hupholland Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Look what I found in the mail! now some vintaging and modding and off we go!! HupHolland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsandtigers Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingkitesurf Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingkitesurf Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 An excellent choice! Any mods planned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linder Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 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 $40,000 if I remember correctly. In the mean time, they are setting up a website here: http://florida-watch.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hupholland Posted September 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 @ubiquitus I'm considering the following mods: - hand aging - gen insert - lughols and springbars - CG shaping -bezel aging that's it! An excellent choice! Any mods planned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Mmmm... An excellent selection of mods! Only thing I would suggest in addition to this list is a gen tube and crown. It's a huge improvement for function, and it looks rather nice too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvn Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Mmmm... An excellent selection of mods! Only thing I would suggest in addition to this list is a gen tube and crown. It's a huge improvement for function, and it looks rather nice too My DRSD is comming very soon too and i am considering: - hand aging - gen insert - lughols and springbars - CG shaping -bezel aging -gen tube -gen crown The problem i don't have any tool nor any skill to do that, How much would it cost in total for all the mods mentioned above cost (labor+parts)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linder Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 The insert will probably be more expensive than everything else combined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingkitesurf Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 There are excellent aftermarket inserts for around 20-35$... 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www_watch Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Click! Click! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkey Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Click! Click! 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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