Tribal Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 (edited) Here we go... Hope you like it... Edited October 22, 2006 by Tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsons Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Awesome, Tribal & excellet work! I don't think you have much need for a gen. Yes, I do like! Cheers, Jet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Great pics Tribal. They could only be improved by having a knife or a gun with the watch in some of the pics. j/k - If that's necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmena Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 Whata beauty! Where could I find a pearl like this? My MBW need it urgently!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsandtigers Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 fantastic job tribal. yet another inspiration for my current frankensub that is being built, just waiting for a few more parts to arrive excellent!!! and great pics by the way......what watch is the datewheel from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1973 Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 As already said on the german board, the hell-of-a-watch this is Especially the dial, by far the best rep dial i´ve ever come across! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted October 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 fantastic job tribal. yet another inspiration for my current frankensub that is being built, just waiting for a few more parts to arrive excellent!!! and great pics by the way......what watch is the datewheel from? This one is the whole movement of my MBW 1B... Only swapped to the case,because thats the best Dial i have seen yet.. I have seen you have bought a nice TW best sub... Hope to see the next nice Franken.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsandtigers Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 i sure did, lucked out.....that case is REALLY impressive. waiting for the noobmariner for some parts, then its a little drilling here and there, some swapping of parts, and the pics will be up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted October 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 i sure did, lucked out.....that case is REALLY impressive. waiting for the noobmariner for some parts, then its a little drilling here and there, some swapping of parts, and the pics will be up Is the case with lugholes..? Can't wait to see results.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSmoot Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 That is one great looking sub. I never get tired of looking at it. You SHOULD be proud as I know you are. I have ordered one of TTK's "Noobmariners" based on your excellent review...it really helped...I look forward to building my own Franken one day in the near future... Again, great sub! DWSmoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsandtigers Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 yup, the case has the lugholes and the deeeeep rehaut (i know its annoying to bring up, but it really is true) the cyclops looks pretty spot on also. cant wait to put this one together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted October 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 yup, the case has the lugholes and the deeeeep rehaut (i know its annoying to bring up, but it really is true) the cyclops looks pretty spot on also. cant wait to put this one together Great,this case is hard to find.... I'm searching for tw case with no lugholes for an other project,but can't find one Ok members,if everyone is out there who has a TW Best Sub with no lugholes please sell it to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Always love seeing pics of this one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbj69 Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Great,this case is hard to find.... I'm searching for tw case with no lugholes for an other project,but can't find one Ok members,if everyone is out there who has a TW Best Sub with no lugholes please sell it to me... watchmaster sells the same case as the tw el sells with lugholes his just dont have lugholes but same exact case basically, he has had them for over a year now , i have done several of them onexchef was the most recent one i did he showed it off for u guys back then , hope this helps joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 i sure did, lucked out.....that case is REALLY impressive. waiting for the noobmariner for some parts, then its a little drilling here and there, some swapping of parts, and the pics will be up Which case are you going with, l&t? The EL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsandtigers Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 the case that i have is the twbest classic with the lugholes. i have no idea where it originated from cause i got it second hand. its funny, cause other then the case and the crystal, the watch is really not good at all, not even close. one of the worst dials i have ever seen, terrible bracelet, feels like its made of tin foil. but, of course, the only thing i'm interested in here is the case, so i could give a rats ass about the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 the case that i have is the twbest classic with the lugholes. i have no idea where it originated from cause i got it second hand. its funny, cause other then the case and the crystal, the watch is really not good at all, not even close. one of the worst dials i have ever seen, terrible bracelet, feels like its made of tin foil. but, of course, the only thing i'm interested in here is the case, so i could give a rats ass about the rest Keep in mind that the gen bracelet does - in my opinion - sort of have that tin foil feel too it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsandtigers Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 yeah, the gen bracelets arent as heavy as the reps, but this one is really far from gen, have had at least 3 gens rolex's over the last few years, and this bracelet is a goner. you can have it if you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haveblue Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 @ lions&tigers, i'm glad that you found a TW best classic. are the lug holes centered or will you have to bias the center when you drill out to the larger size? i have a TW classic and the lug holes are a little too close to the edge of the lug to just enlarge. i'm looking for a solution. i agree the dial is not great.....the date font is wrong and the dial letters are not brilliant. the bracelet is totally wrong with the wrong end-links and number stamped on the bracelet itself. however, as you say, the rehaut is deeeeeeeeep and the crystal sticks up nicely above the bezel/insert. i am sourcing a TWG sub as a donor watch to make my franken sub look as close to tribal's franken as i can. @tribal, as i've said before, your watch is stunning and i learned something about the sub dial's minute markings from your pics. thanks for what you have done to inspire us to improving our frankens!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SUBMARINER Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 TRIBAL you have some awsome looking subs man flawless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted February 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 TRIBAL you have some awsome looking subs man flawless! Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falco Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 thanks for bringing this thread back, completely missed it. The watch is amazing, what can I say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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