Yo Adrian! PreV 205a Sly Tech Luminor Submersible

[mir36]

Martyd3's 205a post a few weeks back inspired me to finally get my own 205a build completed. Woke up early this morning and got it done. Here it is: FGD, ToroBravo CG, Swiss 6497, Hands from Spinmaster's private stock, Manifatture Firenze strap from ST4, Sterile caseback (again waiting for Mr JH to fix this). Hope to see yours soon...

My workbench: notice the precision swiss popsicle stick. Perfect for making sure the hands are on flat and horizontal to the watch face.

The obligatory CG comparisons: Toro on top, VCG middle, Seadbo (reshaped for PreA) on bottom. The ToroBravo CGs are the most underrated PreV CGs on the market. I think they're perfect and can't wait to see the PVD and Ti versions to come out. Vamos Toro!

Finally, my completed 205a. Actually haven't filed down the Toro CG's nub yet. May wait to replace the lever with a Jackson Tse. I'd like to avoid sanding down a perfectly fat nub if I can avoid it:

Thanks for looking!

[100]

Nice work

I am still sitting on my 205/A + 218/A dial. Waiting for the right PreV cases coming along..

[babola]

Awesome result - one of the best looking 205/A reps out there for sure!

Could you tell us a little more about those two tan straps on 201/A and 001 pre-A, please? Thanks.

cheers,

babola

[StormTooper4]

Sweet looking watch indeed

[tech]

Nice work

I am still sitting on my 205/A + 218/A dial. Waiting for the right PreV cases coming along..

+1

[hiker01]

Great job! Congrats!

Still waiting to do a lume job on my 205/A dial!

[mossanti]

looking good

[fishgodeep]

Sorry Mir - missed this one - looks fantastic and hope it brings you pleasure !!

Cheers

Simon

[AllergyDoc]

Saw Stallon at the Laker's/Utah game Sunday, first row seat of course. Couldn't see a watch, though. His face looked puffy.

Nice work with the SlyTechs!

[swdivad]

Wow!!! Looks great

Can you explain what you mean by the 'nub' of the CG?

[Watchmeister]

Looks fabulous. Great work.

[mir36]

Thanks for the kind words folks. Still a lot to do. Eagerly awaiting FGD's PreV handsets. I still need to order PreV screw-in lugs from our friend in Oz. In the meantime Jacob's caseback arrived last week and it is SWEET. Thanks again to FGD, Toro and Jakob.

babola: The strap on the 201/A is a Toscana while the PreA 001 has a Simona PAV

swdivad: By 'nub' I'm referring to the part of the CG lever that touches the crown. I ended up sanding it down since I have a shallow dish crown.