jackflash

My advice, do your homework before making a purchase. There are plenty of references for building a 5513 on the forums. Ultimately it’s your watch, if you’re happy with what you’ve got, that’s great.

Too expensive I’d say all things considered.

I guess you’d need to laser weld if you were to do that. Probably not worth the effort. Also, I‘d be wary of re-drilling the lug holes. You‘ll need to make sure your 580 end links line up to the holes.

Well, I hate to say it, but those lugs look a little too sharp and the lug holes too close to the edge for one thing.

5517

5517

The dial and hands lume colour mis-match is hopefully something they can fix at least.

Fantastic work!

Good catch! Excellent for a Franken build.

Nice! What’s the source? Does it have the correct case back too? You could ask [mention=50989]SSTEEL[/mention] for servicing support, he’s based in Finland I believe.

I reduced the height of the rehaut slightly and re-finished the inner wall (sanded) to reduce reflections. You can't take too much off the inner as it will also expand the dial seat, if you do the dial will fall through. The the addition of a GS PA 462-66 crystal from Ofrei helped too. Some crystals, i.e. the T19 from Clark, have the effect of distorting the rehaut width. I would avoid them. The high-dome T19 crystal (CWPT19) from Michael Young would be another option, it actually reduces the width of the rehaut optically. However, they do tend to fracture easily around the base when fitted and they aren't cheap. Take a look at the fourth post in the link below: No it shouldn't, the rehaut should be 90° to the dial face. But with the a little effort it’s not so noticeable.

94010 today

That’s visual poetry right there!

Thank you!

Excellent work! What recipe did you use for the lume-mix?

I think the Tudor brand deserves it’s own section on the forum. It has grown massively in popularity again since the launch of the Black Bay etc. Both Rolex and Tudor belong to the Hans Wilsdorf foundation. However, it’s equally “incorrect” to post Tudor watches in the Rolex brand section from a brand-positioning perspective.

94010 today

My learning – request QC shots. Especially of the Rehaut without the crystal installed for this particular case set. As previously mentioned, I won’t be purchasing from MQ again.

Happy Christmas folks! Let it snow...

Thanks buddy. In general I’m happy with the result. In hindsight, I wouldn’t go the MQ route again though. Definitely a miss for me. Case was 600€ excluding shipping... ouch!

Too true! The angle of the Rehaut on MQ’s case is wrong. It should 90 degrees to the dial face. Unfortunately, on the case I received it wasn’t. However, with some reshaping and the right crystal it isn’t that noticeable.

The lug engravings on mine are comparatively shallow compared to a gens. However, the biggest disappointment and challenge I found was reshaping the woky rehaut. Fingers crossed yours won't be.

Well, I hope you get a better case than I did... be prepared to do some case-shaping and modding though. Only real benefit over the Cartel case IMHO is the gen-spec case back.

Tudor 94010 today

A more tricky build than I anticipated this one. Finding a case with the correct back was a problem. I ended up buying one from MQ, which was a big disappointment. Quality was poor and badly finished. It needed quite a bit of work to get into an acceptable shape. I won’t be be making any further purchases from MQ as the service was as poor as the case too. Nuff said. On to the build specs: MQ 94010 case - lugs reshaped, lugs drilled to accept gen-spec spring bars. Added an O-Ring seal to the case back. MQ‘s poorly fitted crown and tube replaced with Athaya’s 702 set. MQ‘s bezel spring, a flimsy bit of foil, replaced. MQ‘s bezel insert replaced with a Yuki insert and Athaya pearl. Custom HR dial and hand set, great service from HR btw. Relumed and aged. GS PA 462-66 crystal ETA 2770 movement, the same spec as the Tudor branded ETA 2776. Added a Yuki Tudor branded rotor. B&S Siena leather strap. Think that’s about it! Let it Snow...