ubiquitous Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Some months back at the beginning of 2011, when the 111J had been released and it was realized that it made for a great Pre-V basis, I got the urge to start a 201/A project. I got on the phone with watchmeister who had also expressed some interest in such a project; as such we began brainstorming on the best approach to make a Pre-V Logo become reality. I picked up some 111Js to start with. Procurred some FGD dials and after sandbagging on my ass for a few months (read: I was slacking), got the case up north to The Zigmeister to have the dial lumed, the threaded sides of the lugs drilled out and a new case tube fabricated and fitted for a gen crown. Along the way, w0lf had released some pics of a phenominal case reshape he had done on the 111J to give it just that much more of a Pre-V form and I knew immediately what the next step was to be. The case was promptly sent over to w0lf after it's return from the north, and hence some magic was to begin. Pics can never truly capture the complex curves that w0lf had sculpted on the shoulders and lugs... He's really done an outstanding job on the reshape and his efforts are more than apparent; this is not the same 111J case that started life some months back! I had also managed to procure a custom-made-1-of-10-in-existance Pre-V crown guard. The opening for the crown is nice and shallow; the crown guard itself is thick and chunky and the overall heft gives this watch a significant presence! w0lf had massaged the CG onto the case for a perfect fit. Next to go on were a DW thick caseback, H-factory crystal, and some Pre-V lug bars. The dial and hands were fitted to an old Swiss 6497 I had sitting in the watch box... Things were finally taking shape… I'm now 11 months into the project; some time has certainly passed since I first started. A lot of this is due in part to my own slow pace but I ran into some shipping problems which resulted in my case taking a slight detour to do some sight seeing in a few other states thanks to the USPS mistakenly sending the case around the country... A few crude pics. Mrs. Ubi is running some errands and I asked her if she could drop it by the local shop to have it pressure tested. I'll snap some better images later today... Case after being resculpted by w0lf... Beautiful... I love the work he's done to the edges, shoulders and lugs... Some quick pics after assembly... Just put everything together last night after coming home from our mini-vacation... Thanks to my pals watchmeister, Zigmeister, and w0lf for helping me make this a reality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txcollector Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 it looks very good. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w0lf Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Serious business! Love your photography Ubi, and just the thought of this watch taking a spot in the box next to your legendary Daytonas, Comex 5514 and GWSD1665 makes me feel all warm and fuzzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianton Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Awesome build, wear it well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbetts1790 Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Lookin good! Sent using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Truly a one-of-a-kind piece. Wear that one well. It has an awesome pedigree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectologist Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Outstanding! Working with the same ingredients myself and your awesome photos assure me that the time to completion is certainly well worth the effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted November 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Thanks for the kind words, gents. I do appreciate it! Watch passed the pressure test and is good for 100m (though with the leather strap I doubt I'll be getting this one wet anytime soon). Managed to get a couple of (hopefully) better snaps; the sun is setting so I kinda rushed these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kroexist Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 The BEST 201a I have seen in a long time.... No doubt true professional stood by this project... So much attention to detail! A++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 That is one heck of a piece. Someday...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Running out of superlatives to describe this one-of-a-kind! love this beauty, R! Sent from my SGSII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Beautiful pictures great work indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 speechless.... Did Zig lume the dial in real Tritium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flim Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Congrats for the beautiful watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star69 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 very impressive - love that CG ! and i really envy you for your patience - 11 month ! - works out perfectly at the end. cheers, Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianton Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Best 201A I've seen so far too, pics are awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchguy2 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 That is a gen right?? Serious, very nice is an understatement. Best I have seen yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted November 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oncyte Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Awesome build! Looks really good...the gen crown is a nice touch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo650 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Simply outstanding!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w0lf Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Keep coming back to this thread Wear it well, R! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafoam Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Very nice R. And as per usual, top notch pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Looks great. I can confirm that the dial was indeed lumed in genuine Tritium... 1 of only 3 like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmg Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Tasty Ubi! And perfection as usual.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 I just keep coming back to this one. That looks fantastic. Wolf outdid himself on the case work and of course the CG is the icing on the cake. For my money that is the nicest one I have seen yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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