marrickvilleboy Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Used to love doing Omega projects but now slowly creeping into the Rolexes. Love to put together a 16610 using this 3135 - read that only the wm9 v3 can hold a genuine movement - does anyone else know what may work with the 3135? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Hmmmm... WM9 16622 with 2892 would accept a 3135... Might also be neat to see a 16800 with matte dial... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Yeah I would do something cool with that 3135. I wouldn't build a franken 16610. i would do a 16800 or something. I would look for a gen 16610. 16600 or 16660 Sea-dweller with a rusted out movement and buy it for parts. Then swap in your nice 3135 and have a full gen. Thats an expensive movement, it needs a nice home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Might also be neat to see a 16800 with matte dial... I've seen a 3035 in a noobmariner case and a couple of weeks ago I saw where someone had fitted a 3035 movement in a 16610 case- don't know how they did it. But the 3135 most closely approximates the 2824-2 movement, so anything that takes a 2824-2 could probably take a 3135. Unfortunately rep maker typically use the 2836 and dg2813 and not the 2824. I'd stick with trying to find a WM9 V3 case or the WM9 YM which took the 2824-2 movement. Or you could do like the asians do and stick it in an aftermarket gold case and build a gold DJ for 1/2 price. BKLM1234 would be another person to talk to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 I've seen a 3035 in a noobmariner case and a couple of weeks ago I saw where someone had fitted a 3035 movement in a 16610 case- don't know how they did it. But the 3135 most closely approximates the 2824-2 movement, so anything that takes a 2824-2 could probably take a 3135. Unfortunately rep maker typically use the 2836 and dg2813 and not the 2824. I'd stick with trying to find a WM9 V3 case or the WM9 YM which took the 2824-2 movement. Or you could do like the asians do and stick it in an aftermarket gold case and build a gold DJ for 1/2 price. BKLM1234 would be another person to talk to. That is an odd one... 3035 in a 16610 case? I was thinking it would be neat to do a 16800 with a WM9 case and matte dial... Nice thing about the 3035 and 3135 is that the dials swap freely between the two. Though I suppose the rehaut might be a bit tall for a 16800... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marrickvilleboy Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Thanks for the ideas guys - I think i really want to get a basic 16610 going here. Wish the v3 was still around - I put a deposit down for BK's new Sub but think that case may not entertain a genuine movment -may have to a spacer but that would make the datewheel / magnifying glass not work well. hmmm - what other ways can I make this work? Thanks for all the help guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btocamelo Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 if you do a 16622 (YM)...like WM9 BK....you have to think about where to get a set of GEN YM hands for the 3135....that YM takes the Maxi Fat hands, and red Seconds hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Seems like there have been a few v3's on the sales forum lately. I would post a WTB on all the rep forums. Seems sort of sad to do a 16610 instead of a matte dial 16800. i just sold my WM9/BK 16610 and bought a very nice genuine "P" serial ( year 2000) 16610 for 3200.00 USD. All the nice matte dial 16800's are selling for 5k + on the VRF, so a much more desirable watch. The later 16800's with gloss dial and WG surrounds are much cheaper. I was offered one for 2800.00 USD less bracelet. Good luck with your build, no matter what you decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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