Guest jsuperman17 Posted April 9, 2011 Report Posted April 9, 2011 ive been drawn to the snowflake.. especially the no date model.. here's the dilemna.. i want to keep the price of the project minimum... like under 1k... i still cant believe the gens can be had for around 800 years ago!! now they go for 3k?!?! who the heck do they think they are?? so my other dilemna is which will fit a yuki dial.. i think its about 26mm... im working with pbdad and no base works.. he tried the new 5513 and no luck.. im almost forced to spend 450 for yuki's case... plus 150 for the dial and hands... thats 600 already!! so any suggestions guys for a good case? if anyone has a complete watch that would be great too...
sly Posted April 9, 2011 Report Posted April 9, 2011 There was a thread here regarding one of the cheap cases fitting a gen dial. Yuki and gen dial measures around 26.2mm i went the expensive route with yuki case, yuki dial, gen. 2784 and gen hands. With JMB's ability to engrave casebacks no need to get a yuki.
Guest jsuperman17 Posted April 9, 2011 Report Posted April 9, 2011 to tell you the truth... the caseback engraving is the least of my worries.. what case do you suggest i use to fit the yuki dial and hands?
Guest jsuperman17 Posted April 10, 2011 Report Posted April 10, 2011 Hahaha I wish... The euro is rapping the dollar right now so yeah.. Any other opinions?
Guest jsuperman17 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 anyone out there?? anyone finish a tudor using the new cartel's 1680/5513
Guest jsuperman17 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Posted April 14, 2011 Do it man! People never showed pics of the finished product... Only glimpses here and there...
vootzilla Posted April 14, 2011 Report Posted April 14, 2011 Im hving a black snowflake project basing on cartel 1680... Hopefully it turns out well.
Guest jsuperman17 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Posted April 14, 2011 do it voot! i succumbed to pressure and order the yuki case and dial/hands where should i get a eta 2783? or is a eta 2824 suffice since im doing the no date thing?
vootzilla Posted April 14, 2011 Report Posted April 14, 2011 Actually, i dont care much abt accuracy on this one. I just luv the look of it. Will just hv yuki's dial and hands installed and try to vintagize it.
Guest jsuperman17 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Posted April 14, 2011 Thanks sly... Any on ebay now? How much should it run me?
redwatch Posted April 14, 2011 Report Posted April 14, 2011 There are quite a few watches on the bay with movements in them, but any one of them will most likely need to be serviced which could add around $150 - $200 to the cost. (maybe less, but I am trying to give a worst case scenario here) Do you have an estimated budget of how much you are looking to spend on this project?
Guest jsuperman17 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Posted April 14, 2011 Under 800 bucks red... So far I have 600 for the case/dial/hands from yuki I guess the 800 is def not feasible huh sigh* since its a no date dial.. I guess a 2846 or a 2824 maybe?
redwatch Posted April 14, 2011 Report Posted April 14, 2011 I'll have to defer to the experts on that one J! Not really sure, but I would imagine that a 2846 would be a good bet for the "accurate" slow beat
plymman Posted April 14, 2011 Report Posted April 14, 2011 How do you rate phongs fully built snowflake for $900? is there much benefit in a self build? I like the idea of the engraved rotor and guaranteed waterproofing but I'm not sure of his overall quality.
Star69 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Posted April 14, 2011 no date = any low beat eta with the right diameter will do ... cheers, Frank
Guest jsuperman17 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Posted April 17, 2011 ok so 2846 it is! im not going to put a tudor rotor since i will be the only one seeing it ill update you guys when it's done... hey red.. you mind putting up pics of yours? is it a gen?
highoeyazmuhudee Posted April 18, 2011 Report Posted April 18, 2011 youre lucky the tudor subs can use 28.8k movements, 5513 youre most likely stuck with the low grade 284X slowy with self lubricating plastic pallets
Guest jsuperman17 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Posted April 18, 2011 Hahaha well that's vintage for u... I can't use a 2846 for a 9411.. I looked at the spec sheet for 9401/9411 and the 2874 was a 25jewel 28.8k so I wonder if yuki takes a 2824 or a 2836?
jmb Posted April 18, 2011 Report Posted April 18, 2011 I have gotten 2874s off fleabay for pretty cheap.
highoeyazmuhudee Posted April 18, 2011 Report Posted April 18, 2011 Hahaha well that's vintage for u... I can't use a 2846 for a 9411.. I looked at the spec sheet for 9401/9411 and the 2874 was a 25jewel 28.8k so I wonder if yuki takes a 2824 or a 2836? with the additional ETA spacer ring from yuki it will. i mean if youre buying a 5513 case, the tudors should fit it natively
Guest jsuperman17 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Posted April 18, 2011 @jmb: do you have any spare 2874?
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