alterego Posted December 25, 2011 Report Share Posted December 25, 2011 As I was cleaning the drawers of my garage "desk" I found an old replica that I bought in a garage sale yeeeears ago. This is a quartz GMT with all the defects that a 20 year old eplica can have. Still, this may be collector's item sometime so I want to restore it. I found a a case thtat is in better shape but the bezel does not fit. I wonder if someone can suggest where to look for parts, so as to bring this piece of watch replica history back to life. Here are some pics. Please, feel free to say anything you may consider related to the topic, but also please consider this is a 22 year old replica, made in an epoch when the rep industry of today did not exist. Cheers. Alter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke1973 Posted December 25, 2011 Report Share Posted December 25, 2011 Always nice to see an old rep! Shows how far our rep industry has come. To revive this project would be expensive IMO, are the case specs close enough to our present day reps that parts will fit? If it's an odd size case you will have to modify EVERY piece you want to replace. And that will get insanely expensive! You might be better off to just reassemble it and keep it as a "keep sake". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted December 25, 2011 Report Share Posted December 25, 2011 Might the insert and dial/movement assembly be transplantable into a new case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its_urabus Posted December 25, 2011 Report Share Posted December 25, 2011 Very nice! I have a seamster from that time period too. Both it and your gmt are better than the new SDD. Wear it well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted December 25, 2011 Report Share Posted December 25, 2011 I would salvage the insert & toss the rest. Measure the insert's inner/outer diameters & then you can search out another rep to use the nice insert with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted December 25, 2011 Report Share Posted December 25, 2011 Chrome plated brass .. that's a classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alterego Posted December 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Thank you guys for the tips. I can see restoring the watch can be more expensive than getting a new one but I'll try to work on fixing it for sentimental reasons. It's very similar to my first Rolex GMT Replica, -long time gone - bought in Mexico in 1990. Thank you again for your comments. Alter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40232 Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 I have a submariner head of this vintage, PM me your address and I'll send it to you and maybe you can salvage the parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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