tmg Posted August 30, 2009 Report Posted August 30, 2009 Finally back from the dead is my MilSub 5517 -just back from a Canadian spa. Thank you again to The Zigmeister!!! The 5517 is one of my favorite Rolex's, I've always had a "thing" for military divers -in particular this grail watch. In its previous short life the watch had a 2846 ETA movement with a troublesome stem/tube alignment, this created too much tension on the right side of the dial/movement, the dial was starting to chip/flake at the 3 o'clock and had to be dissambled. I debated for some time whether to scrap this project altogether or bite the bullet and put a gen movement inside -well I chose the latter and here are the results. The details of this project are: Gen Rolex 1520 heartbeat Phong Vietnamese case Yukiwatch bezel assembly CWP bezel insert CWP vintage lume hands set Aged lume dot from someone on Ebay -can't recall now... NDT dial Clarks Tropic 19 crystal Gen crown and after-market tube 1
Jkay Posted August 30, 2009 Report Posted August 30, 2009 Ohhh!! I like that Congrats to you and to your Spa friend in Canada.
Ronin Posted August 30, 2009 Report Posted August 30, 2009 Wow! That is outstanding! The Canadian Spa is the best. Are the hands from the original rep?
tmg Posted August 30, 2009 Author Report Posted August 30, 2009 Thank you very much for the nice comments guys! RoninQ, the hands are aftermarket for Rolex 15xx movements from Classicwatchpars, I adjusted my post as that might not have been clear.
ChipSlap Posted August 30, 2009 Report Posted August 30, 2009 Outstanding! I think vintage oysters look best on Nato straps.
Stephane Posted August 30, 2009 Report Posted August 30, 2009 Splendid result! What else can be said. Congrats to both of you. I see a problem here though... Each time I think I'm done with projects you come with a new gem
tmg Posted August 31, 2009 Author Report Posted August 31, 2009 Splendid result! What else can be said. Congrats to both of you. I see a problem here though... Each time I think I'm done with projects you come with a new gem Stephane, I think you win in the gem department. Thank you again to everyone for the kind words! I also added a few more pix.
professor_yaffle1 Posted August 31, 2009 Report Posted August 31, 2009 Awesome and I'm with Stephane on this, your projects provide a lot of inspiration! Great looking Nato strap too - nicely faded black, or is it a dark grey?
eddog Posted August 31, 2009 Report Posted August 31, 2009 WOW!!! That's awesome!! One of the best frankens i've seen of this model yet. Very very nice job!! Wear it well.. best regards Ed
tmg Posted August 31, 2009 Author Report Posted August 31, 2009 Awesome and I'm with Stephane on this, your projects provide a lot of inspiration! Great looking Nato strap too - nicely faded black, or is it a dark grey? Hi Prof, It's an MOD grey G10 strap. So tell me more about those Speedsters in your avatar? -TMG WOW!!! That's awesome!! One of the best frankens i've seen of this model yet. Very very nice job!! Wear it well.. best regards Ed Thank you Ed! I'm quite happy with how it turned out.
Stephane Posted August 31, 2009 Report Posted August 31, 2009 Stephane, I think you win in the gem department. Oh no! You should do a group shot one of these days...
professor_yaffle1 Posted August 31, 2009 Report Posted August 31, 2009 Hi Prof, It's an MOD grey G10 strap. So tell me more about those Speedsters in your avatar? -TMG Sadly, neither are mine, snapped these two at the Le Mans Classic last year................but one day a 356B Super90 may end up in my garage Although I'd love a Carerra engined C, I don't think my funds would stretch that far, prices seemed to have sky-rocketed in the last few years!
tmg Posted August 31, 2009 Author Report Posted August 31, 2009 Oh no! You should do a group shot one of these days... Yes, one of these days I need to get off my lazy butt and take a few of the group. Sadly, neither are mine, snapped these two at the Le Mans Classic last year................but one day a 356B Super90 may end up in my garage Although I'd love a Carerra engined C, I don't think my funds would stretch that far, prices seemed to have sky-rocketed in the last few years! Nice avatar just the same, but I hear ya Prof -the only Speedster in my budget is a replica!
redwatch Posted August 31, 2009 Report Posted August 31, 2009 WOW tmg! That is outstanding! Another fine acquisition from J&W on the case! It's excellent. Did it need much modding? Now you just need to change your banner and add that beauty in with your 1655, your Monte Carlo and your FF
HunterBL Posted September 2, 2009 Report Posted September 2, 2009 saw a gen one of these the other day and this one is very impressive
tmg Posted September 2, 2009 Author Report Posted September 2, 2009 WOW tmg! That is outstanding! Another fine acquisition from J&W on the case! It's excellent. Did it need much modding? Now you just need to change your banner and add that beauty in with your 1655, your Monte Carlo and your FF Thank you Redwatch! The 1520 movement did not drop right in for a supposed 1:1 case and had to be modded to fit.
vlydog Posted September 20, 2009 Report Posted September 20, 2009 This looks even better than the last time I visited this post.
tmg Posted September 28, 2009 Author Report Posted September 28, 2009 This looks even better than the last time I visited this post. Thanks B!
Guest ThePhilosopher Posted October 17, 2009 Report Posted October 17, 2009 Second Rolex I've liked - first is the Milgauss I wear regularly.
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