vlydog Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Celebrating my 3 year anniversary as a RWG member with a new friend. Without the help from this great community this would have never been possible. I think it was Stephane's inspiration and alligoat's beautiful franken that convinced me to build this 1680 white. With parts help from JoJo35 and Justasgood along with the Zigmeister's patience and masterful orchestration of all the lovely bits; this project is complete. Countless e-mails for suggestions and advice were unselfishly responded to by toomuchgear, FxrAndy, deltatahoe, jmb, stilty, ubiquitous, Ronin, freddy333, Big Crown, alligoat. cats, mzimand and bklm1234. My heart-felt appreciation and thanks go out to all of you. A dead camera battery has limited my pictures to just a couple but there will more to come> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Looking good mate, I love mine, cant take it off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 I appreciate that A. Could be a while before mine is off the wrist! lovin' that silver date-wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Nice one. Give us the parts breakdown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Thanks B! Gen parts: 127 high-hat Lumi service dial and hands silver date-disc 1570 movement crown and tube/24-703, 24-7030 bezel and insert 93150 bracelet and 580 end-links 2mm spring bars non-gen 1:1 case of unknown origin but purchased from a well respected gen collector on RWG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Awesome. Now lets hear all the trials and tribulations. And lets see the build/spec sheet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo35 Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Beautiful piece B! I love that little glimpse of the silver date wheel in there. I bet she runs like a champ Congrats to the owner and builder, wear in the best of health Kind Regards, JJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Thanks Ronin. The biggest problem was with the original Yuki case I had purchased; getting the gen parts to fit and stem and crown alignment issues. I found a great case in a desperate search and now everything fits perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Beautiful piece B! I love that little glimpse of the silver date wheel in there. I bet she runs like a champ Congrats to the owner and builder, wear in the best of health Kind Regards, JJ Thank you B! Did my best to get a good shot of the silver date-wheel before my camera died. It has to be one of my favorite aspects of the watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 B- That one is beautiful. Congrats. Wear it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Thanks for the compliment W! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Real nice B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 I appreciate that D! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo35 Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 PS: You've got the perfect rendition of a "complete service" watch fresh out of RSC. Service lumi hands and dial, service insert with lumi pearl, service top hat crystal, and service 703 crown and tube. Not to mention a complete service to the 1570 movement Wear well, and congrats again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Sweet labour of love, B! I'm jealous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 PS: You've got the perfect rendition of a "complete service" watch fresh out of RSC. Service lumi hands and dial, service insert with lumi pearl, service top hat crystal, and service 703 crown and tube. Not to mention a complete service to the 1570 movement Wear well, and congrats again Would not have been possible without your help B. I sincerely appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Sweet labour of love, B! I'm jealous! Thank you J! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Absolutely perfect build Vly! It's fantastic looking! You should be quite proud of your new addition! I'm looking forward to some more pics once your camera charges up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilty Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 what a beauty! Welcome to the club. What do you think of that Rolex lumi glow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Great build with those parts... Did the movement fit in the case straight away, or was there any work involved getting it fitted properly? Would love to see a shot with the back off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Great build with those parts... Did the movement fit in the case straight away, or was there any work involved getting it fitted properly? Would love to see a shot with the back off. B, Movement fit the second case without modification. The same could not be said of the Yuki case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Absolutely perfect build Vly! It's fantastic looking! You should be quite proud of your new addition! I'm looking forward to some more pics once your camera charges up Thank you S. I am feeling quite proud but very lucky and thankful at the same time. The battery is on the charger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 what a beauty! Welcome to the club. What do you think of that Rolex lumi glow? Thank you T! It feels great to be in such good company. The lumi glow is fantastic. It charges up by just standing by a brightly lit window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Very nice! I'm green with envy! We need a little green droolin' smiley... :-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vafarmer70 Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 WOW!! Very nice.. nothing more can be said. Enjoy that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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