simonporsche Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Hi all, I know this subject causes some debate but I've done research and boy is it a mine field, I put it down to the gens themselves being built and changed alot years ago, so from what I can tell even a gen that has service parts added and replaced over the years can be a bit confusing. My point is that I'm interested in putting together my first vintage rolex and like the 1665 drsd, I've come to the conclusion that I'm wasting my money buying an out of the box watch as there's to many flaws so I'm after an MBW case set to start with and over time I want to add to it, but I'm having trouble finding a source. Can someone point me the way? Simon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gileto Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 I think most of trusted dealers can sale the case you want... If you got a large budget, a fellow repgeek member got a great 1665 still for sale here : 1665 on RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonporsche Posted January 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 I think most of trusted dealers can sale the case you want... If you got a large budget, a fellow repgeek member got a great 1665 still for sale here : 1665 on RG That certainly is a nice 1665, but wouldn't mind going through the build as a bit of an interesting journey.Which trusted dealer would you recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gileto Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Well, I got my 1665 comex from Josh, and I find it good, but perhaps other members have other ideas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 An MBW case will be hard to find right now and apparently the store in MBK is temp closed. The PT 1665 isn't the same quality as the MBW. There's a few members here that will have access to them fairly soon. Keep your eyes open for a used one in the sales section in the mean time. They are worth about $200 is you can find one. dizz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonporsche Posted January 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 An MBW case will be hard to find right now and apparently the store in MBK is temp closed. The PT 1665 isn't the same quality as the MBW. There's a few members here that will have access to them fairly soon. Keep your eyes open for a used one in the sales section in the mean time. They are worth about $200 is you can find one. dizz I thought that to be the case, thanks for clearing that up for me. I think it's worth waiting for as the next choice is yuki, but the price is crazy for the amount of flaws people have pointed out compaired to MBW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 The yuki case isnt too bad. Any case you get will need some mods to make it right. If you are keeping the ETA movement, then the MBW is just fine. If you are wanting to use a gen Rolex movement then go with the Yuki because its built to take a the gen 15xx rolex motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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