ubiquitous Posted October 1, 2006 Report Posted October 1, 2006 Just wanted to share a couple of projects I'm working on here and there as time permits. Since it's a bit slow on RWG lately, I thought I'd post here instead of the watch repair/upgade section 1) YM 16622- Mods to date: -Genuine crown/tube -2 stage CG's Inner CG edge is a 2 stage shaping- My goal was to achieve a similar appearance to the genuine: I farmed out the CG shaping to someone else, as I knew that shaping like this would have been beyond my capability. Just waiting on the custom dial to finish it. 2) The second 16520 El Primero Daytona- Mods to date: -Polished lug surfaces to clean up prior scratches I'm thinking of building this one into a white dial version on a honey gator strap (though I may decide to go with a different case instead). This will be along the same lines as my other El Primero Daytona frankenstein, using a gen EP 400, dial, etc. Both pieces are still a bit rough, as they are in their pre-liminary stages (i.e. please don't mind the mess while under construction) Any questions or comments, please let me know! Best, R
mikellem Posted October 1, 2006 Report Posted October 1, 2006 Beautiful goodies ~ Thanks for sharing~ Crown guards look awsone!
By-Tor Posted October 1, 2006 Report Posted October 1, 2006 Personally, I'm not a huge YM fan (gen or rep) but I'm sure you'll make it awesome. I think the guards look good on it already. And another Daytona, huh? You're unstoppable.
ubiquitous Posted October 1, 2006 Author Report Posted October 1, 2006 Thanks, gang. And, yes... Another Daytona
vlaletom Posted October 1, 2006 Report Posted October 1, 2006 Nice work ubi ! For the new "El primero" are you starting from a gen case as from the other one ? Finding a movement under the 1000€ mark seams possible, but the case !!!!
r11co Posted October 1, 2006 Report Posted October 1, 2006 And, yes... Another Daytona Is one not enough? If you ever decide you don't need the spare......
KB Posted October 1, 2006 Report Posted October 1, 2006 You want comments?? Ok Randy, I hope you're building this next Daytona for me! Agreed this request might be a bit much but hey it's the Internet...........you can ask for anything here! No doubt these projects are going to have us all squirming with envy onced they are done, this forum is a far better place because of your input. Thanks Randy Ken
Chronus Posted October 1, 2006 Report Posted October 1, 2006 I think the only Daytona I'd get now is a gen (fat chance) or a franken like this, except I don't have the same skill to do this Keep up the great work
Watchmeister Posted October 1, 2006 Report Posted October 1, 2006 Ubi- The projects look great (per usual). Have a great Monday (the whole week for that matter). All the best, Kruz
2005SUBMARINER Posted October 1, 2006 Report Posted October 1, 2006 great job as always UBI ! cant wait to see the daytona ..
vmena Posted October 1, 2006 Report Posted October 1, 2006 This Daytona is going to kill Manuel... he need one... ubi, help my friend
chris5264 Posted October 1, 2006 Report Posted October 1, 2006 Nice work, could turn me into a rolex person.
rocket754 Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 great yachty work ubi! you still selling the upgrades dail for it?
ubiquitous Posted October 2, 2006 Author Report Posted October 2, 2006 Just a few more pics... Again, please disregard the rough dial on the white Daytona- It's in place for mock up purposes (same with the strap)... As for the YM- I won't be selling the dials per se, as I'm not a dealer. Rather, I can help direct trusted members to the source to procure your own Cheers, R
ubiquitous Posted October 2, 2006 Author Report Posted October 2, 2006 Thanks, W... And thanks for the well wishes! Tomorrow's going to be one crazy day! Will keep you, RG and Big J informed!! Best, R
Guest chronomat123 Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 Ubi, You never cease to amaze me. That YM looks amazing. As for the Daytona... well, my eyes just fill up with tears. Beautiful. lol... Are you going to try to get endpiece connectors for the leather strap such as on a gen 18k + leather Daytona?
RWG Technical Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 Very nice work, looks fantastic... RG
Tribal Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 AAARGH, # Randy thats the best i've seen... Amazing work... RG Tribal
Watchmeister Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 Just looking back at the post and they look fantastic. A DW, a couple of MBW's and a matching set of original movement Daytonas and you have conquered the Rolex world. I may have to give in over the next year or two. Those Daytonas are just too pretty.
manuel Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 This Daytona is going to kill Manuel... he need one... ubi, help my friend It has alredy killed me. does anybody knows if we can obtain stainless steel cases from a resin or silicone mold? Perhaps Randy would be so nice (oh yes he is) and make a cast from this empty case. Who is experienced with CNC machines? It seems that nowadays little cnc machines are part of every guy with skilled hands... That would be the first step. We all know these cases are extremely scarce. Remember this? This was a project from a japanese watchmaker, Kazuhide Hirano. I think his work has alredy been talked about here. He used urethane resin. Do you think that this project is much difficult? Who can cuplicate a resin case to a 1:1 steel case?
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