Rolex Gen 3035 Movement w/Hands and Crown

[preacher62]

This might be the big deal of the day for someone.

3035 with gilted dial and hands and gold crown. $1800.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=200400557794&Category=31387&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D2

[panerai153]

I think the dial is suspect? What model has a gilt dial and white gold surrounds on the indices? If this is supposed to be a "Bond" sub dial, it's not correct. I'm no Rolex expert, by a long shot, but I can't remember any late model Subs with gilt dials. Certainly stand to be corrected if I'm wrong.

Arthur

[preacher62]

Not sure which one you are looking at. The surrounds are gold...not white. Most all the gold or TT subs have a gilted dial and have for a couple of decades.

[panerai153]

Preacher,

You are correct, i forgot completely about the TT and Gold subs, I was focused on vintage stainless steel subs. My bad. Movement would work with anything, dial would only work if you were building a Franken TT or Gold, correct?

Arthur

[preacher62]

Hey...not prob. It's SS for me, too. I have a TT rep that is really high end, but it stays in the watch box. Once in a while, on Sunday I wear it. It's a really great watch, too.

[Demsey]

Nice. You gotta ask yourself; "The case, crystal and bracelet. What the hell?"

[preacher62]

I'm just saying... If the movement is serviced might be a good deal for a franken...for and orthopaedic surgeon.

Could probably buy a gen for just a few more.

[bruce79]

Make an offer...you never know. But if you're buying just for the movement, you can buy a running datejust with the same movement for the same price or less...those sub hands are worth some coin though...even though the tritium is flaking. I would bet this movement needs a service.

[Demsey]

I'm just saying... If the movement is serviced might be a good deal for a franken...

Oh yeah, definately. It's a good service you pointed it out. It's just that everytime I see a movement for sale with dial and stem, I just wonder what happened to the handsome carrying case they came in, erstwhile known as 'the rest of the watch'. It's odd, unless all three components came from three different scources.

If there were such a thing as a true 1:1 replica Rolex cases out there, an aftermarket Italian TT Rolex style bracelet, gen bezel/insert and crystal? You'd come in well under the wire for a gen 16613 and have one hell of a Franken. But it would still cost you. Like Ubi's 116520's. Cheaper, but certainly not cheap. And he has 2X. The yin-yang twins? 'Cachinnnnng!

[preacher62]

I'm spending on an MBK 16610 right now. It's looking good. I don't need more than one project at a time.