ED_Rolex Posted September 11, 2006 Report Posted September 11, 2006 Please comment my vintage old 1680 and here is my workspace!! Do thanks to all helped asnwering me during these weeks !!
ED_Rolex Posted September 12, 2006 Author Report Posted September 12, 2006 1. I have drilled the lughole for a gen springbar 2. A gen tropic (plastic) 3. aged hands and dial, bracelet 4. gen insert I haven't changed the tube and crown as I think the rep is already good enough
docblackrock Posted September 12, 2006 Report Posted September 12, 2006 Since you're tooled up, suggest you trim those CGs down also . Also, the tube/crown mod IS worth it, trust me, nothing like that smooth feel... One thing bothers me though, from the looks of your photos, I don't think your insert is genuine as you say - the pearl gives it away, looks like a flattish plastic lume dot that mbws/wm's come with as standard, rather than the domed acrylic pearl with clear surround. Maybe a better photo would help?
TJGladeRaider Posted September 12, 2006 Report Posted September 12, 2006 Since you're tooled up, suggest you trim those CGs down also . Also, the tube/crown mod IS worth it, trust me, nothing like that smooth feel... One thing bothers me though, from the looks of your photos, I don't think your insert is genuine as you say - the pearl gives it away, looks like a flattish plastic lume dot that mbws/wm's come with as standard, rather than the domed acrylic pearl with clear surround. Maybe a better photo would help? Oh mannnnn Does that mean that the domed dot that came on my vintages was more correct than the OEM replacements with the modern looking pearls? Bill
docblackrock Posted September 12, 2006 Report Posted September 12, 2006 Oh mannnnn Does that mean that the domed dot that came on my vintages was more correct than the OEM replacements with the modern looking pearls? Bill Depends what you mean by 'correct' TJ. If you have a 1680 or 1665, then the genuine inserts had a very distinctive domed acrylic pearl - like a glob of transparent glue with an inner opaque lume 'yolk', if that makes sense??? Very very difficult to find, I got lucky though Sure Ubi will post a comparison pic from his crappy parts bin if not, I'll do the honours tonight (crap, Champions League night), sorry tomorrow then.
ubiquitous Posted September 12, 2006 Report Posted September 12, 2006 Bill- Genuine inserts are very distinct in appearance. The pearl is quite uique- A small dot of lume in an acrylic surround (as doc mentioned). A couple of pics from the junk bins... A comparison of vintage and modern pearls... Hope this helps...
ED_Rolex Posted September 12, 2006 Author Report Posted September 12, 2006 oops! I see the red sub with flatten dots in one second hand watch retailer in HK!! therefore I bought it here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG! I was cheated!!!
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