MacDad22 Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 So for the past couple of years I added reps as a significant hobby. Since I was about 8 years old I've had a love for watches so when a close friend introduced me to quality reps, well let's just say that I've only bought one more genuine since then. Over the past couple of year I've bought a lot of watches of various types and of various qualities ( from the low end Asian TTK stuff to high end MBW vintage reps ). I will have to say that some of the latest Panerai, VC, and Cartier are probably the closest to authentic there are IMO. As most people I started out with Subs. About a year and half ago I got TT Serti sub from Joshua. Last night I decided it was time to pop open my first watch and mill down the CG's. This watch had an issue with the crown screwing down. After taking the watch apart I say that the problem was a small round washer from the crown stem had floated up and was blocking it. It took me about 3 hours to file down the CG's with hand files. Then I used a dremel to polish them back up ( this was also my first time using a dremel ). After pics Also I already know about the dial issue on the serti.. The LV is PT's Ultimate. I religned the crystal on it last night for the date window to be closer to accurate. MacDad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 Looks good to me! Not bad for your first go on these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linder Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 Great work! I'm sure it must look even better at 1:1 size! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikellem Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 Nice first attempt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 (edited) Not only "nice first attempt". I'd say the results are spectacular. Well done! PS: Would you mind telling us what kind of "hand files" you were using? You think sandpaper would work too? The reason I'm asking because I think it would be fun to attempt the cg mods myself (at some point). Edited September 24, 2006 by By-Tor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDad22 Posted September 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Well- These are the small hand file set from Home Depot in the US. They cost ~ $12 US. I used the two flat files mostly. If you are not in the US I can buy them and ship them to you if need be. Chris Well, these CG's look very very nice, nice angling, nice thin shape... well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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