My 1675 Cornino finally completed!

[chiman12]

A lot of members have seen RolexAddicts awesome 1675 builds, in addition, Star69 built a 1675 from the Josh 1:1 1655.

Introducing my 1675 Cornino...

Specs are the following:

Josh 1:1 1655 case

CWP 6542 small GMT hand

NDT gilt dial

Yuki 7206 expanding bracelet

gen bezel insert

gen crown

Sternkruz T116

wholesaleoutlet bezel assembly and roulette wheel

and the jewel of this project...

A Zodiac 75B GMT movement. Unlike the modified ones in reps, this is a true GMT movement and beats at a slower 21.6k...

I wanted a transitional look of a 6542 to a 1675, so I used gilt hands and aged the hands by lightly sanding them with 60 micron sandpaper and then "glopped" on lume to the hands to give them a vintage look. I also chose to go with a roulette wheel (sorry Freddy!). Finally, I applied a pebble finish to the dial. This is accomplished by first spraying on matte finish and then while still wet, lightly dab the dial with a paper towel. Though not accurate, I think that this finish gave the watch a more vintage feel and a personal touch...

The CG's were sculpted by me. I didn't think that the original CG's were just shaved and ended at a point. Rolex had to elegantly form the pointed CG's so that flows with the case. I also softened up the edges of the case and installed a gen 5.3mm crown. This was originally difficult, because the Josh case came with a 6mm crown tube, thus I had to find a tube this will fit like a 6mm but yet take a 5.3mm crown. I eventually had to go with an Asian crown tube, but it did the job!

Was it a fun project??? Definitely, even though there was a lot of trial and error with the movement, it was very satisfying that I managed to get the movement to work. I would definitely do a project like this again

Afterthought and closing statements. It looks like the hands are a little off as compared to the GMT time, so I will need to reset the hands. I would like to find a better coin edge bezel and the cyclopes on the crystal is not centered, after doing a little research, Sterny had two types of T116 crystals, so I get this one and give it a try.

Thanks for looking!!!!

[Original Scope]

Nice build! I really think I will try a GMT next.

[Cats]

:wub: :wub:

This is my holy grail watch.

I wish i had the skills to do it myself.

Wear it well.

Carpe Diem

Cats

[slickdick]

Looks great, best seen today Good work!

[Ronin]

F a n t a s t i c ! ! !

[Jkay]

Thats beautiful! Congratulations on your amazing prize.

[Dizzy]

Very nice!!!

I em excited to start my own 1675 project in the next couple months. I love the dial and the bracelet. Good choice.

Dizz

[freddy333]

[bkwbkw]

Really like the 'marbled' gilt dial. Well done and very innovative!

[Nanuq]

Very, very nice look!

[lhooq]

Spectacular, C!

I can't believe there's a Josh 1655 case somewhere in there!

[JoeyB]

 the cyclopes on the crystal is not centered, after doing a little research, Sterny had two types of T116 crystals, so I get this one and give it a try.

Thanks for looking!!!!

Thanks for sharing! Well Done! I wanted to stop after my 6542 but I keep seeing these beautiful jobs by you guys here that I want to emulate. 

I'm in a build now that will use an ETA dial. Gary at Clark's told me to sand down the cyclops on his Tropic 116 and polish it, then install an aftermarket cyclops in the right spot. I will 'practice' on an old one, and see how it turns out. If that other Sterny works, please let us know. 

[jmb]

Very nice, I share your appreciation for roulette wheels!

[alligoat]

Nice job Chi!

I was wondering what it would look like if you took the crown guards off- a la 6542....

[flex]

this one is so nice.. i am in love. one question - where did you find the gilt hands for ETA movement? thanks

Flex

[chiman12]

Thanks everyone!

@flex...I basically bought a box of Generic Rolex hands, from CousinsUK. The box has all sorts of Rolex and Tudor hands. IMO they are pretty accurate and go a long way if you have a lot of Rolex projects...

http://www.cousinsuk.com/catalog/4/494/1958.aspx

@ Alligoat...that's not a bad idea, but isn't the 6542 different in size? If not, then maybe I will undertake a 6542 project also!

[dluddy]

Came out great Chi

[TeeJay]

That's a truly beautiful build

[alligoat]

As I recall Chi, the 6542 also takes a T-116. The bezel is slightly different- coin edged like a 5508/5510. But maybe you've seen the gold 1675's with no crown guards- early 60's stuff. And one of the white dialed 6542's had a 1675 bezel

Certainly the later 6542's came with the metal insert in lieu of the earlier bakelite insert.

[chiman12]

As I recall Chi, the 6542 also takes a T-116. The bezel is slightly different- coin edged like a 5508/5510. But maybe you've seen the gold 1675's with no crown guards- early 60's stuff. And one of the white dialed 6542's had a 1675 bezel

Certainly the later 6542's came with the metal insert in lieu of the earlier bakelite insert.

hhhmmmm...

[freddy333]

As I recall Chi, the 6542 also takes a T-116.

6542 - T115

1675 - T116

The difference lies in the location of the cyclops owing to the 1mm larger case on the 1675 (40mm vs 39mm) & differing movements (10xx for the earlier '42 & 15xx for the later '75).

[redwatch]

Stunning job Chi! Looks excellent. I really love the look of the dial, especially after reading about how you did it! Very very cool! I wonder if another material would give it a tighter patterned look?

[chiman12]

Thanks Red!

I was also think of using cheesecloth, but I thought it would give the dial a more checkered like pattern. In any case, I might experiment more with different materials to see what type if vintage patina I can accomplish. Maybe a cracked finish????

[Ephry73]

Stooopid question, what is the deal with the Cornino? Searched all over, and I can only find meaning(makes sense), but what is the history behind the cornino?

E