Anatomy of a vintage insert

[ubiquitous]

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[redwatch]

Very nice and informative comparison Ubi! Thanks for that! The MBW is very very nice! Is this the latest MBW or the older one?

[ubiquitous]

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[redwatch]

Ooooohhhh! Very nice Ubi! What GMT is that for?

[ubiquitous]

Ahhh... The GMT insert is an aftermarket example for a 1675. I've had it sitting in my parts bin for years; no plans for it, so I figured it was a good specimen for experimenting further to try and get a darker finish from the aging process.
 

[P4GTR]

The MBW's came out really good. The 4-0 connecting urks me a little. Though, thats the thing with the rolex "tells".. They urk me more than any other. Knowing they can get much more complex details correct, the Rolex sport line shouldn't be so difficult.

[ubiquitous]

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[HauteHippie]

Nice and fat!! Just like I like 'em.......

[ubiquitous]

Mmmm... Burlesque

[Pre V]

Nice Comparison Study of Inserts Ubi!

Here are some fresh off the press....

LEFT: Modern 5513 Insert (aka Thin Font)

RIGHT: Vintage 5513 Insert (Fat Font MK2 Variant: Little Serifs with Long "5")

BOTTOM: Early 60s Vintage 5513 Insert (So-called True Fat Font MK1 Variant: With No Serifs, Numbers very close together and almost touching)

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::12 Triangle Pearl Area::

::MK1 Variant Fat Font::

::MK2 Variant Fat Font::

::Modern Thin Font::

::Faded MK2 Variant Fat Font with Tritium Pearl (Long 5)::

[ubiquitous]

Love those fat fonts, A! Very nice collection of inserts!

[HauteHippie]

Hmm, that MKI sure looks a lot like the MBW, doesn't it. So fat and sexy!!

[ubiquitous]

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[Guest TheBabyTrio]

what a great thread

This should be a sticky

[chiman12]

Awesome thread guys! Thanks for posting the pics!!!