George Loiz Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Ok then...tool always sharp n pointy Can't wait 4 that mesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnipz Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Can someone measure the dial size on it, will a tudor dial definitely fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 The dial on my PT sub was over 28mm. Much bigger than a gen dial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeromatic Posted February 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) Can someone measure the dial size on it, will a tudor dial definitely fit? This dial is 26mm fits great!but most reps are 28mm or 29mm i think! the tudor dial should be 26mm too this project was made using the case and movement from the 1680 redsub from puretime 198usd no work was done to the rehaunt but the yuki insert wouldent fit over the crystal so the crystal had to be trimmed but not noticable!my older 5513 case was too big to hold the dial and needed a new rehaunt! Edited February 23, 2011 by aeromatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ueno Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Here is my 5513, Hope you guys like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapman57 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 OP - great project some comments and observations.... On the original pictures its interesting to see the difference in rehaut depths between the gen and rep. The gen looks quite deep? Never noticed that beofre - could be camera macro lens distortion? Also that gen crystal profile is great.......do you know what it is? If T19 it seems to sit high above the bezel? Latest CG pictures - well done so far, but now be brave and maybe take some of the outside face to thin them down and point them off a little from a side elevation - gently , gently, a little at a time..... Congratulations...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeromatic Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Here is my 5513, Hope you guys like it. Love it! i added your watchphoto to my file with the rest cant get enough 5513s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeromatic Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) OP - great project some comments and observations.... On the original pictures its interesting to see the difference in rehaut depths between the gen and rep. The gen looks quite deep? Never noticed that beofre - could be camera macro lens distortion? Also that gen crystal profile is great.......do you know what it is? If T19 it seems to sit high above the bezel? Latest CG pictures - well done so far, but now be brave and maybe take some of the outside face to thin them down and point them off a little from a side elevation - gently , gently, a little at a time..... Congratulations...... Hi thanks the rehaunt does look deeper but the high dome crystal will exagerate the depth i think! the tropic 19 is more like a tophat but with curved edges and more flat at the top this is a gen tropic 19 I think that the tropic 19 is one of the best crystals ever and makes a 5513! some 5513s are domed and superdome! but these to me distorts the dial too much even when viewing the watch front on the tropic 19 only distorts when viewing the watch at an angle which i like! Aero! i agree about the CGs but i have to wait until i get a gen correct crown i was thinking of shaving the CGs from the inside as our gen has more of a gap between the CGs and crown dont you think? Edited February 24, 2011 by aeromatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeromatic Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Update that wide crown is just huge so until i find a gen what can we do? well lets see the plan was to make the crown look slightly smaller without shaving it and having to also shave the tube and stem .so the idea is to put the crown on a watchmakers lathe and taper the inside of the crown (part that sits on the case) and to grind the taper that already exists outer part of the crown this produced less area of the ribbed part giving the crown a narrow slimmer look the crown was not shortened in any way here are some quick photos! as can be seen this gives a smaller look the the crown without any issues a tempory fix until a new correct sized crown is found As said already the 5513 project was made out of a 1680! thanks too george loiz for pulling out his lathe on a friday night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeromatic Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Hi thanks the rehaunt does look deeper but the high dome crystal will exagerate the depth i think! the tropic 19 is more like a tophat but with curved edges and more flat at the top this is a gen tropic 19 I think that the tropic 19 is one of the best crystals ever and makes a 5513! some 5513s are domed and superdome! but these to me distorts the dial too much even when viewing the watch front on the tropic 19 only distorts when viewing the watch at an angle which i like! Aero! i agree about the CGs but i have to wait until i get a gen correct crown i was thinking of shaving the CGs from the inside as our gen has more of a gap between the CGs and crown dont you think? Who has the best generic tropic 19? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiesn089 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Looks amazing, great job! Could you please share some more pictures of this 1680 meters first? Where did you get it? PT? Are the CGs modified? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeromatic Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Looks amazing, great job! Could you please share some more pictures of this 1680 meters first? Where did you get it? PT? Are the CGs modified? Hi i will post some photos later got it from puretime for 198usd with 2846 eta the crown guards are not to bad but the crown is too wide the case finish is good but the case printing is laser etched i purchased two a black dial and a tropic dial one of which i converted to make my 5513 as we have a gen 5513 from 1965 (see photos) i found that the case shape of this 1680 was the closest i have ever seen on a rep out of the box for a low price and decided the use it for the 5513 the crown guards were modified to replicate a pointed crown guard similar to yukis 5513 pointed guards but i dident like it so the rounded the guards off to look like the gen 5513 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiesn089 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 I think, the CGs look pretty good! You're right about the crown though. I'll order one of these and mod it a little, really fell in love with MF 1680s lately! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeromatic Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 (edited) I think, the CGs look pretty good! You're right about the crown though. I'll order one of these and mod it a little, really fell in love with MF 1680s lately! the 1680 case i think is better that the new 5512/3 1680 lug holes are good too no need to drill them bigger the springpins are great too for the 1680 and you get a great slow beat 2846 eta so you can leave the watch as a 1680 or do what i have and buy two and covert one to a 5513 i reshaped the crystal on the 1680 (tophat) to a curved one although i think it would have been better slightly taller but this can be replaced with a tropic 19 generic crystal the 1680 can be fitted with a 26mm correct size dial without work on the rehaunt but i dont think the new 5513 on sale will fit as the dial is around 27mm to 29mm can anyone confirm the dial size on the new 5513/2? i know that the older comex style 5513 cases are 29mm. did you see my dial ageing experiment i used the 1680 dial from this watch it turned out extream but looks like a 40 year old dial. Edited February 26, 2011 by aeromatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeromatic Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 (edited) Looks amazing, great job! Could you please share some more pictures of this 1680 meters first? Where did you get it? PT? Are the CGs modified? Here is some quick photos the 1680 can be used as it is mabe some ageing (the case is very shiny) or makes a great base for a 1513/2! Edited February 26, 2011 by aeromatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiesn089 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Thanks for the pictures, I'll definitely get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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