Well that looks great! You could pick up a Yuki pearl to complete it, they're very good. The ETA 2824 is an interesting choice, the ETA 2846 has a slower beat that would match the 1966 year. Insert is fantastic, good call. Looking forward to seeing more pics!
Yeap, slightly perhaps. The bigger tell on the hands is the second hand. It's too long, tail and pointer. I may give it a trim when I'm feeling brave. The insert isn't perfect either, unless you pay big bucks, the options are very limited. Gen below.
Less is more when it comes to patina. Most gens I've seen have been well looked after and have subtle signs of aging. Here's my 1665 with the following specs:
1665 from PC
703 crown
Singer dial, lume lightly stained with tea, light coating of matt varnish
Yuki insert and pearl
Polexpete DWO
Shaped CGs
Drilled out lugs to 1.2mm
Softened case
Tudor ETA hands
ETA 2846
A few more builds with varying levels of "patina".
5513 PCG
5517
5513 feet first
5513 meters first
Thanks. I may give the inner diameter of the rehaut a go if it doesn't work out with the crystal options. However, that will be in Microns as the Singer dial is seated nicely.
Good point. I guess you mean the crystal. Could well be that the rehaut optically increases when the crystal is shortened. I may give the Sternkreuz T19 crystal a go, it should have less curvature. Either that or find a better case;)