JohnG Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Excellent!!!! All the way around!!! Great watch with an even better history! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Joey, That's a great story, but and even greater watch! The white dial 6542 is absolutely my grail watch. I'm and absolute sucker for bakelite and/or acrylic bezel inserts, and the pepsi is the best. i bet youy could build a few of these and sell them for a big profit! I know I would be in line to get one for sure. It would be interesting to know if you could put an ETA 2893-2 GMT movement in a 6542 or 1675? Correct hand stack for either of those and a bulletproof movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Joey, That's a great story, but and even greater watch! The white dial 6542 is absolutely my grail watch. I'm and absolute sucker for bakelite and/or acrylic bezel inserts, and the pepsi is the best. i bet youy could build a few of these and sell them for a big profit! I know I would be in line to get one for sure. It would be interesting to know if you could put an ETA 2893-2 GMT movement in a 6542 or 1675? Correct hand stack for either of those and a bulletproof movement. Thank you! Yes, I have the ETA 2893-2 in my black dial 6542. Inspiration Provided By freddy333 A really nice 'benefit' of building a 6542 or early 1675 is that both the ETA 2893-2 and the modified ETA/Asian 2836-2 hand stack is correct. I had no trouble fitting the ETA 2893-2 to the Silix case that was made for the 2836-2. And the GMT/4th hand on the ETA 2893-2 is the same size as the genuine Rolex. I am, as we speak, re-doing my black dial 6542. The dial is sharper and more accurate now. I want the insert to be the style of the one on the white dial, but look as new, not aged as this white dial is. And as perfect as I can get. We'll see if I can do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valerian Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 This is just awesome. I don't understand how you guys get to do stuff like this but I'm full of admiration. Valerian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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