Ptolomeo Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 A very special franken: Call it Rolex 1685 (by Tribal and The Zigmeister) Hi, It's been a long time since I shared with you, my friends, one of my projects. A lot of work, very busy days, you know. But today is a different day and I wanted to present you a very special franken, made by our masters Tribal and The Zigmeister. This one started being a conventional red 1680 franken, made by Tribal, an incredible work of art. Some old pics: The parts in this watch were: - A Genuine insert (not a vintage insert. It was the Luminova replacement Rolex technical service uses). - Genuine bezel!!!!!! - Genuine 127 crystal. - A refinished and expensive NDT dial. - Genuine tube and crown. - Genuine springbars. - Low beat swiss ETA. - MBW case fully modded by Tribal: rounded sides, CG, lug holes, etc. - The best not genuine 93150 bracelet I've ever seen. - Etc. You can read the completed story here: http://www.rwgforum.com/topic/65486-my-franken-1680/page__p__382921__fromsearch__1&#entry382921 After making this watch I realized that I needed to buy a genuine 1680 (a white one this time) and this one started to lose wrist time. So it needed a change and I sent it to The Zigmeister. The master gave the dial a completed treatment with his mix of Tritium and SL, serviced the movement and replaced the pearl by a vintage one. But I needed something else so I thought a genuine T39 superdome could look great in an MBW 1680 case. And here are the results: The 1685 Thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 That's a very nice piece you got there. I like the dial and pearl but i have to get used to the super domed. Wear it well. Carpe Diem Cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Verrrrrrrrrrrrrry nice! I much prefer the watch without the cyclops. A small point with terminology, the "superdome" is a massive humongous domed crystal fitted to early 1665 Sea Dwellers, and the later ones still used the tropic 39 like you've got, but it was much "flatter". The one you have is the flatter, more contemporary T39. And it looks GREAT on this watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 That really is a gorgeous watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptolomeo Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Verrrrrrrrrrrrrry nice! I much prefer the watch without the cyclops. A small point with terminology, the "superdome" is a massive humongous domed crystal fitted to early 1665 Sea Dwellers, and the later ones still used the tropic 39 like you've got, but it was much "flatter". The one you have is the flatter, more contemporary T39. And it looks GREAT on this watch! Thanks for the info, my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Looks great. But, considering the craftsmen involved, I would expect nothing less than the best. If you want to ice the cake, you might refinish the dial with matte varnish to give it a more gen-line texture (search for 'matte varnish' for details). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star69 Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 cool ! enjoy !! Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptolomeo Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Thanks for the comments. This beauty is now for sale: HERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username here Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 sorry to ask such a simple question, but what does the bezel on this model do? uni directional? single? click? nice piece- good luck w/ the sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptolomeo Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 sorry to ask such a simple question, but what does the bezel on this model do? uni directional? single? click? nice piece- good luck w/ the sale. It's bidirectional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username here Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 with no click, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Correct (no clicks). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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