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Dear Vintage Lovers,

Yesterday VDB brings my baby back to me. I AM SOOO HAPPY!!!

First here are some Gen Pics of the Inspiration:

First Version:

47mm 3646 Repcase Strongly shaped 1:1

Molnija Movement `54

aged Hands

Marina Militare Dial with red Numerals according to aged Radiomir

Big Caseback 1:1 Gen

Reason for doing a second Version:

The Molnija cracked, a second one didn t work properly, to make one of two failed... so Cortebert 616 has to come in this case and not in the following 6152 Project.

While working to put the Cortebert in a slim line of glue touched the open dial and ruined it. ARRRRGH!!!!!

But this Experiance is a way of learning...

Stephan tried to repair it and so the second rough look comes to my MM

i call it Second Version:

Differences:

Cortebert 616 with Rolex Bridges and handworked spacingring

Rough Marina Militare Dial with math finnish

But for my Taste it was a little too rough,

still a gen can look the same, awesome but not for me

So i roll my eyes and ask Stephan to try another Version

AND HERE IT IS THE ULTIMATE VERSION

And some Wristis

Version 1:

Version 2:

Version 3 ULTIMATE:

THATS IT!!!

Thanks for looking

cheers Helmut

Nice Movement

but too big

But thats not the biggest problem , the small problems wights more, i.e. Hands will not fit, hights of the cannion pin might be to low, same minute and hourwheel, Stem size..... and so on and on

cheers helmut

Thanks for this info

cheers helmut

vintage eyecandy

cheers helmut

@ slay

yes we re drive from erfurt

cheers

So i talk to vdb this afternoon

he wanna come with his girl and his daughter (youngest paneraifan i think)

so we have a full car to come (if anyone who wants to join ... maybe one place is free)

another question: double room sharing if theres anyone who wants to reduce his cost ...pm me

i forgot i am still in....

Cheers helmut

another stunning watch in your big collection

wear it sometimes....lol

you have too much decisions

helmut

lol the fiddy hollowman

nice coll

helmut

awesome awesome awsome

incredible

outstanding

nice

fantastic

unbeleavable

great

...

helmut

for the weekend:

cheers helmut

I think the time for barains on Cortebert is over

paid 150

killer queen in startposition

cheers helmut

Dear Friends of Vintage,

Long short story of my MM 3646:

Done by VDB

After finishing the first MM there starts some problems: the molnija movements didn t want to do its work correctly, too short cannion pin, different material used in Russia on same movement

Ha nice to see you back ENZO

nice vintage patina!!!

cheers helmut

raising too high

my2cents

Both are away his album on photobucket and theres no member mkris

but this is a big problem, the pieces of Stephan are getting better and better so criminal energy can raise up to get funds

all day a stupid man stand up and buy

not really sorry that his deal mismatched

cheers helmut

Hello Friends

Cool Day Cool Watches and warmhearted People

Not much more needed for having a Perfect Day!!!

Think some words will follow, but for now: Emma, Tina, Tanja, Vladi, Niko, Carsten, Daniel, Stephan Mary-Lou and I have had a great time.

VINTAGE WHATS THAT?

LITTLE BIG CLOCK

GEN ON WRIST

PIZZA PASTA BASTA (after some Ramazotti a little smoke Thanks J-C)

Cheers for now its early in the morning right now wanna have some sleep

Helmut

Well

here some explanations

stephan and i organized some little Specials to have a great GTG

we have been a little busy for gtg

- Stephan build a present for each at the gtg

- There are some parts on the way sponsored by DSN

- the billets for the tour by LittleSreetTrain are bought

- Hotelrooms are reservated

- We could smoke some cigars arrived from J-C

- The Kaminzimmer (intimate) is reserved

....

So the GTG will be only a meeting of friends

Helmut

ok

the cigars for the members arrived...

welcome guys in the gtg

and many thanks J-C

WELCOME

7day s lefts for our meeting in erfurt

all sponanous welcome!!!

and you can see many Gens too

chime in!

here's a better pic of the hands and the dial after the 2nd "smoke-run" now it smells like an ashtray but I like the result.

ahh so you can smell the time

thanks for posting detailed pic

helmut

Hi Folks

Stephan and i put our heads together to plan a little...

So this is the Result .... so far

Saturday 4th: Arriiving day... in the afternoon first meeting (pm Stephan or me for point out and telephone number)

best place for meeting will be railway station in the center (hotel rooms are booked with my real name at Intercity hotel, near by the station)

we will go for a little sightseeing after the big HELLO ( hope the weather will be fine...) and start on the Petersberg a Prussian Fortress with a great view all over our little sweet town and of course our great Cathedral

near by we get into the little Streettrain as Stephan posted in a pic above... a little History but i think not so much....

After that teatime with coffee and cake in a cafe ( seen there three people wearing Pams gen? i don t know...

A little time between Teatime and diner

we will go to a nice italian restaurant, i orderd The Kaminzimmer...

There will be the right time to talk and present the watches

Apropos Present:

Stephan made some special pieces for everybody who joined the GTG!!!

After that we will go to bed... lol ...I don t thinks so!!!

Nightlife Erfurt!!! There are a lot of Pubs and Clubs and Discos in Town

So Join the GTG

Next morning we can go for breakfast in a nice cafe with a good buffet and to see AFTER GTG FACES

I THINK WE WILL HAVE FUN!!!

Chime in

Helmut

first of all I had to shorten the staff of the second@9 on the molnija-movement. then I had to grind the pocketwatch-dial of the molnija to a smaller size to take the upper layer of the base MM-dial. then I applied some lume and polished the top layer. the hands came from the asian 6497 so the hole were too big to fit on the other movement. so I worked a little bit on the holes ( ) and then I sanded the upper side of the hands. the next step was the "cigar-method" on the hands and on the dial with a great result.

the next steps will be to polish and get some marks on the case, work on the CG, modify the stem...

... and to repair what breaks while doing this

very interesting

it would be nice to see a closer pic of your hands mod and of course the assembled watch

cheers

helmut

12 days left for Erfurt Germany GTG All welcome

@ Capice

Yes of course lol

+12 Days left

Mary -Lou will stay with us:

beware of the dog