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I do love a vintage Datejust (But then, I'm vintage myself) and they are the easiest Franken to build...and maybe the least expensive. This is a 16013 in a gen 16013 case and a 16014 in a gen 16014 case. All gen but the movements and the things attached to the movements. I need to work on the DWOs. I have aftermarket date wheels coming but they just won't have open 6s and 9s. I bought an aftermarket champagne date wheel for the 13, but it is very dark and not gen looking. BTW...the gold will never wear off of that 13. But then there's this one. Not much gen about it, but I have a gen crown and tube for it. The case is a jmb 2824 16200 case, drilled by jmb and bezel (pounded out) by jmb. I will be getting a dial from Ingod44. It has a Swiss 2824 with date mechanism removed. Makes a pretty good 1016. (Martin is my hero.) Just to show that I am not prejudince against 40mm, there is this one...just a ragged old MBW/MBK. It does have a gen crown and tube, along with a Swiss 2836-2. The dial and hands are Noobmariner (at the time they were considered among the best). It has a WSO insert with a WM pearl. It will get a gen insert some day. I'm into 36mm at the moment. And this one. Josh's infamous 5513 running an ETA 2846 slow-beat movement. Some excellerated abuse has been added. The 1016 is the one that I can't take off. I have wanted a 1675 with a jubilee bracelet since I first saw them. I am watching, with a great deal of interest, the work that is being done with Trevor's 1675. Look's good. (Sorry...these are the best pics that I can take with a Kodak Easy-Share.)