HauteHippie Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 So ubiquitous and Tribal have convinced me to make a CBW (Chieftang Best Watch) sub. As a base (mainly for the case - definitely not the dial) I'm looking at this piece. However I'd probably have to use this crystal too, but the date mag looks off (too weak). Please give me your thoughts on the date mag. Thanks in advance to the sub nuts!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 (edited) Looks a little weak, very nice nonetheless, but weaker than the gen. The watch looks great! Edited August 29, 2006 by Dutchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 2.5x date mag is such a tricky deal! In your first picture the 9 looks OK to me, very close to 2.5x. In the second pic, the 6 doesn't look as good, but the picture is taken from closer in. Your rehaut looks good thought. It's been mentioned before that 2.5x on a 16610 isn't the same thing as on a 1680, for instance. When you look at the distance of the cyclops on a plastic crystal and a sapphire crystal from the date window, it's no wonder the older subs have slightly larger mag. The cyclops is positioned further from the date window, giving greater mag. You just don't get that distance on the 16610's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 The datemag looks excellent to me. Why not compare it to the genuine picture? To me it looks spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteTO Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 hmmm just lookin at the pic in comparison to my gen....looks a bit weaker IMO...gen is 2.5...that might be 1.75-2 x mag Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted August 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 The datemag looks excellent to me. Why not compare it to the genuine picture? To me it looks spot on. Interesting, By-Tor because when I look at your pic, it just confirms that the date mag is weak on the rep I pictured. It's closer than I first thought, but a tad weak. It does go to show, however, that ALOT of sub reps have overdone the date mag. Here are some top notch gen shots for more comparison. Check these out: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 I think looks good. Great job... By the way it`s not only the datemag, i think.... On the most reps the datewindow is to small,thats the reason why it look sometimes a little bit weak... When the datewindow has the right dimensions it looks better. Is there anybody who has modded a datewindow to the right dimensions? I think that makes a big difference.... What do you think? Rg Tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted August 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 I think looks good. Great job... Well it hasn't been modded yet!!! That's just a picture of the watch I think I'm going to start with! By the way it`s not only the datemag, i think.... On the most reps the datewindow is to small,thats the reason why it look sometimes a little bit weak... When the datewindow has the right dimensions it looks better. Is there anybody who has modded a datewindow to the right dimensions? I think that makes a big difference.... What do you think? Rg Tribal Yea I think you might be on to something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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