Original Scope Posted December 3, 2010 Report Posted December 3, 2010 Is a case from jewelry and watch that much closer to gen or can I put a little work into a yuki case? blink:
panerai153 Posted December 3, 2010 Report Posted December 3, 2010 Is a case from jewelry and watch that much closer to gen or can I put a little work into a yuki case? blink: What are you planning project wise? Super franken with genuine 1570 movement?
Original Scope Posted December 3, 2010 Author Report Posted December 3, 2010 Yup, I have the 1570 movement,Yuki dial and hands, Gen crown and tube. Just haven't heard alot about J&W to justify the substantial price difference.
Dizzy Posted December 3, 2010 Report Posted December 3, 2010 Well the J&W case is the choice i would make if money were not an issue.. The NDtrading cases seem to have problems fitting gen crystals sometimes.. I would also be interested to hear some first hand info on the Yuki case as I am planning a similar build for this summer. As long as all the engraving is correct on the yuki case, then I think most other issues could be machined or modded out for considerably less cost that the Phong case.
highoeyazmuhudee Posted December 4, 2010 Report Posted December 4, 2010 i hear mixed to neutral reviews of yuki stuff in general
Dizzy Posted December 4, 2010 Report Posted December 4, 2010 Yeah Im in the same boat. Phong cases are always good apparently but you do pay the price. Ive heard a lot of mixed reviews about the Yuki cases and not really sure what to believe. dizz
marc jacobs Posted December 5, 2010 Report Posted December 5, 2010 can say yuki case is reasonable price reasonable quality. Is a case from jewelry and watch that much closer to gen or can I put a little work into a yuki case? blink:
freddy333 Posted December 5, 2010 Report Posted December 5, 2010 If I ever replace the MBW mid-case in my (gen-powered) double-red, I would probably go with Yuki's case. It seems the best combination of accuracy & value.
Dizzy Posted December 5, 2010 Report Posted December 5, 2010 what about MBW not good anymore? The MBW is good.. just fitting a gen 1570 might be tricky.. I still have the MBW1680 with the gen dial that I got from you... a couple more gen parts on that one now, but same ETA movement. Its my favorite franken by far. What about those DW submariner cases he has on ebay? They are cheap.. Has anyone seen one? dizz
bkwbkw Posted December 5, 2010 Report Posted December 5, 2010 The MBW is good.. just fitting a gen 1570 might be tricky.. I still have the MBW1680 with the gen dial that I got from you... a couple more gen parts on that one now, but same ETA movement. Its my favorite franken by far. What about those DW submariner cases he has on ebay? They are cheap.. Has anyone seen one? dizz is the seller raffles-time that sells DW cases?
cib0rgman Posted December 7, 2010 Report Posted December 7, 2010 If I ever replace the MBW mid-case in my (gen-powered) double-red, I would probably go with Yuki's case. It seems the best combination of accuracy & value. Yuki case is better than MBW. The Zigmeister installed a 1570 on my MBW 1665 a minor modification was done to the date-wheel ring I think that is the part. Yuki has fully functional HEV right? @Dizzy I am glad it when to a good home; it was not going to get any wrist time with me.
coolfire Posted December 7, 2010 Report Posted December 7, 2010 Yuki case is better than MBW. The Zigmeister installed a 1570 on my MBW 1665 a minor modification was done to the date-wheel ring I think that is the part. Yuki has fully functional HEV right? @Dizzy I am glad it when to a good home; it was not going to get any wrist time with me. To what I know, Yuki's caseset per se, doesn't have a functional HeV, you'd have to purchase that assembly separately, as freddy successfully used on his good 'ol MBW, if i remember correctly.
olreon Posted December 7, 2010 Report Posted December 7, 2010 hello, yuki case sets are not that good. the rehaut on the 1665 is totaly wrong and the specs of his case sets are not 1:1. go with a ndt or phong (j&w) case set.
HauteHippie Posted December 7, 2010 Report Posted December 7, 2010 +1 on olreon's comment. I'd go with JAW or nothing, and frankly I'm not even sure the edge chamfer on the JAW case is very good either. On the other hand, if you're already decided on the Yuki dial, then perhaps the Yuki case does make sense.
automatico Posted December 7, 2010 Report Posted December 7, 2010 "is the seller raffles-time that sells DW cases?" http://cgi.ebay.com/DIY-CASE-SET-VALJOUX-1570-1560-movement-/230540907942?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35ad4f15a6
cib0rgman Posted December 7, 2010 Report Posted December 7, 2010 +1 on olreon's comment. I'd go with JAW or nothing, and frankly I'm not even sure the edge chamfer on the JAW case is very good either. On the other hand, if you're already decided on the Yuki dial, then perhaps the Yuki case does make sense. that is where I got confused MBW is better that Yuki; when it comes to build a franken 1665 is just an equation of cost versus benefits. that is where i drew the line on my 1665. MBW case MBW Dial Gen Flat dome Clark's Hands GEN tube GEN crown GEN movement 1570 with silver date-wheel Gen 580 Endlinks Gen Bracelet Poormans Insert (Helen Wong) Ofrei pearl And all this put vintagized and put together by The Zigmeister. juts remember a rep is a rep no matter how close it gets..
HauteHippie Posted December 8, 2010 Report Posted December 8, 2010 that is where I got confused MBW is better that Yuki; when it comes to build a franken 1665 is just an equation of cost versus benefits. that is where i drew the line on my 1665. MBW case MBW Dial Gen Flat dome Clark's Hands GEN tube GEN crown GEN movement 1570 with silver date-wheel Gen 580 Endlinks Gen Bracelet Poormans Insert (Helen Wong) Ofrei pearl And all this put vintagized and put together by The Zigmeister. juts remember a rep is a rep no matter how close it gets.. Nice build. Pics?
Dizzy Posted December 8, 2010 Report Posted December 8, 2010 Yuki case is better than MBW. The Zigmeister installed a 1570 on my MBW 1665 a minor modification was done to the date-wheel ring I think that is the part. Yuki has fully functional HEV right? @Dizzy I am glad it when to a good home; it was not going to get any wrist time with me. Its been my daily beater for a while now... Its by far my favorite of all my Submariners... It must have been a couple yrs or more since i got it from you.. I cant remember but I know i've had it for a while now. Its got the same Helen Wong insert with a gen pearl now, and a nice loose gen 93150... not much more I can do to it except a gen 1570 but Im not going to bother.. cant see it anyways, and the ETA 2846 beat is close enough for me. Its definately a keeper. dizz
Dizzy Posted December 8, 2010 Report Posted December 8, 2010 Nice build. Pics? Yeah lets see it!!! Excuse my ignorance but where do you get that Helen Wong insert? Thats the same one on my 1680 I believe, and I really like it.
highoeyazmuhudee Posted December 8, 2010 Report Posted December 8, 2010 Yeah lets see it!!! Excuse my ignorance but where do you get that Helen Wong insert? Thats the same one on my 1680 I believe, and I really like it. PMWF not worth the price IMO cause you also need a pearl. you can score gen isnerts for $80 sometimes, like i did
praetor Posted December 9, 2010 Report Posted December 9, 2010 ^ nice... is that old style or new style MBW case? what's the difference anyways?
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