Martyd3 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Specs: Gen crystal Gen Sub crown and tube Freshly serviced Val. 7734 with 45 min counter and black on white date wheel Gen 380B ends on a Yuki Folded link bracelet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jsuperman17 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Wow nice man.. How did the gen crystal fit?? Did it cut into the bezel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyd3 Posted April 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 You have to shave down the inside diameter of the bezel. It's not that hard to do. It just takes time and elbow grease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Another nice one, Marty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stolikat Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Truly beautiful!! I should have finished this project instead of selling my 7734. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosnik Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Really nice! Really nice is the bezel fine bezel milling to accept gen crystal to preserve dots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Looks great Marty! You did a really nice job on the bezel. I may have a few questions for you regarding your build as I complete mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centaur Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Shouldn't have peeked at this post. I've been considering selling my franken after it's assembled, but those pics are gorgeous. Really turned out well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Great work! Are you using a combination of stock and Yuki hands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Nice work Marty! Did you do any lume work on the hands or dial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrboombasteke Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Very impressive. Bravo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyd3 Posted April 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 The dial is from DW and is unmodded. I have Yuki hands, which I will get relumed to match the dial and installed at some point. I think all three chronograph hands are from Yuki's hand set. I honestly don't remember. I know the thin sub dial hands may not be 100% correct, but I like them. When you shave the bezel, you will lose part of some dots. It can't be helped. Look at the 90 thru 120 on my watch. It is not noticeable on the wrist. IMO, it's better to lose the dots, rather than shave down a $200 crystal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 The Yuki main hands are a big improvement over DW's. As for the subdial hands, it's good that you like them, since they're really much better constructed than DW's. The best trim jobs I've seen involve a combination of shaving the bezel and sanding a bit off the crystal. But, yeah, doing anything to a genuine C128 is not something I enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiesn089 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Cool watch! Yuki's bracelet looks really good, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyd3 Posted April 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 The Yuki main hands are a big improvement over DW's. As for the subdial hands, it's good that you like them, since they're really much better constructed than DW's. The best trim jobs I've seen involve a combination of shaving the bezel and sanding a bit off the crystal. But, yeah, doing anything to a genuine C128 is not something I enjoy! I couldn't bring myself to touch the crystal. I got a good deal on it, but it was still expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gplracer Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Marty the build looks great! I know it has been a labor of love. The bezel turned out really well. A lot of people end up having to shave some of the dot markers on the bezel off. Yours looks perfect! My 7032 is on route to the master. I hope to have it soon. Did you use the stock endlinks or did you get some gen ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyd3 Posted April 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I got a pair of gen 380B's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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