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These always look impressive to me straight from the factory, so I'm looking forward to seeing you hot rod it.

I could spend all day reading about your builds. Thank you for sharing and enjoy your new watch.

Thank you for sharing this build. I'm a fan of Phong cases, that is a build to be proud of. Enjoy it.

Start them young. I must pick up one for my daughter. 

Wow I'm a member of a criminal network. I'm a made guy! Too bad owning a copy of anything is perfectly legal here.

Probably best to start by messaging Whoopy and seeing if he still has some. TC can be contacted by googling for his blog. 

Blog.tc-sub.com

i've just done a quick search and found this:

https://rwg.cc/topic/162375-whoops-custom-vintage-rolex-dials/

No doubt one of the senior members will be along to say something acerbic about using the search function. :-)

Probably best to start by messaging Whoopy and seeing if he still has some. TC can be contacted by googling for his blog. 

Blog.tc-sub.com

I can second that. My watch smith is Rolex trained. Back when he first went self employed he got a contract to service secondhand Rolex for a Bristol dealer. The dealer basically got his stock from pawn shops and gave them to my guy for a service and as much aftermarket bling as possible to be fitted. Diamond dials, zircon dials, gold cases. The dealer ended up shot dead in Spain by his ex girlfriend. 

My watch smith wishes he kept all the genuine parts he removed and I wonder where all the bling Vegas watches went.

On reflection this probably sounds sarcastic and it's not meant to.

I have read of drilling main plates. ETA 2783 has been done. Personally I would still stick with the present movement, I guess a seiko or even a quartz could be fitted by someone skilled, but a big crown with the correct movement is a much more desirable piece IMO.

Some real sense being talked here. I second Droptopman's statement that the modders and Frankenstein builders are some of the finest people. A lot of forums can be real shark pits with regular feeding frenzies. RWG is a breath of fresh air in that respect.

Im also a car guy. Twenty years ago anyone with a fake car would be seen as less than human. Times have changed there. Rods regularly feature in classic car mags, manufacturers are building replicas of their own historic models and a lot of the cars racing are replicas to a greater or lesser extent. Originals are too valuable to risk in racing and too fragile in some cases.

I feel the same about good watch replicas. If you wear a watch to be someone you are not, well that's your choice and others might make a judgement on how secure you are as a person. If like a lot of us you wear a replica because your like the style, history, retro looks and do it for your own pleasure, then I see that as a diffent thing. I wear one or other vintage Rolex everyday. I have a couple of nice fakes for normal wear, I have a couple of beaters for the workshop and anything where it might take a knock. I have a couple of genuine vintage Rolex too. I don't wear them much because if I damage a part and have to replace it I'm loosing authenticity. I imagine if I had a genuine 5517 or 5514 I'd keep it in a safety deposit. Perhaps a great investment, but not really a watch anymore.

it takes a little while to get the message out that fake and fraud are not the same thing. I don't think this community has much tolerance for fraud.

The Yuki movement is a clone of the Rolex. My understanding is that parts, while finished to a much lower standard than Rolex, are interchangeable. Certainly I have read of several builds without cutting dial feet. 

I don't think anyone knows, except that it is highly likely to be mainland China and not actually owned by Yuki

www.yukiwatch.ecwid.com 

But make sure to read about the need to service the movement and ideally fit some replacement parts. 

Generally new comers are advised to do a search before posting as most questions asked have been covered comprehensively in the past.

I really appreciate your taking the time to share this information. Thank you

On 20 January 2015 at 4:32 PM, dieselpower said:

If watch Bamford is JCB Bamford, I don't think he needs charity....

Son of.

7 hours ago, Beone21 said:

As per title, an mbw sold here by Rolexfinder.

Sorry. I managed to miss the MBW bit, probably skipping to the pictures too fast.

which watch did you start with please?

I've seen that picture loads of times and admired the watch. Honestly I never noticed the chapter ring was absent. I need to improve my observational skills.

That is really impressive.

Sorry I couldn't be more helpful, but please, please post a thread about the watch and your opinions when you get it. 

This rep business is worse than a class A drug habit. I started out thinking 250 Dollars and I'm happy with a nice sub. I started reading and ended up buying from Phong for a bit more than my original budget. I like that watch a lot, but it has upgrades planned, meanwhile I'm saving for a big crown project, case that needs work 1600 and then I discovered a dial maker with the most beautiful dials and prices. Down the rabbit hole I definitely fell, yet I keep looking at genuine watches and now I'm seeing the most Frankenstein pieces with service dials, wrong this, later that going for strong money. This conversation is fascinating to me, but if I'd bought a genuine Rolex, I'm sure this whole numbers and font thing would have been some scratches on the case covered by the bracelet that nobody sees. Dumb but rich is definitely a good option. I seriously thinking that on the best Frankenstein builds the biggest tell is that everything is correct.

No personal experience but PVD is about as tough as you can get. I've used it in industry and if something gets bashed hard enough to damage the coating, it would be hard enough to put a serious scratch into stainless. Only thing is stainless will polish out. Having said that if I thought I was going to be doing something to give my watch that kind of wack, I wouldn't be wearing a nice one.

ive been thinking about buying a PVD rep for a while, so it would be good to hear from someone who already has.

18 minutes ago, Mike on a bike said:

Guys if you look here I investigated this when it happened and yes he was banned   

 

I'm reading through thinking "why do people behave this way" and finally I get to this at the end and I feel a little better. I notice a lot of sellers are only accepting PayPal gift which I presume is exactly so scumbags can't pull stunts like this. Though I would have hoped PayPal could quickly establish that the payment sent could not have bought a genuine Rolex at market value. 

I don't sell, but I do increasingly buy and I'm being very careful not to mess people about, to pay promptly and to buy from members with good reputations, that way I hope in time to build a good reputation for myself. 

Thank you, good to know. Seems I'll have to dig deep in settings and see if my computer is the issue.