d4v3

I would love more pics too ( specially a comparisson one case on top of the other) , nice build OP!

If you are making a budget build keep in mind that afordable cases like silix or HR are 38mm watches that will take 20mm bracelets ( riyi or else), gen specs bracelet can be only used with a gen specs case like ruby or viet ( this ones can take gen bracelets too which are 19mm) if my memory dont fails. my fav budget option its silix due the slimmer case.

ST19 known as asian Venus, this cartel cases cant accept v72/v23 family movements without heavy moddings of the inside of the case, the relatively high costs on machining make practically/economically easier to get a viet case from ruby tho, what i really like about this its the global thickness and the slimmer viet bezel, this piece will upgrade eventually to that, already have the v72 donor, just too many pendings stuff to fix still for now.

The Rolex’s famed Paul Newman Ref. 6263 has an extremely rare variation on the Ref. 6263, The RCO also known as the "Oyster Sotto" or (Oyster Below) because “Oyster” was added to the dial below “Rolex Cosmograph”. There are only 25 known Rolex Oyster Sotto Paul Newmans with black Mark I or Mark II dials, Gen examples have sold for north of $1 million. Its not hard to tell why this dial color was the favorite of Paul Newman the one engraved from his wife "Drive me carefully", stunning dial in diffrent straps:

Swiss made, gen specifications tube. Typo for "swiss gen specs tube."

Oh man I will rememeber forever this msg from member LHOOQ on drilling 1016 lugs: "Wish I could add something, but all of my drilling work is outsourced! IYSK has all the main points covered, but it's a lot harder than it sounds. (And to be honest, it already sounds hard to me!)" guessing as all in life its about having the right tools ( a drilling jig, I guess?) .

Rolex 1016 true gilt dial Parts list - Rep rolex 16000 case highly modded - Viet true gilt dial - Swiss GS Sternkreutz plexy T21 - JKH Hands Relumed - Custom made movement spacer - Gen Swiss NOS ETA 2824 - GS fat spring bars Mods -Lugs drilled to accept Gen spec fat bars -Case lugs reshaped -Crystal replaced with a Swiss better quality -Tube gaskets added and locked with loctite 222 -Bezel was aged very slightly ( as per request) -Hands relumed to match the true gilt viet dial -Hands aged

very lovely piece

Hey my friend, the cat ate them! lol

Hi This was the wish list: -JKF Base 1665 -Genune Rolex Crown (shown in pics now installed) -Gen Swiss Eta 2836 -Viet dial -JKH hands -Swiss T39 (not sternkreutz but fitted not tight so pending to UV glue) -Swiss specs tube -Insert and pearl stock

here is a 1665 build, want to thank alligoat, hologramet, Automatico, kime and Slay members for all their advices and wisdom that they share with the forums hope you gusy like it

If you catch Daytona-fever remember that you can always use also valjoux 23 to build frozen ones i am currently working on: v72 6263 panda PN ( viet case, MQ dial, gen parts the rest) V23 6239 "The PN" ( DW slim case, DW dial, rest viet) V726 6263 Big Red ( Tonny Dial, all viet) I prefer cousins pushers cause i think the relation price quality its really good and gen are just insanely high thise days

There are several watches that i would never buy the gen because the reps are close enought: -CrPO dial, case, hands, bezel are like 98% close to the gen (got the gen parts back when available at cousinsuk) people complains about the movement but is it not visible on your wrist -16610LV TC damn close too -new daytonas with SA4130, there are waiting lists and for that money you can franken a couple of reps with gen parts ( big red and panda)

Some sister forums good reputation members send samples to analyze to a metallurgic lab and they came up as real 904L, the main property of such steel is corrosion resistant specially for salt water and sweat, not the color or "shine" as they say. I dont really know what to think.

Nothing closer other than wm9 but the only way to get one its m2m, I never seen one of those for sale, the best in rep world is the JF and costs 50€ but not flat four.