UmpaHimself
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Yeah but check it... that's an old AOPA Cosmonaut.
Ive never seen that model before. Tell me moooaaar
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I don't have any problems loading the site, but man it is slow as molasses on Safari for me. Every time I go to the next page of a thread I have to refresh for it to load and almost every process is a few seconds delayed. Is there any way for a member to change the theme they see like on other forums?
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5517 today
Thats an amazing looking build!
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Timing is so bad.... Just got that 6542 Pan Am off DLF so I'm spent for another 1-2 months or my wife will hang me. I wish I could get a 1680 and a 1665 though
Anyone wanna be my loan shark?Konadoc PMed me saying that he has an additional 5513 incoming to CONUS that he will be posting M2M. I'm sure there will be others if you want to play your luck. Or you could tell your wife that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and maybe sell a watch or two.
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OK, so if I could only get one, which one should I get? Looking to the forum gods to decide for me... Already have a 5513, a couple of 5514s, and a 1665... Should I get a 1680 to round out the collection or something different?
At least a 1680 for sure. I have a moded cartel 5513 but I ended up ordering one of each sub anyway just to have. 5512, 5513 and 1680
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maybe get a relume on the dial and pair it with TC hands. find a lumi insert and get the CGs done.
if you like the almond look of the tritium there are some modders who can relume with an old tritium color.
the lume plots on this dial look a little odd
but trim the CGs and get TC hands, its not hard to repaint them and color match. those two mods alone will make all the difference, and id start with those
What's the issue with the hands. Is it the spacing between where the lume is applied?
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Gen BB & new lobster friend
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Not again Fluffy...
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I dunno, but I'd give Ken's left nut for an old 809.
Thinking the same thing. I would love a 40mm Navitimer.
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God damn USPS. That's all I can say
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I'm in for two but I might make it three. Might even leave these stock but the pearl needs changing for sure.
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Or you can just enjoy it as is
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Nice! That Omega buckle would look good on my Speddie NATO. Do you have the link for that one?
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Umpa the top is a rep case which I laser welded and I'm making it into a pcg 1675. Don't give up !
Interesting. I hope you post a thread about this one. Very interested to see your results.
I've posted this a million times here, the 1675,16750 is the most difficult vintage Rolex to get right there is. The case is thin, the crown guards are spaced for the tiny 5.3mm crown, all the rep cases are too thick and the crown guards are for a 6mm crown which leaves a huge gap when you try to use a 5.3 mm crown in your build.
The only solution is to try to take the case thickness down as much as possible, laser weld the crown guards to fill in the gaps and reshape them. Only with a lot of work can you get a case that is fairly close to gen.
. A 2836 converted to a GMT is and option, also an ETA 2893-2 will work.
Good luck, just realize this one isn't easy!!!
Yeah, that's exactly what I am starting to realize. I am also starting to realize that asking how to build one is kind of like a higher level of "who has the best sub?" But because so many people have done so many different builds the info can kind of get jumbled up. But I guess I was more asking what is the best bang for buck 1675 build. I know it will be far from perfect but it will at least give me the feel.
Here is my gen 16750
Oh yeah... Awesome watch btw!
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And even months later this thread helps yet another member... me! Thanks guys.
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here is a pic on top of my gen 66, i have taken the case down quite substantially, that's a 5mm crown also.
(I haven't shaped yet or finished my cgs) first stages.
On top is the gen? The top of the lugs look kind of weird where they meet the bezel, like a sharp cutoff. Very interested to see how you shape the CGs. The more I read the more I want to give up on this build
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I think you guys would appreciate this
Speedmaster '57 by Tyler David, on Flickr-
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Umm, the thickness of these cases will never get you remotely close to that of a 1675. Akira once told me, "doesn't matter how much you MOD a cartel, you can't quite get the look."
I just saved some cash and purchased a gen a while back from HQmilton for those very reasons. After having it n my hands it all made sense. The 1675 is very slim and there is only so much you can trim from a cartel before ruining the entire case.
^^^^this, very similar story. I did a really nice franken build with a cartel 1675 and while it looked the part from face on, the case is too thick. Sent it to Rolex Addict to modify the case and he does nice work, but even with his modding and all the genuine parts the case still drove me nuts so I sold it and bought a gen. Also a gen takes a 5.3mm crown and the cartel cases come with a 6 or 7mm depending on which one you use. So if you use the 5.3 the gap is too large in the cg's. We stacked a gen, a yuki, a phong and a modded cartel case on top of each other once and while the phong was better than the others it still was not quite as "elegant" as the gen. If you read RA's section on Repgeek or RWI (I don't remember which one), he suggests using the new 1675 set up now. He use to recommend the 1655.
Even though they have increased in value quite a bit the last year or so, you can still pick a gen up fairly reasonable. 16700/0 can still be had in the 5K range in decent shape. Of all the watches I have ever had a vintage 1675 on a jubilee is the most comfortable watch to wear for me. The thin and light case and very shallow case back just wears really nice and flat on the wrist.
Edit: also I think the picture you posted looks great for what it is. Nice fade job on the insert.
Interesting points both of you make. But I am ok with it not being perfect. I accept that these are reps and the factories probably make a lot less $$ off the vintage as opposed to the modern watches so the updates are not as frequent or accurate. That's why I am interested in doing a fairly basic build just to get the best bang for the buck and not go crazy with case modification or gen parts.
However, I may just stick with the watch I have above if it won't even get me close to perfect and I think the crown and crown guards are pretty cool on this one. The case is definitely too thick though. The bezel is what bothers me the most. Its much taller and has deeper cutouts then the gen.
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Looks really good already. That buffing did the trick. Why not just relume the original hands?
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Didn't see another one posted so let's start it off with my fairly stock cartel 1680 with a recently ghosted bezel.
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I don't think that's a 1675 insert.
I believe that's a sapphire gmt (16710/16760/16700) insert that has a slightly narrower outer diameter and wider inner diameter relative to the 1675/16750 inserts.
If you measure it, the correct dimensions of a 1675 insert is:
OD: 37.75mm
ID: 30.2mm
Yes that's for a sapphire gmt
Dang! Thanks for the info. Looks like that was a waste of $80. Well I ended up going for a WSO pepsi bezel anyway.
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Is it possible the dial was relumed or replaced during service as the dial lume looks pretty damn white for how old the watch is and how used it looks. Fantastic piece either way, I kind of like the hands. If it was me I would only service it and maybe a crystal polish if everything else is original.
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Hey guys,
I'm sure these questions come up a bunch so forgive me. I just purchased a 1675 from Toro. It's a very nice out of the box rep but I can see a few things that may cause issues for later modification so I am currently trying to decide if I should keep it stock and just do another build. I have seen many posts regarding a 1675 build based on the PC 1655, WSO bezel assembly, Yuki dial, Asian low beat movement and a Clarks crystal. From All these posts I'm coming across seem to be from around 2010-2013 and my question is if that is still the most common build or if there are better options now in 2015. Also, not sure if the 1655 is still available. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
For fun, here is the one I got from Toro that I've aged a bit.
January 9th
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