jackflash

23 minutes ago, jigelow said:

 
I was just thinking how nice the dial was. Didn't know it was a yuki. How is the gilt on it? Assume it's printed, by I'd imagine if there's enough clear coat you probably couldn't tell. 
 
Very nice piece!

Thanks. Yes, the gilt is printed, it's fine on the wrist though. Here's a close up.

 

That pearl looks great! Does it fit gen inserts?

It will fit a gen service insert, here's one fitted to my DRSD.

What pearl is in that insert?

Lovely dial. Did you relume it yourself?? Can I also ask where you got your spring bars from? Gen?

5513 PCG chapter ring dial

Good luck on your journey! Looking forward to seeing this come together.

Cirrhosis

Did you modify the bezel or the crystal? Looking at the older photos it looks like the crystal isn't as high as before but the bezel doesn't seem different.
 
I'd really like one of these but the large recess around the pushers would probably bother me. How do you find it in person?
 

The only thing that might have been changed was the bezel. Dont judge quite yet. Also the movement is gen that i know for sure and ill snap pics of it tonight along with the paperwork box and serial numbers on the watch.  

Wants 130k? No notes in PP too I bet.

Decided to take a little off the bezel height too. Makes it look slightly thinner and closer to the gen.

6238 today

First gold plated dial

...and on a Fluco handmade "Hunter" 19mm rally strap

Absolutely agree on the hands, it's the kind of thing I would never have looked at before I started hanging out here. Where did you source them please?

Thanks guys. The hands are fiddly being so small but not too difficult to do. Just need to protect the dial when removing the original ones. I may try tackling the crown logo on the dial at some point, replacing it with a gen from a donor dial.

22 hours ago, RocketHurricane said:

The sub-dial at 6 is not functional, right? How does the thickness of the case compare to the gen?

Correct, the sub-dial at 6 is non-functional. The case itself is marked 6263, so the same as the Daytona reps. It's slightly thicker than the gen I'd say

1 hour ago, Buddhabar said:

Jack....you are a very teacher on mods for this bauty. Congrats.

Thank you buddy! It's all been done before by much more talented RWG members than myself.

Very nice indeed! Thanks for posting

Well, I bought a black dial pre-Daytona 6238 a couple of weeks ago from Josh on a whim.

http://www.pf-818.com/watches/rolex/daytona/vintages/stainless-steel-collection/0-0-0-0-0-0rldv00115-6238-ss-ss-black-asian-venus-75-h-w.html?___SID=U

I put it up for C&R sale, but there was no love for it. So, decided to mod it instead

The Cartel sub-dial hands are just too thick. I bought a thinner set of 0.26mm diameter hands in white, carefully removing the the paint from the hub with acetone to get a look closer to the gen. I stained the lume of the hour and minute hands ever so slightly with coffee and painted the tip of the large chrono second hand too.

Cartel sub-dial hands

...new thinner gen-like sub-dial hands

During the movement removal, the L-shaped lever that allows the positioning of asymmetric pushers fell off, it was just loosely glued in place. After cleaning I used JB Marine Weld epoxy to hold it firmly in place. Needless to say, the lower reset pusher will only be used sparingly in future. I guess this is a problem applicable to all Cartel Daytonas with the Venus 75 movement.

Rather than the squarish Cartel crystal I went for a Clark T21 crystal that is slightly more rounded, lower in profile and generally more vintage in feel.

Next step was to shape, soften and age the case to give the watch an appropriate patina.

...and finally on the wrist with a period Perlon strap.

Thanks for the information! I'll be following your lead.

If you don't mind me asking, where did you source your case? Does it accept a 26.5mm dial?

Picked up the watch around 3 years ago from Puretime. I've just checked and unfortunately it looks like it's no longer available, a pity as it's a good starting point. The dial was from Ingod44 26mm if I remember rightly, also no longer trading. Bezel assembly is from WSO. The insert, the closest I could find, off eBay from a UK seller. Pearl from Yuki. The crystal is a gen T19 serivce crystal. NATO strap from Phoenix, the original MOD supplier.

...minute and second hand are too long. Also, among other things, there are no accurate rep bezel inserts for the 5517.

Go for the HR handset:
http://www.helenarou.com/5517-milsub-super-lume-watch-hands-correct-sec-tip-for-e551728242836.html

You will need to trim the tail of the second hand though as it's too long, something that's often overlooked.

Here's mine next to a gen:

Rafflestime is good value, solid midlinks though and you will need to drill out the end midlink slightly to fit 2mm spring bars:

http://rafflestime.com/signed-20mm-oyster-ss-quality-watch-bracelet-all-matt/

Did you trim the crown guards yourself?