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Same insert than previous MBW... CG's a bit different from side view (less sharpen) but from up side view seems less straight, better date font... only remarkable difference is the engraving on inside rehaut ring... let's see price but as usual, too high expectations...

Did he open the watch?

Lugs are shorter in Rep... apart of that... pretty well done.

Nevertheless, you have Homer in the dealers area of this forum!

I think he changed his seller name. Check here: bracelet

Homer in eBay or here can source them for you. High quality. exclusivediscount is his seller name in eBay UK.

Thanks to all of you!

IMHO, if you are going ton spend time, money and effort building a franken, do it as close as you can to the gen and try to use not only gen pieces but also match the age of them... you will finally have a balanced piece...

Gen case, dial and crown:

Definitively you should not use modern bracelets (with SEL) with old/vintage cases, specially with holes. It scream fake from 20 miles away! There are rep bracelets with hollow end links pretty good and of a high quality, very difficult to spot. And it's not only a matter of having a case without holes. I had a 1998 DJ with no holes but having hollow ends. I know that some time a go TommyH had a 2007 case to sell, but it was pricy (obviously as it must be). Try to contact him and maybe you'll have a winner.

I've had many reps in the past two years and most of them came and went away very often, until I found my personal taste. Finally., I decided (as By-Tor stated very well) to keep watches that, first, I used to wear often, second, that matched my personal way of leaving (no bling blings) and third, that had that "special" touch that made them unique (at least for me). And this is the result: MBW 16610 heavy modded (gen crown and tube, noob dial, datewheel and bracelet, CG's moded...) 16233 Franken Datejust: Gen case, dial and crown. ETA and oyster bracelet with solid (real) mid links from a RWI friend: 16200 Franken Datejust: Gen case, dial and crown. ETA and high quality aftermarket oyster bracelet (thanks Homer): And this SFSO that I will never regret enough for selling, but that will go back home (at least a Friend of him) soon (genuine rubber strap): There are some new ones coming for 2008: Montblanc Timewalker and some Tag Heuer (still to decide)... Hope you enjoyed...

Dude! thanks a lot... I know how long it takes makeing these tutorials...

No way to solve this issue if the watch has SEL's. Send it back to the seller.

It happened to me also with my DJ (man version). I replaced end links (I guess yours have hollow ends) by genuine ones as well the spring bars. Before installing, I also pressed gently (covering before both sides) the end links to reduce the gap and noise. Hope this could help.

My lovely 16200 franken is back again to my wrist... But since I have some business dinners this week this will take some wrist time also another franken, 16233 in this case...

Dam! I've been out of the purchasing addiction for some months thanks to my frankens, but these comparisons light up again my indestructible buying addiction again!

Development, Introduction, Growth, Maturity & Decline... these are the life cycle stages of a product. I don't see "marketing within" If you go in detail inside each of these stages, you will find marketing activities in some of them and in different life time.

That's the way... gen case, gen dial... Laz, if you have a modern dial buy a moder case from Roling on eBay... 16200 it's the one. But nothing less than 200 USD unless you are extremely lucky!

Laz... unfortunatly I can spot the 1 mm. in the DJ dial... how can it be possible? probably you have an old case with a modern dial... the dial can be seat in a ring on the movement (you must build the ring) but the 1 mm. will always be seen. The canon pinion of the minute hand (and probably the seconds hand also) might be changed to a toller one (I've had to do it many times). If I would be you, I will sell the new dial and buy an old one, according to the case ref. and age.

Store the pic in an outside site (like photobucket)

No way to PM him, no way to get his mail address... this is turning very difficult

I have The Zigmeister as a clever guy, as well as honest, so I would never think that just because in the past you had some mods made by Joe he wouldn't accept you as a customer. I had some jobs (one) made by Joe and I stopped sending more because of what many of us know.

seems to be... as per repaustria comment

I'm happy you finally got it... great dial my friend! now we only need to see it installed...

I don't think is because you're not VIP... I'm a VIP member and I can't reach his PM box either...