, pressing the insert in was EXTREMELY tough. Both the TC new insert and a gen one I have. I'm not sure if that's part of the same problem as the stiffness to rotate, if the overall dimensions of the bezel are just slightly smaller or what.
2) I tried fitting a V3 bracelet, and the end links were VERY high on the case, like even with the tops of the lugs. So even though the v3 bracelet might be the "best", it wasn't the best on this case IMHO. What's on their now is the V5 93250 it came with. -
This is one of Mike's builds, I put it on a gen 93250
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Bezel on mine is nice, clicks nicely. Lume is good too.
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That's a bezel insert ashman, he's talking about the bezel itself.
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Mike, I think I wouldn't mind having lume on the hands. If I could age the hands with Super Lume to look like the hour markers, that would be pretty cool.
Going for vintage/modern blend.
Curt
I may have them in tritiumHell, I'm half considering doing this as a total fantasy build and going with a stainless bezel and normal insert for a "Modern Bond" gilt submariner look.
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Would that strip the lume off a set of gen hands?
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The title should have said "AGING" not again!
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Doing a 16613 build with a gen mid case.
I bought this dial:
The hour surrounds have an amazing patina on them. Any idea how I could do this to a set of hands without waiting 20 years?
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Just wondering if this is a desirable case set?
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That's a gasket that goes in the bezel that keeps it secure to the crystal retaining ring. It serves the same purpose as the bezel retaining ring on the 16610.
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Condition : The watch every thing original except the case ( none original ) !
The band got some stretches and the watch got some minor hairlines scratches here
there cause the age ! All chronograph function properly and set back to zero ! The
movement clean tick strong keep excellent to excellent time ! All Bidder need to
reviewed all pics as part of the description and ask all question if you like before you
bid ! All Sell Final No Refund or Return .
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Seller is asking $500 for it.
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So this wouldn't be the right dial for a 6263? Dang.
I don't have the dial yet, just thinking about buying it.
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I've never seen this style with the black minute track, but the crown looks pretty good to me, daytona spacing looks good, back of the dial is stamped "singer", never seen sub-dials like this on a rep dial either, with the concentric circles.
Thoughts?
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Oh, haha, gotcha.
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What dials and hands are everyone going to be using with these? Is there a good rep dial that has gen feet positions? I've got a sean 3135 dial and gen hands in my current franken build that I'm going to be replacing with a gen 16610LV gen dial and hand set...but didn't know what kind of rep options were out there. Or are people planning to re-use their rep ETA dials and snip the feet?
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Got mine today, anyone else? They both flip the date one day at a time(at least the two times I set them at 11:45pm the date changed fine)
Is it just me or does the bottom one look like the date is not centered on the crown stem? Is that adjustable?
Date flipping at 11:45 isn't an issue, since those are not the final hands. When you mount the hands, you'll move the time forward till the date flip, and then install the hours and minute hand so they align at midnight when the date changes.
AP Picture thread
in The Audemars Piguet Area
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