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My First Submariner: MBW 5512 4-Line Gilt


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  • 2 weeks later...
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I'm definitely collecting parts for a similar build. This can easily be my new daily wearer when done. Great images and great watch for sure.

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Never liked subs. With or without date. However, I have just seen the light! Wow! Fantastic. And another piece is added to my wish list. Well done LHOOQ and Chi for a great build. Kudos :clap:

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Thanks for the additional comments, all! I'd been missing this one, since my watchsmith has been working on it since Monday. Now it's back with a serviced Sears-Roebuck, and -someone call Pat Robertson- I've finally joined the 700 Club!

New additions: Yuki tube and 7mm Twinlock:

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Me likey!

How was the fitting of the yuki parts?

Very straightforward, but then, the only Yuki parts used were a tube and a bracelet.

  • 1 month later...
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All of you know how much I love a good rep/gen comparison! I recently stopped by my watchsmith's and stepped into an impromptu get-together for some local collectors. Great turnout of vintage Subs, with more than a few No-Dates in attendance. I wasn't prepared to do the usual angle-for-angle shoot (hence, no separate thread), but I didn't want to miss the opportunity to take a few pictures.

So here they are. Apologies for the harsh overhead lights, but I couldn't find any white umbrellas lying around.

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How on earth did I miss this before now???? That is a beauty LHOOQ!!! And the new pics with all those other Rollies..... wow! Just wow!!! :drool:

Love the PCG's and that bluish faded insert. :thumbsupsmileyanim: Just love it! :wub:

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Thanks, guys!

red: The color of the insert was a real surprise to me. When I first got the watch, I thought it was more of a charcoal look. But there are certain lights (including sunlight) that really bring out the blue hue. It's terrific, and I'm really glad I didn't pay the $200-300 for a gen insert!

  • 3 weeks later...
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Wow that dial is AWESOME! Nice work Chiman!

After seeing this, I want to convert my Cartel 1680 into a 5512!!!

Beautiful!!

dizz

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Thanks, guys! And, yeah, I think the texture on the dial is what really lets my Sub blend in with all those gens. Big, big thumbs up to C and all the dials he destroyed to get to this result! :thumbs:

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So if you had to choose between NDT and Yuki ETA dials for a similar project(I know I know) which would you choose?

The Serpico would have been nice for the double-takes, but the NDT is clearly the better replication. If you can spare the extra cash, go with that one.

Poor SyL dial...we'll resurrect that project one day!

The end justifies the means!

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