Guest jsuperman17 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 I need to know if this a mbw watch... the owner im about to buy it from states it has a gen crystal, gen crown and tube.. cg's have been reworked... i just want to know if this is a mbw 5513 and a good candidate to convert to a 5512... hope ubi can give me his input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Yep looks like an MBW to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jsuperman17 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Thanks andy.. Someone said to me that the caseback is too thick? would this be a good candidate to convert to a 5512? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flex Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Is it the new Cartel? It kind of looks like a thick 1665 case to me? I have to say that I have no experiences with the new cartel 1680 though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Scope Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 It looks just loke my 5513 from Josh...Even the Original polex design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jsuperman17 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Sigh see this is what I mean I can't get a straight answer.. So the fact it says polex has no significance? Josh's 5513 also says polex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pismo Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Ok for a MBW for me too... same DW / dial / no thick case , great profile & design or crown guards . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Ok for a MBW for me too... same DW / dial / no thick case , great profile & design or crown guards . B- Long time since I've seen you post. Good to see you on the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jsuperman17 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 i know this may be insignificant but does anyone notice the 3 being different? the pic above is the one from josh's 1680.. i looked up all the mbw and all i can figure out is that the 3 is significantly different... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 To me, the entire font size/spacing, etc. looks different. Much smaller and in a more compact area on the one from Josh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jsuperman17 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 The three on my new soon to be mbw is slanted to the right where as the 3 on josh's is very straight.. Get what I mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 What about the SN on the other end of the watch? L341,xxx. The early MBW 1680's were marked 5513 and had an 'L' serial which of course is totally all wrong. But real 5513's ran til circa 1990, hence the L serial which MBW copied from a real case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetor Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 good for you... I'm saving up money for projects so I've been scouring dealer sites for cheap replicas... MBW is too expensive for me. so far I've only found one good candidate for a 5514. It's from a dealer in RWI. http://www.timeshops.net/product.php?id_product=5385 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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