TeeJay

I'm sure I read that somewhere. But a quick google couldnt find me any sources

Likewise, nothing is actually coming up to explain the naming...

But here is what he acutally chose to wear:

Doesnt stop me loving Monacos though

I think I feel a new vintage project coming on

Yeah, he was the poster boy for Monacos, despite apparently 'hating' the watch.

I didn't know he disliked them, but on a photo I saw, taken during filming but not on set, he was still wearing his Sub I'd just love to know the connection to the 1655 and how it picked up his name

I never knew any better, so just used the title others were applying to the watch, but when I did a little research, it looks like Steve McQueen almost always wore a Sub (other than the Tag, of course) Was it a case of him advertising the watch, like Pierce Brosnan was an ambassador for Omega? Can anyone shed any light on the subject? One thing the research did tell me, which I didn't know, was what a great humanitarian he was. What an amazing guy he was, RIP, Sir

The weekend's not over yet guys...

..still time to wear another old beater

Damn that's some awesome vintaging (naturally occurring, I assume )

I tell you my best wishes for your new project ...

Archimedes

Many thanks I've been collecting reference material of aged 1655s, so I'll have an understanding of how they age, or rather, how well they age, which seems to be better than how Submariners age

not enough,but,its better than dead. I'm going back to school, literally. get a PHD

Indeed, better to be a little of something than all of nothing Awesome news, best of luck with your studies I forgot to ask, what subject will it be in?

It's not full gold, but it's very cheap, and, if you were to ask the dealer, they might be able to source an all gold version for you. Maybe not a forum recommended dealer, but I certainly can't complain about the service I got from them, and the escrow system is bullet-proof If they can't help you, then I'd also recommend Tony at WatchEden

Want to talk us through your process? I've got that exact model sitting on my wrist right now and have been intending to vintage it up for a few weeks now.

+1

I'd be very interested to hear how you got that fade on the bezel insert

I think know your drive to experiment, you would have more fun on a 1655 project than merely unpolishing a IIc. It wouldn't fill the void as well for a "smart" watch that the polish of the IIc would give, but if you take away the shine, you end up in the same spot anyways...so you might as well have fun with a project you would enjoy more.

I think you're absolutely right, it would definitely be the more satisfying project, and overall, I think a more fitting watch to my other tastes

This is the 1655 I've got my eye on. Far from perfect, I know, most obviously, the need for a bracelet swap, but I have one of those in my parts box, so no problem there... A few dings in the case, 10 seconds under the grill for the dial, and I think I'll have something vaguely presentable (in terms of aged appearance, not in terms of a watch to wear somewhere swanky ) It's a watch which has been on my radar for a while, but only now that one has been available at such a low price, that I've got the spare cash to actually buy, so I definitely think it's a trigger which needs pulling

Awesome photos Always fun to see watches in the water

yeah, from what i heard overall sales were down like 25%.

we'll see stuff in my personal businesses are picking up and may to the sales of super reps. We'll probably get a whole bunch early next year when many of these projects come online.

This one is actually right on schedule. just surprised at the price. I'm going to get it, i just have to wait for a friend to pick his watch to set the order.

If anyone has a great relationship with josh and find out if this watch is the same quality as the Chrono especially with the rubber band and AR coating.

Ahh, is it still in the pipeline? I knew that there'd been mention of it being repped, but I wasn't too sure on the timescale involved. That's good to hear your personal businesses are picking up

...I also understood that super reps were cut because of the cut in watch purchases due to the economy.

Now that's an interesting insight I had wondered why there hadn't been a decent rep of the MMD (RobbieG model) but I think your above insight is the most likely explanation for that

Nice vintagizing

Thanks for the feedback, guys 1655 it is then

Is this a rhetorical joke T'J?

For heaven's sake, the 1655 of course.

If you want a 'smart' watch, Rolex is entirely off the table. I mean, in the 'Sport realm' where you reside, horologically, a 16613 could do the job, but that's certainly no more 'you' than the latter day GMT. For that get a 'Vach. Gentlemen prefer.

Thanks for the insight, as usual, you make perfect sense

I say go to a Breitling AD and check it out. Get yourself some variety

The ones I've tried on thus far, while nice watches for sure, really didn't do anything for me at all. Breitling is probably the one brand I could never see myself wearing

GMT IIc obviously doesn't really suit your tastes imo Teej, you'd just get it and want to mangle it and thats not really the right look for it

Go vintage, its definately more 'you' and utilitarian.

I have to admit, had the result been for the not-quite GMTIIC, it wouldn't've been mangled, just kept as an out of the box alternate wearer, although I think I would have potentially found it more versatile functionally, rather than aesthetically

VINTAGE for sure TJ! And as you said if you're going to mod it yourself you get the satisfaction of the labor spent on it.

Here are some teasers for you....

Thanks for the teasers I think you're right that I'd get more satisfaction from vintagizing a watch as a project, than I would from just owning and keeping one 'as is'

Thanks for all the advice, guys

I think you would be pleasantly suprised with a nice blingy polished SA for going out. I'm not kidding either, you just have to try it out and see what I mean.

Thanks for the suggestion, but bling's really not my style If I was to get an accurate GMTIIC with the polished mid-links, I'd brush them out of the polished look before wearing the watch, as that was something I really didn't like about the gen (or my less than accurate YachtMaster ) so I don't think it would be worth me getting a really bling watch, even for going out, as it would just be totally out of character for me

At the moment, I'm having the usual Libran conundrum of being able to balance both arguments, so I need my bros to settle it for me... A bit about me...

I'm very much a 'jeans and white shirt' kind of guy. I can wear a suit and look smart, but I don't often have the need to. If it's hot, I'll wear combat shorts and a wifebeater, so something which goes with that would be prefereable...

I do like vintage watches. I like that they don't draw attention through polished surfaces, I like that they don't even look anything special, so don't attract any attention, and, I like that I don't have to worry about keeping them pristine...

At the moment, I have one Vintage Sub in permanant use, which I really enjoy wearing, and, I have a NATO sub project on the go, which will also be in the vintage aesthetic...

If I were to get a GMT II c (actually just a black bezeled GMT II, (no ceramic insert) but with green hand and lettering ) then I think it would give me a nice 'smart watch' for special occasions/going out, (when I might make the effort to at least wear a clean white shirt ) And, it would also add a 'modern watch' to my collection, even if it wouldn't actually get much regular wrist time

If I were to get a 1655, it would give me the opportunity to vintagize another watch, maybe try a few new techniques, and add a really iconic watch to my collection... It would certainly make a pleasant alternative to the vintage sub, but, would not be any better for 'smart wear', so would not give a 'smart alternative', nor would it provide the functionality of a second time-zone, which, although something I don't use often, is useful to be able to use if the need arises...

So, bearing in mind what I tend to wear, which do you think would be better suited for my personality?

Thanks in advance

Awesome I hope you'll enjoy you purchase

If you go on CQout, you can get a GMT Master II for £28 shipped... Buy one and use it as a donor for the movement Might not have the correct hand stack, but it would at least run solidly with the regular hands Best of luck

Joining in .. it's been awhile..

All grey theme ..

Good to see you posting again, brother, I hope you're feeling better, and taking it one day at a time

As for myself, just the usual vintage sub

The Orange hand should NOT be independantly adjustable.

It share the same movement as the second generation 1675 GTM 1 (1570 with gmt module) but without the rotative bezel off the gmt.

So in the real world this complication is prety useless on a 1655, but it looks so cool

if the watch is powered by an eta and you know how to disassemble it, you can chose to remove one gear and the hand is no longer adjustable ...

It shouldn't have quickset date neither, wich is anoying if you don't weare the watch every day, if the watch is powered by an eta you can chose to keep or remove the quickset gear... i personaly kept it ...

Thanks for the feedback, that's really helpful to know, and definitely makes the 1655 I'd seen more appealing I wouldn't mind an inaccuracy of detailing, but an inaccuracy of function, would probably have been a dealbreaker, which is funny, as I would have considered it a redundant function (as you say, a pretty useless complication in the real world) to only 'half copy' the GMT function, if it was supposed to have been adjustable as a second time-zone, which I think I would have found as intolerable as watches with faux-chrono dials which don't actually do anything, but, if it is only supposed to be an AM/PM indicator, then I can live with that no problem, funny how that little bit of knowledge makes all the difference to an opinion of something Thanks again for letting me know, it's very much appreciated

This is a really quick simple question, but something I was wondering, is, should the orange GMT hand be independently adjustable, or should it only make the 24 hour sweep? I only ask as I've seen a very cheap 1655 rep, which, given my newly found love of vintage wabi-sabi, would be an awesome watch to abuse watch to vintagize to give a more 'temporally realistic' appearance, but, the movement is the GMT variant with the fixed 24 hour sweep, rather than independently adjustable GMT hand. Now, on a GMT Master, I wouldn't consider it a problem, as the bezel is rotatable to give the second time-zone, and, I know that the Explorer was designed as a speleologists watch to give the AM/PM distinction, rather than necessarily providing a second time-zone function, but I just wondered if the gen 1655 actually could provide the second time-zone, or if it was purely intended as an AM/PM identifier... Thanks in advance

But I'm sure Breguet and Patek owners think the same way about Rolex, TAG, Breitling and Omega.

Thanks Tee.

In low light, they look greyish, in natural light, they look silvery and in bright light, they look whiteish.......of course, being color blind they may be black, yellow and green.

I'd say that's the same as the gen insert looks, so absolutely spot on

I'd say the color of the numbers is spot on And as for the cyclops, personally, I'd keep it off, but that's just me