Hello everyone -
I'm new to the board, but have done a fair amount of research as a lurker, until now. As many of you know, the tt submariner with blue face - 16613 has very few quality replicas in the market. I do want to attempt to have a good replica put together though. My plan is as follows:
TC v6
tc 16613 bezel insert, dial an hands
aftermarket bracelet from tnsdiamonds
gen crown and tube
gen clasp
aftermarket 18k bezel
i plan to send a tc v6 off to be modded with the tc bezel insert, dial and hands
i plan to replace the bracelet with a aftermarket real 18k/ss bracelet, replace the clasp with a genuine clasp, and replace the bezel woth an aftermatket real 18k bezel. i plan to replace the crown with a genuine crown also.
i will pay someone in the community to do the mods.
budget is $2700
assuming all goes well i think i will end up with a very good looking device for less than $2700.
What do you think of my plan? any pitfalls?