COMEX MBW Case Set - Guidance?

[TJGladeRaider]

Was (an addict). With 1 exception (preferably in steel)..............

.............my collection is pretty much complete. Noting the exception above, I have all of my grails - either gens or nearly gens (gen-powered frankens) - as well as a select handful of non-Rolex reps.

Read this.

As always, take seller claims with a big chunk of salt & have your watch pressure-tested by a watchmaker if you want to take it into water (& be able to use it afterward).

All told, I think I spent a total of about $2,500 on my drsd (all gen except for dial, crystal & MBW mid-case)

Freddy, you're scary.

If you don't behave yourself round here, I'll let my wife read some of your posts. She's kind of sensitive about pouring money into rep watches!

True story.

After we were married, she said to me, "You know about Africans and shrinking heads?"

I said, "Sure."

She said, "Everyone knows that but it wasn't Africans - look it up."

She's a Latin woman from South America.

If she read thru all your posts, as I have been doing lately, she might just work you over on principal! There's folks out there that will tell you, "a little head is always a wonderful thing."

I beg to differ.

Bill

[woof*]

Sounds like you got lucky with a watchmaker who has the proper rivets. If you can, please see if the watchmaker can provide a source & part number for the rivets he uses. Oh & do not forget to post pics of the finished bracelet.

Freddy,

I meant to ask about the Yuki bracelet's actual rivets.

Are they round topped or sunkin with a dent/hole in them like this gen from '67?

my cheaper eBay has round topped rivets and my vintage milgauss one that is being sized has dent/holes.

The jeweler told me that the replacement rivets will be round.

[freddy333]

Doesn't NDT sell a rolex moonphase?

I have only seen a Patek Moonphase on NDT (a stunner, but I want the 6202 Rolex). Phong sells a Rolex Moonphase, but, as usual, from what I have seen of his work, way over-priced & likely a nightmare internally.

If you don't behave yourself round here, I'll let my wife read some of your posts. She's kind of sensitive about pouring money into rep watches!

She does have a point. Pouring money into what is, ultimately, still a non-gen watch.......at least from Rolex's point of view, which is the ultimate arbiter when it comes to Rolex watches, is nutty. But, when you get bitten by the watch bug (as I was more than 25 years ago), you find yourself doing some nutty things. There was a period of time when I was still sane enough to draw the line at spending more than $1k on a non-gen watch. But, sometimes, when you get too close to the sun, you become blinded to the heat & end up doing nutty things. However, to be fair, I have to admit that, while I am an ardent collector, I am also an admitted poser. That is, when I spend the money to buy (or time to construct) a beautiful or rare Rolex watch, I hope to receive some accolades for doing so. Now, I realize it is a rare thing for someone to honest enough to (openly) admit to being narcissistic, but there you are. So as long as I am comfortable wearing a beautiful Rolex watch that I believe looks like the real thing, I am comfortable in the belief that others will see it that way, too.

To illustrate this further, let me relay an incident that happened about a year ago -

I was with a friend who was shopping for jewelry in a store that was also a Rolex AD. While my friend was trying on rings, I moseyed over to the Rolex cases & asked to see a couple of watches. I removed my double-red & laid it on the counter to put on 1 of the store's watches (I cannot recall which watch) & the manager, who was assisting me picked up my double-red & said 'Is it real?' 'Yes', I replied. Incredulous, the manager asked if I would mind if her watchmaker took a look at it? 'No', I said, 'knock yourself out, but don't drop it please', assuming he would just look at the dial through his loupe. So she takes the watch over to the watchmaker, who had a number of Rolex factory certificates above his bench (he was obviously an ex-Rolex employee). Before I could make my way over to him, he had popped-off my watch's caseback to inspect its innards, no doubt expecting to find an ETA or similarly non-Rolex movement ticking away inside. But, upon finding a nice, clear Rolex 1575 beating unceremoniously inside, he turned it over, jerked his head a few times (the way 1 does when taken by surprise) & got up from his seat to return the watch to me. His only comment was 'Wow, I have never actually seen 1 of those. Do you know what it's worth?' I said 'I have a pretty good idea.' He gave me a smile, (very gingerly) placed my watch back down on the padded counter & returned to his bench. The manager, who, I suspect, based on my non-designer garb & generally affable manner, had fully expected to be able to ridicule me for trying to pose as a real Rolex owner/buyer, then offered to show me some of her Pateks, which I had also voiced some interest in.

The point of all this is that, while I will never be able to resell my double-red (or any of my other gen-powered frankens), I am confident that I can walk into any AD (or most gen watch clubs) & be on par with the Big Boys. And, to quote Baretta, that's the name of that tune.

True story.

After we were married, she said to me, "You know about Africans and shrinking heads?"

I said, "Sure."

She said, "Everyone knows that but it wasn't Africans - look it up."

She's a Latin woman from South America.

If she read thru all your posts, as I have been doing lately, she might just work you over on principal! There's folks out there that will tell you, "a little head is always a wonderful thing."

I beg to differ.

I have a friend who married a very attractive Brazilian woman & if your wife anything like she is, I would recommend sleeping (with 1 eye open) in a separate room (with a (loaded/cocked) pistol under your pillow). Oh, & make sure your life insurance is paid-up.

[freddy333]

I meant to ask about the Yuki bracelet's actual rivets.

Are they round topped or sunkin with a dent/hole in them like this gen from '67?

Mine have 'outties'. See the link in my previous response for details.

my cheaper eBay has round topped rivets and my vintage milgauss one that is being sized has dent/holes.

The jeweler told me that the replacement rivets will be round.

I may have this wrong (I often get these backwards), but I think the European spec bracelet rivets had 'outties' & the north american had 'innies' (or vice-versa).

[TJGladeRaider]

I have a friend who married a very attractive Brazilian woman & if your wife anything like she is, I would recommend sleeping (with 1 eye open) in a separate room (with a (loaded/cocked) pistol under your pillow). Oh, & make sure your life insurance is paid-up.

Have you thought about what you just suggested?

The ONLY damn thing I got going for me is, I make the money around here. If she thought for one second . . . okay, picture a little latin chic cruising around in a new Vette with a little shrunken head hanging from the rear view mirror.

Bill

[freddy333]

okay, picture a little latin chic cruising around in a new Vette with a little shrunken head hanging from the rear view mirror.