mjmj Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 I have been thinking about this one and thought I'd ask the experts here. Do you think the yuki 16800 dial will fit into a WM9 V3? I am thinking about building this one. Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Simply no :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 even if it did youd have to take a drill bit to your case and make some lug holes. the case depth is also wrong for a 16800. there is plenty youd have to convert on a 16610 to make it accurate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmj Posted July 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Thanks guys. Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 this is the closest i got using a noob case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmj Posted July 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 this is the closest i got using a noob case Hi A, yes I saw your piece when I searched RWG. It looks pretty nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 never gets worn though, just one of those builds you think you want but when it is done you dont, i think the almost total lack of lume from the tritium puts me off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 this is the closest i got using a noob case Hey that's my 16800 Dial Looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Hey that's my 16800 Dial Looks good! What was the dial origin tribal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 (edited) What was the dial origin tribal? That was a Yuki one I bought to build a 16800 with a WM9 Case with no luck The Dial was 1mm to small for the Case Edited July 19, 2011 by Tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 That was a Yuki one I bought to build a 16800 with a WM9 Case with no luck The Dial was 1mm to small for the Case Thanks D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Do you still have the yuki dial? E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Thanks D Allways a pleasure, Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 never gets worn though, just one of those builds you think you want but when it is done you dont, i think the almost total lack of lume from the tritium puts me off I can't wait to get mine built, but I suspect that I'll find the same thing after the build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 never gets worn though, just one of those builds you think you want but when it is done you dont, i think the almost total lack of lume from the tritium puts me off I think I have the same problem with some of my vintage models. I really like the way they look but no "glow in the dark" kinda ruins it for me! I will often wear a vintage all day then swap to something with good lume before hitting the rack... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 I think I have the same problem with some of my vintage models. I really like the way they look but no "glow in the dark" kinda ruins it for me! I will often wear a vintage all day then swap to something with good lume before hitting the rack... I have the same problem.I almost cannot abide one that has no lume. I have a wonderful genuine 16750 GMT, but the lume is gone. I am thinking seriously about sending it up to Ziggy to have the dial relumed. That will probabbly destroy the value of the watch, but I'm not planning on selling it. All of my vintage builds, my 1680 and 1665 DRSD have Ziggy's vintage lume and they are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 The gen on the left no longer glows, but the relumed gen dial on the right glows like a champ The watch on the right is a noob case w/ drilled lugholes, gen dial relumed by Ziggy, old style DW, gen crown and tube and a gen 93150 w/ 593 ends. I wear it more than the gen. It's WR and a great beater. The gen dial fit in the noob case just fine. This all happened after Tribal fit a gen dial in a noob, or was it Stephane... Anyway, I do think the noob case is great for a 16800 rep and relumed dials are the cat's meow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flex Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 i have been thinking abt getting the gen.. do they get any wrist time alligoat? thanks flex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Flex, this gen 16800 gets the most wrist time, it's on my wrist today and was also there yesterday It's an 8.1mil SN with a recent tritium dial replacement. I got it for a good price and bought it as a 'beater'. Second in terms of wrist time is the relumed franken noob (it does the dirty work) and third is the matte dial gen. I prefer not to tear up the matte dial gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke303 Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 where can i find a good matte dial for my 16800 sub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Yuki is the best deal, then send it to PBdad for a relume. Send along a set of hands so everthing matches. This is my matte dial 16660- great at night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjeffers58 Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Hey what case did you use for that triple 6? That's a future project I want to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 I think it's an SSD and I have a matte 16660 dial like that to put in mine. I'm tryin to figure who to send for a lume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 I'm still working on mine and Duke's. I'm ok with partial lume on an early matte dial. The line currently on the dials is bright for a good five minutes or less after sun exposure and visible for another hour or so. I did the hands to match. The lume inspiration came from Ubi's 1665. Where it's white but just tarnished enough. The lume that came with the dials was very good as a visual point of reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Woof got it right- mine's an SSD case with drilled lugholes by jmb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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