Drsd 1665

[hupholland]

Look what I found in the mail!

now some vintaging and modding and off we go!!

HupHolland

[lionsandtigers]

nice, congrats!!!!! I have the same one gotta get the gen tropic 39, its pricey, but worth it, trust me, completely changed the look of the watch.

wear it in good health

[kingkitesurf]

Do the Helfands dudes have a website or do you know other people who sell the Non-superdome #39. Can't find good ones on the bay. Neither can I find the Heflands.

[kingkitesurf]

We had a discussion about this on the original RWG. Trot over there and search for Helfands. Saabin had some nice comparison photos.

I got my Helfands t39 Sortadome (grin) for $10

I know but I can't seem to find them on the Bay... they seem to be expelled... I would like to order a flat 39 because I also bought a gen superdome 39 but that was expensive compared to the Helfands. Just to compare how they look on the watch...

[alligoat]

I've bought some stuff from Helfands, so I went back to ebay to look 'em up and they are no longer a registered user! Company name is Florida Watch and Jewelers Supply, LLC and phone is 727-327-1100.

They're in Florida. Over 2400 sales and 100% positive rating, but they drug up and quit! go figure.

[ubiquitous]

An excellent choice! Any mods planned?

[Linder]

Helfands is still in business. I had a phone conversation with the owner a few weeks ago. Someone hacked their paypal account and are currently in a dispute with Ebay regarding $40,000 if I remember correctly.

In the mean time, they are setting up a website here:

http://florida-watch.com/

[hupholland]

@ubiquitus

I'm considering the following mods:

- hand aging

- gen insert

- lughols and springbars

- CG shaping

-bezel aging

that's it!

An excellent choice! Any mods planned?

[ubiquitous]

Mmmm... An excellent selection of mods! Only thing I would suggest in addition to this list is a gen tube and crown. It's a huge improvement for function, and it looks rather nice too

[dvn]

Mmmm... An excellent selection of mods! Only thing I would suggest in addition to this list is a gen tube and crown. It's a huge improvement for function, and it looks rather nice too

My DRSD is comming very soon too and i am considering:

- hand aging

- gen insert

- lughols and springbars

- CG shaping

-bezel aging

-gen tube

-gen crown

The problem i don't have any tool nor any skill to do that, How much would it cost in total for all

the mods mentioned above cost (labor+parts)?

[Linder]

The insert will probably be more expensive than everything else combined

[kingkitesurf]

There are excellent aftermarket inserts for around 20-35$... Maybe just buy a gen pearl instead...

Gen inserts go for well over 200$ on the bay.

I am still looking for a genuine crown... Anybody?

[www_watch]

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[turkey]

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I have an odd feeling about that second one. I exchanged some emails with him and the signatures in his emails indicate that he works at a plastics fabrication and manufacture company. I am unsure of how to tell visually if they are the real thing, but this guy seems to have quite a few of these crystals and possibly the means to create them. I wish I could tell for sure as I would love to have a gen T-39 superdome.