madasboot

IMHO you should go for the second.

Could your engraver turn the '616' into '618' whilst he's doing an amazing job on the Rolex sign?! I assume that's a mod that you've had done to it?

thanks for the suggestion but in fact its a 616 and not a 618.

I don't want to be anal, but is the buckle the wrong way around?

It is indeed but just for photo purpose...

how did you get on mating the cortebert stem with the crown?

thanks for the kind words.

My watchsmith rethreaded the original stem and adjusted it to the crown. The man is an artist - master Watchmaker who did repairs for the British museum during 15 years, specialized in XVII and XVIII watches and a sweet tooth for vintage stuff like IWC, Rlx and yes, Panerai -.

M.

you just need to pick up a compass to wear on your other wrist

As for the strap I used brown waxed thread. The strap was aged with a solution we call "jewish bitumen" and that is a product used for ageing wood and give patina on the recovering of old statuary.

Its amazing because I went to have dinner with my parents and looking at the strap my mother told me the strap was too shiny for a dial aged like that and borrowed me a flask of that product telling me it would do wonders to the leather.... and it did after some rubbing.

The surface slightly cracled, acquiring a worn look and a special worn shine without affecting the filling.

M.

One more...

The strap - Strapculture - was opened, re-glued and hand re-sewn by myself to this little bastard (4 hours of work but I love the quality and looks of the strap!).

M.

Your opinions will be very welcome.

I blasted the dial on this is one... It will have to wait for Kai and Sherwin help and Flavor Flav

Looking great my friend! Very nice work.

Now you will need a vintage strap to match.

Is the mvmt working properly?

M.

Trusty common chassis

Guillermo Badana Calf Strap (Special Order 26mm long tailed)

Second generation Plexi (3mm thick) thanks for Olreon's guidance

Engravings done as they should be

Buckle offered by a friend (Thank you so much SKCheng!)

26mm springbars from River (specially modded by myself)

Vintageization and assembly done by myself.

Next week I will post my 3646 with a Corteb

waiting for a reply from davidsen

thats great news!

Just cannot help myself to stop looking at this topic and to the picture above... you are for a dial what Caravaggio was for renaissance painting!

Best,

M.

i've had over 25 pm's offering to buy this dial.... this is one i modified for another member for a custom vintage cortebert project. the lume is actually a mix of a few different things and the dial is airbrushed with a mixture of mostly black with gold, bronze, and silver metallic mixed in to give the dial an "old" finish. i'd be glad to make these for anyone who needs one and sends me their dial but please...THIS one is not for sale. i built it for someone else

I am breathless! Amazing talent my friend...

I have your machine waiting and as agreed sent you an email yesterday.

Best,

Marco

welcome back Marco.... you are one of the veteran members here and we all need your helpful opinions.

Thank you dear tourby.

I also need you all.

Marco

Hi guys,

I have been off for a while due to sad reasons.

I appreciate your concern and care and the PMs and e-mails I have been receiving from some of you were (and are) helping me a lot with the hard times I am going through.

I sincerelly thank you all.

Marco

Congratulations for these great straps!

Please do not forget to PM as soon as they are available.

Cheers,

M.

hey Marco

will purchase your plexi set.. but which watch is the best for this cortbert project?

what do you think?

send me a link

rolli has a nice watch and will purchase your plexi set (i have told him about your items)... i hope he will find a nice cortebert movement and can realize this project. I will help him, he is a nice guy.

You have PM.

M.

who is Enzo?

is that the guy... some people call him "bloody enzo"???

You and your "bloody" sense of humour...

your pics please?

Its an amazing rep and the return of the denim shirt!

Congratulations Rolli! Wonderful work.

Hail to the master!

The plexis are ready (except for the vintage 3646 and the Pam 249 - yes, with correct shape and 2mm thick as the OEM)!!!

I ordered a small batch of them front and back so please PM for price if interested just do not forget to tell wich version you want, for instalation with nylon gasket (not included) or to press on the bezel directly (I have mine done this way).

I will post some pics of my 6152 Rlx brevet crown with new front and back crystals as soon as I get my camera back...

These new crystals make all the difference on the sturdy "look" of the watch.

Cheers,

M.

oops

..... Cudos to you my friend.....

Kudos to you too dear friend

no worries, didn't mean to shut you down - maybe it was missaligned on the one you held - curious though if you are talking about the previous models though?

The one I held was a gen.

well, look at the pictures of the genuine...I can't see that they are aligned differently???

I am not going to argue with that but recently I had the chance to hold one in my hand and I did not notice that misalignement...

Sorry if I am wrong.

Just my small contribution:

The 12 and 6 numerals are off-centered (misaligned with the smaller numerals around the bezel) and that one is, IMHO, a fatal flaw for this much expected model.