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The gold/white gold bezels are smaller (34.5mm?) than engine turned bezels (36mm).

For the DWO tool, can someone make a PDF file so that it can be printed out? I feel it should be sufficient to print this in to a cardstock paper instead of 3d-print a plastic tool.

My dad wearing the datejust 16014 I built for him.




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An auto should fit.

A colleague of mine and I were in a meeting this week and I noticed his new watch...it had a blue dial and blueberry bezel. It had to be the Davosa!

Nope.

It was a Mathey-Tissot but...it wasn’t a GMT(?) However it had the bezel and same mid-case as the Davosa. M-T used the same dial but print circles versus squares, same mid case, similar crystal but with a cyclops...and it comes on a heavy version of an oyster (didn’t care for it myself...).

It runs Sellita SW200 or a quartz. His had the auto with the exhibition caseback (it becomes thicker) and had a longer crown.

It’s 649 CHF!

https://www.matheytissot.com/b2b/gent-watches/942-rolly-vintage-automatic-40mm.html

So...an auto with a GMT function could possibly fit with the right caseback.





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For 1k you should be able to get Vietnam gen spec case and dial. Whether that’s convincing? I don’t know. Probably can’t fool anyone who knows this watch well.


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What's your budget? That determines everything.

I believe Phong can further customize the case to your exact specification, if you ask nicely. @occb2 may have details.

For $400, MBK case does not seem to present a good price to value ratio. These days you can get a Vietnam gen-spec 1680 case from Ruby for less than $700 I think. 

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I still don’t understand why MBK cases are superior than cartel JKF. The crown position is the same. The only difference I can see is the bezel scallops, where MBK looks more authentic.


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Why is MBK case superior to JKF? For the ones I see, the MBK ones still have same the stem position flaw as the JKF.


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There is no domed sapphire crystal for explorer. You should get a plexi.


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Vintagewatchesmq.com


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raffles dials has flat 3 DWO, too

http://rafflesdials.com/one-pc-white-date-disc-wheel-overlay-with-bigger-flat-3-and-open-6-9-for-eta-2836-or-dg-2813-automatic-movement-fit-the-mens-rolex-3135-steel-submariner-or-gmt-master-or-yacht-master-watch/

http://rafflesdials.com/one-pc-white-date-disc-wheel-overlay-with-open-6-9-for-eta-2836-or-dg-2813-automatic-movement-fit-the-mens-rolex-3135-steel-datejust-or-day-date-or-submariner-or-gmt-master-watch/

If you look at my tiffany and co 1016 build thread I used a helenarou dial.

I have never seen a HElenarou 1016 dial. Do you have a link?


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16030

Spec:
Gen 16014 case, engine turned bezel, tube, crown, dial
Clark crystal, hands
Raffles-dials open 6, 9 DWO
Watch material spring bars
Swiss Valanvron 2824



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Shouldn’t cost you a grand unless you go with gold stuff and gen bracelet.




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You should be able to fit 2824 in 16000 (3035) and 16200 (3135) cases.

Thanks for sharing! I have whatsapp her and pending her reply. I hope her 1016 dial can fit into Justin's case set. Excited to build my 1st vintage rep!

2824 fits perfectly, too.


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Factories should have their own capability to manufacture 2824 and 2836s. It's not a question of capability, but whether it makes business sense to do so. 

The initial r&d cost of a movement is high. The IWC PR movement cost factory $3m (18m RMB yuan) to rep.


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The demand is not enough. Most general public isn’t interested in vintage watches.


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