Nanuq Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 BESIDES the fact they misspelled the word "Oyster"! Made ya look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted July 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Made ya look! indeed you did deltatahoe @teejay, i'm not sure if it is the picture or the dial print. i suspect it is probably the print -- apparently the comex logo was silk-screened onto the dial. i'll check later and post back with an answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 indeed you did deltatahoe @teejay, i'm not sure if it is the picture or the dial print. i suspect it is probably the print -- apparently the comex logo was silk-screened onto the dial. i'll check later and post back with an answer. That's cool, I just wondered, as from an artists point of view, if I was doing the design, I would have been consistent with all 90* corners or all rounded corners, and figured the draftsman who did the dial print would have done likewise (unless it was his idea of a joke to see if anyone ever noticed ) so I just wondered if it was just the camera and my eye playing tricks with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 indeed you did deltatahoe Delta will be offline for awhile now as he runs home to change his shorts. I've been waiting for it, but nobody has commented on the "M" being larger than the neighboring letters. Here's another little Rolex weirdness: it's supposed to look that way. Check it out: http://media.photobucket.com/image/5514%20comex/marci52/5513A1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Delta will be offline for awhile now as he runs home to change his shorts. I've been waiting for it, but nobody has commented on the "M" being larger than the neighboring letters. Here's another little Rolex weirdness: it's supposed to look that way. Check it out: http://media.photobucket.com/image/5514%20comex/marci52/5513A1.jpg I think the angles are the same on that one too, definitely looks like the draftsman was having a chuckle that day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted July 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 I've been waiting for it, but nobody has commented on the "M" being larger than the neighboring letters. Here's another little Rolex weirdness: it's supposed to look that way. Check it out: http://media.photobucket.com/image/5514%20comex/marci52/5513A1.jpg gotta love the oddities of vintage rolex deltatahoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VesperMatt Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Ohh, another idea I had for a modern Bond sub - and this will probably be a little more of a pain to source parts. But I believe the two-tone subs have yellow gold print and marker surrounds, as a sort of modern interpretation of the gilt dial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 i'm glad you mentioned it ubi -- i originally planned to do just that, but figured i would see how the ceramic sub crown looked first, and honestly -- i kinda just forgot about it. back when i started planning for this project a while back i think i remember that ND trading offers an 8mm crown, but it is still $200. any idea where i could pick up one for cheaper? i remember someone saying DSN may stock them; perhaps it is time to shoot him an email another thing i'm considering is putting it on a black and grey nato as well oh, and thanks for the nice comments on both watches deltatahoe Beautiful watches. That Comex is really special. If you want a 8mm brevet w/ tube, ND sells as Natalies passion on Ebay, they have the crowns/tube set up with a "Make and Offer" I offered 125.00 USD for one and got it, you might start out a little lower and see what they do, but I know you can/or could get it for 125.00 USD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted August 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Beautiful watches. That Comex is really special. If you want a 8mm brevet w/ tube, ND sells as Natalies passion on Ebay, they have the crowns/tube set up with a "Make and Offer" I offered 125.00 USD for one and got it, you might start out a little lower and see what they do, but I know you can/or could get it for 125.00 USD thanks for the heads up -- i'm actually exploring building a 6538 and this is perfect information for that. i have a couple other options i'm looking into now, and will try to remember to make a post in the rolex forum with a summary of my findings once i figure out the best options / sources for 8mm brevet crowns. as for the modern bond watch, i'm thinking i will go with the DSSD crown to keep the watch with all "modern" parts deltatahoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Did you say you're looking at building a 6538? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Did you say you're looking at building a 6538? Oh my!!! Look at that beautiful coin edge bezel!!!!!! Wowee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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