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'Ello Ladies and Gents Wanted to share with you my latest project, a bit of fun on a late-model ubiquitous black sub. I've owned another late-model sub, a 116610LV and I enjoyed it, so I figured let's have some fun taking one to about 85% genuine, a fun custom build. Here's how the watch came to me from Capre, a great member: Sean M series mid-case (reshaped lughorns for a nice fit with the gen SEL, chamfered and polished by Omega) TC case-back Sean bezel and crystal retainer ring (reworked by Domi for perfect pressure fit with insert/and gen parts) Gen washer and click-spring for the bezel Gen 93250 SEL bracelet (new from AD, with invoice/receipts from the AD) Gen LEC crystal w/o AR (will probably add double-sides A/R) Gen NOS LN bezel insert Gen 703 tube Gen 704 crown Gen hands Gen M series dial Gen date disc Watch was put together, adjusted and pressure-tested by Domi Yuki 3135 (serviced by misiekped and franken'd with following genuine 2 x setting wheels 2 x reversing wheels winding wheel sliding pinion Now this is a pretty sweet watch, as-is! I love it. However since I'm a freak, and want to take it a step further, I'm adding: 3135 140 Auto Bridge Upper (arrived) 3135 130 Winding Bridge (arrived) 3135 135 Auto Lower Bridge 3135 120 Balance Bridge 3135 570 Oscillating Weight 3135 204 Winding Pinion 3135 245 Balance stop-spring (arrived) 3135 110 Train Wheel Bridge 3135 105 Barrel Bridge 3135 432 Complete Balance 3135 315 Barrel, Complete w/ spring (arrived) 3135 600 Date indicator seating plate (arrived) 3135-639 Intermediate Crown Wheel 3135-421 Pallet Fork 3135-201 Winding Stem (arrived) 3135-330 Great Wheel (arrived) 3135 118 Balance Guard and Screws (arrived) Parts are arriving already - once they are all in I will take this to my watch-maker and he'll put the (projected 70% genuine) movement together with the already amazing watch. I wanted to put good $$ into things that really make a Rolex tick, not just fancy bridges... I'm looking (hunting!) for the parachrom bleu hairspring balance wheel, but if not I'll settle for a 16610 regular balance wheel/hairspring. Gathering up the parts at good prices has already been a fun project. Look forward to more pictures, movement out pics, and parts addition to movement pics. Cheers!

I am very new to the rep watch game but I have ordered my first watch from TC. It is a NOOB V6S SA3135 movement DSSD Blue-Dial. I know that the movement is not the greatest but I plan on getting it serviced right away and seeing how long it last. When or if it craps out on me I wanted to go with a Yuki. In the meantime, I will be combing the internets for gen hands and other parts to add to the beauty and create my own lovely franken. Is my thinking correct? Can I put a Yuki in this watch case? What parts should I be looking for when I make this swap? Is the tube and crown from a gen gonna fit the Yuki and the SA3135 or just the Yuki? Sorry for all the questions but all the information I found seems dated. Thanks in advance.

Just got this back from mymanmatt and thought I’d post a few pics as I believe it’s the first Datejust on RWG with the Yuki movement. This is my third project with Matt and anyone into DJs and DDs should already worship him as the go-to guy for custom builds. Matt previously assembled two DJs for me with gen cases and ETA 2824s but I’m not happy with the low hand height and having to clip the feet off gen dials. So, I thought I’d give the Yuki a try. For this build I sent Matt a gen 16233 case, gen crystal, gen bezel, gen dial, gen crown and aftermarket hands and datewheel to fit the Rolex 3135 movement. According to Matt, everything went smoothly with two exceptions. First, the gen crown did not work because the post is too long. He had to change it for another crown which may not be gen. More research is needed to determine whether or not this is an issue with the Y3135 and all gen crowns on DJ cases. The second oddity Matt ran into was an ant… that’s right, the species best known for ruining your picnic. Apparently, he discovered the dead bug when changing the DW. That is all I have to report on this issue. I’ve had the watch for nearly two weeks now and have to say it’s amazing. The hand height is very gen-like. It’s running a bit slow (losing about 2 mins/week) and the date doesn’t fully turn over until 2am but otherwise no complaints. I talked with member misiekped before purchasing the movement and he appears to be the expert on the Y3135 so I eventually intend to send it to him for service. A few final comments: In additional to the parts I’ve already noted, I used gen end links and a gen clasp. The bracelet is aftermarket but looks really good, especially for the bargain bin price of $19.95. The Y3135 cost about $140 more than the gen ETAs I previously bought from Star Time. Including all of the parts and Matt’s fee, I estimate that this build cost me about a third the price of a 100% gen version and I would have no problem walking into an AD with this one on my wrist. Thanks for looking!