Understated and Basic: Project 1016 Wrap Up

[dbutlerman]

That is really nice ubi! Wow! But now, back to the 1665

[FxrAndy]

Very Nice R, i just found the one i built was too small, why did the lugs have to be drilled on the 1601 case? are they smaller lug holes on that?

[The Red Baron]

Disgusting, utterly disgusting! ;-)

[panerai153]

I never was much on the 1016, but after seeing yours, it sort of grows on you.Certainly not your typical Rolex project. I am glad that I was able to play a very small part in this beautiful project. :thumbsupsmileyanim:

[freddy333]

  On 2/14/2011 at 6:27 PM, concepta said:

My wife bears the same..but not this modded!

Wholy cow! If you EVER decide to sell i want to be first in line!!

Please do not re-quote entire pic threads just to add a few words/comments.

[freddy333]

  On 2/14/2011 at 6:16 PM, ubiquitous said:

What would you like to see specifically?

The shape of the hour & seconds hands. Is your seconds hand pointed/flat-edged & does the inner lume section your hour hand terminate along the arc of the center hole or does it begin a bit beyond it

Again, it may just be the way I am seeing things in your pics, but I thought it best to ask.

[ubiquitous]

As with dials, there are variations with hands depending on the supplier. Not all of the hour hands had the lume strip on the neck extending completely to the center.
example 1

example 2

example 3

example 4

The ones that I would likely find more questionable are aftermarket examples like this:
 

[freddy333]

  On 2/15/2011 at 12:55 AM, ubiquitous said:

Still unable to see the full hour hand (especially at its base), but the seconds hand looks ok, so I guess the hour hand probably is as well.

[Justasgood]

Ubi, those hands are for [censored]!

I'll send some that will make your head spin....

[ubiquitous]

  On 2/15/2011 at 12:59 AM, freddy333 said:

Still unable to see the full hour hand (especially at its base), but the seconds hand looks ok, so I guess the hour hand probably is as well.

Crunched for time with the sun going down. I may work from home tomorrow, so if I do, I will snap a better pic.

[Ronin]

@Freddy333, you can find more photos of those hands I gifted Ubi in my 1680 Build Photos. I am also very curious, and seem to be blind to the nuances/variations myself. Picture #2 and #8.

[freddy333]

  On 2/15/2011 at 1:16 AM, Ronin said:

@Freddy333, you can find more photos of those hands I gifted Ubi in my 1680 Build Photos. I am also very curious, and seem to be blind to the nuances/variations myself. Picture #2 and #8.

These look ok

[chiman12]

Another great looking build Ubi...say...aren't you past the 10 watch count??? You mentioned to me once that you would like to keep the watch count under double digits...

[ubiquitous]

Chi-

I am at exactly 10 for the collection; when my next two projects finish up, I'm going to have to either cut a few loose from the watch box, or break my self imposed rule.

Or maybe transfer some to Mrs. Ubi's ownership...

[Utheman]

Another great explorer build. Well done. We may need another sub-forum for these.

I think you need to send it to LHOOQ for some of his watch model photos.

[lhooq]

  On 2/15/2011 at 2:28 AM, Utheman said:

I think you need to send it to LHOOQ for some of his watch model photos.

That strikes me as a very sensible idea!

[coolfire]

  On 2/15/2011 at 2:18 AM, ubiquitous said:

Chi-

I am at exactly 10 for the collection; when my next two projects finish up, I'm going to have to either cut a few loose from the watch box, or break my self imposed rule.

Or maybe transfer some to Mrs. Ubi's ownership...

Ermm. First dips for shameless me?

[chiman12]

  On 2/15/2011 at 2:18 AM, ubiquitous said:

Chi-

I am at exactly 10 for the collection; when my next two projects finish up, I'm going to have to either cut a few loose from the watch box,

WWWhhhhaaa???? Some of Ubi pieces maybe be roaming the range???? Now your just talking crazy!

[messenius]

  On 2/15/2011 at 2:18 AM, ubiquitous said:

I am at exactly 10 for the collection.

Would be interesting to hear a rundown of your collection (with pictures if possible ) . Some of them I know, but not all...

[ubiquitous]

Thanks everyone for the kind words! I do appreciate it!

  On 2/14/2011 at 3:10 PM, LHOOQ said:

R: I'm curious... How are you wearing this? Did you get the 78360 like you planned?

And to echo J's comment above, I'm honored to have contributed to this perfect build, and enjoyed our discussions immensely.

I think it's no longer possible, but I would've loved a group shot with your 5500 and 14270 Explorers!

I’m currently sporting it on a NATO for the time being. A 78360 is in transit now, so as soon as it arrives, I’ll likely make the transition

Unfortunately, the 5500 and 14270 are long gone… No group pic opportunity this time I thought about maybe doing another 14270, except with a gen Rolex 3000 movement, but the cost : build ratio just doesn't add up. Pre-owned gens go for less than what it would cost to put one together

  On 2/14/2011 at 7:39 PM, FxrAndy said:

Very Nice R, i just found the one i built was too small, why did the lugs have to be drilled on the 1601 case? are they smaller lug holes on that?

You are correct, sir; the 1601 DateJust has smaller lug holes for the springbars. The 1016 Explorer has the larger 2mm springbars that you would normally find in the 1680, 1665 etc (i.e. the same as most of the Sport models excluding the Daytona 62xx).

  On 2/14/2011 at 7:55 PM, The Red Baron said:

Disgusting, utterly disgusting! ;-)

I know

  On 2/14/2011 at 8:10 PM, panerai153 said:

I am glad that I was able to play a very small part in this beautiful project.

Couldn't have done this without you, jmb, LHOOQ and stilty!

  On 2/15/2011 at 5:24 AM, messenius said:

Would be interesting to hear a rundown of your collection (with pictures if possible ) . Some of them I know, but not all...

Here's how my RWG collection looks as of current
My RWG collection is comprised largely of pieces I've built as a result of my addiction here on this forum I've included a couple of my gens in this mix as well since these are the ones that I usually wear and share with the forum, post in wrist shots, etc.

Thanks as always for looking

//ubi

[lhooq]

Not 'ultra-franken'. Not 'hyper-franken'. Just pure Frankensteins.

"And that has made all the difference."

[coolfire]

And once again...

[ubiquitous]

Thanks, gents!

The collection of builds and frankensteins is always evolving in some shape or manner. Kinda funny thinking about it, as at times I'll tend to get to a point where it feels or seems as though there's nothing more that I really want to build. But then let's face it, there's always something that needs to be done, right?

Lately, it seems as though the planning and initiation of the last few projects have somehow managed to get going off the ground before the current projects in progress had even come close to being finished. Usually I try to focus on one at a time, but this year is off to an odd sort of start

[freddy333]

Ubi - You really do need to do a good collection pic.

[Utheman]

  On 2/15/2011 at 2:42 PM, ubiquitous said:

IWC 3719 rep (stock)

As an aside, I think this post highlights what a good rep the 3719 is. Even ubi doesn't feel the need to mod or Franken-ize