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Go with the PA 462-66 crystal, available from Ofrei. It’s very close to a gen service crystal. The T19 from Clark will distort the rehaut. Here’s a shot of one of my earlier builds with a Clark crystal, look how thick the rehaut appears to be at the bottom. Here’s another of my earlier builds with the PA 462-66, see how even the rehaut appears. And here’s my MBW with a Gen service crystal.

Yes, but the proportions of the hands they have on offer aren’t the best.

HR will do a custom lume for you in any colour you want. Just ask. For the price the dial is excellent.

One of my favourite soundtracks. A BRM V16 belonging to Nick Mason. Featured on a CD included in the book about his collection, “Into the red”. Best to listen to in surround sound!

True that. I used to go to the Goodwood Revival every year. Was a GRRC member for a while too. The early years were a dream come true. Even so, it just got too crowded for my liking. Stopped attending over 10 years ago and haven’t been back since.

I’ve been to Brescia for the Mille Miglia. On the same trip, had a factory tour of Lamborghini in Sant’Agata and visited the museum. The Miura is a timeless beauty!

It’s always tricky matching rep parts from different sources. There’s no guarantee Yuki’s case back will fit your mid case. Best to check with Yuki directly before buying, ensure you can send it back if it doesn’t. Yuki’s case back: Gen (with Marine Nationale engraving): As with any rep part don’t expect perfection. Yuki’s case back is no exception.

5513 today

Nothing to elaborate on really. Go back to the previous 2 images of the rep and gen earlier in the post. Take a look at the center hub of the second hand. Do you see the difference? I believe all case backs were engraved with 9411 on the inside. For both the 9411/0 (date) and 9401/0 (no date). If that's the case (excuse the pun) your case engraving is incorrect. Check out this site for gen-reference: https://www.hqmilton.com/timepieces/q05x4p32/1978-tudor-submariner-94010-snowflake-with-papers-7385

Can't see your attachment. However, if it's a gen spec mid-case, and you're after a case back. You'd get a better deal and service from Yuki rather than MQ. Here's Yuki's offer: https://yukiwatch.ecwid.com/Tudor-Submariner-9411-94010-caseback-p58568523?ownerid=2680233&noProxyRedirect=true

The reason why I choose an MQ case was primarily due to the gen spec case back. I haven’t seen a budget 94010 rep with a correct one. The 94010 case back treading/diameter isn’t the same as the 5513.

I wish you luck with MQ! Those engravings are similar to mine, they hardly scratch the surface.

Nice! After you get the Gen insert, you may want to take a look for a Gen hand set. Or perhaps just the second hand. The center hub on the rep ones is a bit of a tell. Maybe a 702 crown too. Although MQ does have great looking dials. Personally, I wouldn’t deal with him again. I bought my 94010 case set from him with custom engravings. The whole experience and communication was a pain. Not only that, on arrival, the quality and accuracy of the case set was pretty poor for the price. Especially the case rehaut, which was wokky. The crown and tube proportions were off as well as being poor quality. Not to mention the bezel, with a flimsy-foil buckled tension spring and insert fit for the trash. Thankfully, your case looks good. Do you know the source? Here’s my MQ after some modding. Including case and rehaut re-shaping. Dial from ebay (could be better). Yuki handset if I remember rightly. Insert from Phong. Pearl, crown and tube from Athaya. Movement ETA 2770. Crystal PA 462-66 from Ofrei.

Gen movement. Worth investing in gen hands too. Saving to do so if needs be.