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Hmm, shame that startime doesn't make a 16710 case. Come to think of it, I'm not sure if anyone makes a 16710 case!

heard back last night. I asked if he sold 5513 cases, possibly with PCG or SCG, and he said he can order them. Comes with a custom serial. So I guess he does do SCG or PCG?

What do you guys think about a more modern GMT build, say, a 16710?

Niiice. One of the guys on here let me know when a really reasonably priced ($100) T17 went up on eBay and I snapped it up for my build. Currently at the watchmaker's, can't wait to see how it looks when it's all assembled.

The only one I know of is, as you said, the RO tourbillon.

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I did a bit of homework on this topic as well, a few weeks/months back. I think the agreement is that the 1655 case is still the best to use. Unfortunately, I don't know much from there, and am not sure if the watch is still obtainable.

Just asked if he does SCG or PCG cases. Will report back!

A non-OEM crystal would not really diminish the value. I really could not say for certain, but I would bet that there are many vintage Rolex watches out there running around with non-OEM crystals because the OEMs are getting increasingly hard and expensive to find.

Some vintage lumes also did not age, it can depend on the lume composition. There are many 1016s, for example, that can be found with bone white lume regardless of where they were stored.

Yes he did say that his tropic ones are more expensive. But, if you look at how much that dial costs compared to others in a similar quality range, and how easy they are to get... I think they are pretty fairly priced. I'm very eager to see the first few builds that come out of his parts. I'll be ordering a gilt 5513 dial come January or February, maybe a bit later, and will be very happy to share how that build goes.

His dials are actually reasonably priced, I thought

By the new "ingod" do you mean this tonny guy? I'm also curious about this, looking forward to any answers

Here's his website. A full set of the V2 hands (what you want) will cost you $50, but they are worth every penny. http://blog.tc-sub.com/2012/05/tc-parts-list.html His email is tc670207@gmail.com Just a note, he's not exactly a rep dealer so he doesn't love working like one. I would take a look at his "rules and regulations" if you wanna call them that: http://blog.tc-sub.com/2012/05/email-tc.html Nice watch. Can't wait to see the new hands on it.

That looks pretty sharp. I could be wrong here, but those CGs look pretty good to me. Could others chime in here? Did those require any mods? Also, does that take a 26.5mm dial?

Crossing my fingers that it's a 5513 PCG so I can end up being right!

Is the stem perfectly concentric with the crown tube? That is to say, is the slot in the movement for the stem perfectly in line with the middle of the crown tube? I'm not sure what the physical consequences were but I had a similar issue once when I was assembling a watch in which the stem was crooked because the crown tube was just a hair lower in the case than the hole for the stem. Other than that, do you think it is the crown being screwed itself, or could it be something else that occurs as a result of the crown being screwed? Is the act of screwing in the crown moving the movement inside the case maybe touching the balance against the inner side of the case enough to stop it? (this seems unlikely because the v72 has the balance a fair bit inset into the movement)

Have you considered leaving the case as-is? I'm a sucker for untouched cases. edit: that is to say, if it is untouched. If it's already been polished then to hell with it, get some new chamfers on it!

Patience is always the name of the game with these projects isn't it... It looks great, it'll be worth it in the end.

That is encouraging. How bad is the crown height? also, does anyone know where I could source an appropriately dimensioned 5517 bezel insert for a cartel case?

Peanut butter and jealous.

Thank you so much for the thorough advice on how to get this step done. One piece straps are what I usually prefer to wear, so I think I'll follow through with the fixed lugs. Seriously, thanks for the write up! That's what I hear, yep. I'll have to compare it to helenarou's. Thanks for the input. I'll check it out

Thanks for the resource! sounds like the majority of the advice in the thread still holds, with exception of the fact that the cartel CGs are no longer so stubby. If I could source an MBW case that would be great but I doubt it'll pop up any time soon. I'll see if it is possible to source a rep 5517 with the updated cartel 5513 base case. Thanks again jack

Interesting, I didn't know that about the lugs. Thanks! The phong case is great but I should have mentioned that I'm trying to shy away from a more expensive item. As much as I wish I could, I'm between work right now as a student and can't support a phong case.

I would jump on an albino 6542 dial so fast, it's ridiculous! If it's not "true gilt" I suspect that it's ink placed onto a brass plate, rather than the true method by which the black is usually produced on these dials. That is to say, I think that the gold coloring is actually brass, just the dial is not done through the true method. I'm just basing this off the "swiss ink" description and the fact that the gold coloring looks about as reflective as a gilt detail on a true dial.