ubiquitous Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Dear fellow vintage Rolex fans I have the following part to offer the forum as a freebie- A 1675 aftermarket bezel and insert to anyone working on a vintage GMT project. This part was, I think an old watchology part; it does need a retention ring and washer, but is quite usable for a build. I faded the insert from a deep black to the bluish/grey tone seen in the pics below. I've had this part sitting in my watch bin for a couple of years, and I don't have any plans for it, so I would rather it go to someone that will be able to use it. The following members have first right of refusal in the following order: -Stilty -ChiMan12 -Andei3000 If the above members all decide to pass, it's up for grabs Shipping will be on me Cheers and best! //ubi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Great gesture. I'm still planning to make a perfect 1675 which is my grail watch. To be honest this would be one of the first parts for the project so if you decide to ship it to some one else i can imagine. Carpe Diem Cats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 What a kind gesture. Accurate aftermarket bezels for a 1675 are impossible to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapman57 Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Wow, too late I guess? I will gladly purchase, or make a donation to the forum or whatever if there are no other takers. Fingers crossed.........ha ha ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Not only that, but a rich blue-only insert is pretty darn rare. IIRC that only came out on a military-issued GMT? Nicely done, Ubi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andei3000 Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Wow, that's a great gesture Ubi!!! Fingers crossed that both above me say no This would be the right bezel for the beaten up gen dial to make an awesome franken rolex. Ubi all I can say is: :thumbsupsmileyanim: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiman12 Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Members like Ubi are the reason why I like RWG so much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utheman Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Man! This is like waiting to see who wins an eBay auction... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 A great gesture Ubi, great looking part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted December 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Okay- Stilty, Chi and Andei have been made aware of this post. I'll give stilty until tomorrow evening, say 5:00pm Eastern to confirm if he wants it. From there, it will be up to Chi, and if he passes, Andei and so on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilty Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Wow R, Great gesture! I would love to take it, but I must be fair and decline. A new business venture is taking all my time right now and I don't know when it will let up, so I do not foresee any free time for the hobby. It is only fair to pass it on to someone who will put it to good use rather then ending up sitting in my parts drawer. I really appreciate the gesture! Thank you! I hope all is well brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted December 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Thanks for checking in, T! Very kind and generous of you to pass it on to the next in line I hope all is well, and best wishes in your new venture! Happy Holidays to you and yours! Okay, up to ChiMan now... Cheers and best, R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 This here is exactly why I like RWG so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 That's a very generous gesture of a true gentleman. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted December 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Congrats to ChiMan12! I'll be sending the bezel up to you this week And thanks to everyone for the interest in this! Sorry to make the topic public, but I wanted this to be as transparent as possible for all involved. Cheers, best and Happy Holidays to all. //ubi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiman12 Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Thank you R! This is a very generous gesture and I'm going to "pay it forward", so stay tuned members!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 I love this place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 C and R are two of the most helpful guys I know on the rep forums. Big thumbs up to Ubi for his generosity. Chi, the pressure's on for a killer project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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