madasboot

On 4/17/2021 at 6:01 AM, Nanuq said:

Good question, and how are the Tempus Machina dials any different than what the Dark Lord is doing?

 

Probably Dark Lord makes them for Tempus Machina ahahah

my latest build.

43 minutes ago, Sogeha said:

Remember it to is Chinese New Year at the moment and not getting a response from any Chinese company is to be expected


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I know.

I live in asia

best

Marco

Thanks J.!

i am looking for a cheap speedmaster moon watch A21 Jewels to make some experiments and he seems to be the only seller to have it but i cannot get a reply from him.

i dealt with him back in 2006...

You know where i can find one?

best,

M.

Dear all,

does anyone know if silix still in business?

thanks

best,

marco

6 hours ago, JSebWC said:

Hello  nice work on the build.

I am looking for a set of straight end links in 19mm like yours...  any help would be appreciated  

Hey J.

I can make a pair for you but you must give me some time.

will PM my phone so we can whatsapp.

Marco

2 hours ago, automatico said:

"I am looking for a set of straight end links in 19mm like yours.."

 

These might be made to work but you would have to spread the last link apart.  It would be easy to shorten the ends to 19mm.

 

This one is 19mm but no way to know how wide the center links are.  If they are too wide they can be trimmed but if too narrow...not gonna work.

 

eBay item number:  172019171077   

From guess who?

WSO 990!

 

More...

20mm oyster bracelet (tools852.com)

 

CARLYWET 17 18 19 20mm 316L Stainless Steel Silver Brushed Watch Band Strap Old Style Oyster Bracelet Straight End Screw Links|Watchbands| - AliExpress

 

Two things to watch out for:

SEL type end links, there are a lot of them out there.

Sheet metal end links that just fit over the last bracelet link and not in between them, Speidel 14/1500 for example.

 

I used to have a few (iirc) but can not find them.  As usual.

 

 

 

 

Hey R.

long time no see!

subtropical greetings and wishes of a happy new lunar year!

M.

Hej Lo’

https://ibb.co/rQ8LhkN

Happy new lunar year!

the end of my 1016 journey ended last week with some self made straight end links...

yours would look great with them

cordiale saluti

marco

Unfortunately for a vintage sm300 there is no rep option from the so common sources; case shape and dimensions, dial size, bezel shape and assembly, insert, etc... are all far away from the real mccoy.

The only decent option is a vietnam rep, the most accurate I know.

i found one in 2018 and share some pics of it (case has correct dimensions and made to fit a cal. 550 omega mvmt, 27.5mm dial, 60 click bidirectional bezel and a mil engraved caseback).

It has gone through relume and dial ageing after a minor accident and is now waiting for a custom made plexi insert.

1 hour ago, Alan72 said:

Yes it is, I wanted the early type,

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Nice!

mine:

2 hours ago, Alan72 said:

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Hi Alan,

is the insert custom made?

best,

M.

2 hours ago, Alan72 said:

Looking very nice, just let me know when you get bored of it lol.

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 let me try to push Quoc...

1 minute ago, madasboot said:

Here goes... some close shots:

Not so active in the past few years but moving to this part of the world and travelling around often, had triggered the appetite;

I bought some stuff in recent years during my stays in Saigon, finding some interesting places and some very interesting material.

Started with a visit to Minh Quy, ending up finding a treasure trove a few blocks north...

less refinement but some outstanding material was made available for what can be considered a residual cost...

dials, cases, etc...

here is my vn fully sourced 5513, to go with the 6538...

Best,

M.

39 minutes ago, Nanuq said:

 

Wow, we need to know more about this one.  I see some very tasty little details there.   

 

Hey Nanuq,

hope all is well with you in the northern corner...

I tried to blow some magic into this oldie, replacing the metal rimmed pearl with a decent “pip”, and scratching the insert during the reassembly process.

nowadays cannot do much without glasses...

Here goes... some close shots:

On 7/31/2020 at 9:36 PM, Alan72 said:

It smells of rubber i guess, but very soft and flexible, very comfortable

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The vintage ones require some sanding in the tops, since they usually have barbed edges along and the bellybutton from the injector.

here is one of mine:

Just now, Alan72 said:

Yeah its a 60s tropic, its great, actual tropic ones are really expensive now but there are lots of generic 60s ones out there, just don't go with a silicone one, they dont look right

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I have some from the early 60s but I find them rough (and smelly) for daily use...

I usually go for nato, more suitable for tropical weather

14 minutes ago, Alan72 said:

Its easy to do the insert, just make a little hole in the other one with a screwdriver and hook it out, the other one just presses in, after reading this i decided to wear mine


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Beautiful!

and how about the strap?

is it a rubber tropic diver? Are they comfortable to wear?

2 minutes ago, Alan72 said:

Nice, just needs the better insert now to, hopefully it should be reasonably water tight now too

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I had not the courage to replace the insert for the one you sent me since i will have to break this one first to be removed...

and the hands... I am yet to find an accurate replacement.

The AS movement is doing very decently and I am yet to test it for water tightness, guessing the crown will be an issue.

FF Aqua lung (vietnamese) disassembled  and ready for the crystal replacement.

originally equipped with a regular high domed plexi, found out to be far from tight and “glued”. During a trip to Indonesia humidity levels were so high that condensations formed inside of the crystal to my big surprise.

Got a GS-DT crystal from a Canadian seller on Ebay; diameter 30.1.

Operation was successful and new crystal is a tight fit for these cases.

Thank you again Alan for all the info, recommendations and support.

M.

The result:

a tightly fit crystal, thick, sturdy and ss accurate as possible.

Alan, bezel was not so cooperative but was finally removed and the metal spring was replaced for the one you kindly sent me last year, for a tight rotation; not loose anymore.

cheers,

M.

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2 hours ago, NotMeCaseClosed said:

 

 

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Hey guys!

hope to see most of you still around and, of course aprehensive with the absences, especially knowing of Rolli’s passing almost a year ago.

Life has changed a lot since early times and i hop in from time to time; always a pleasure and a joy.

Not posting much tough but I am always contactable

please take care, especially during this awkward period.

best,

M.