jmb Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 The parts-box builds continue as I continue my rehab! My latest "victim" is one of the newer Explorer dials I had laying around. I kept digging and came up with an a21j that I had lost some sort of spring associated with the date wheel so the rest of the date guts came out and I had an engine. I then pulled out a 2836 DJ case with smooth bezel and popped off the cyclops. I had ordered a few sets of silver Sub hands a while back but had never really looked at them and I discovered they are the "Maxi" hands so I figured it would be way cool so those went into the pile. I finally had everything sorted out and the assembly went off without a hitch and I started scrounging for a bracelet. I discovered I had no Brushed Oyster bracelets and the only 20mm bands I had were Sub, Tudor, or Riveted. I decided that a rivet would give it kind of a cool retro looks so stuck it on. The more I looked at it the more I liked it so I was pretty happy and decided to call it a day. It was dark by the time I locked up the shop and just as soon as I turned the lights out I realized the hands I put on were glowing a really nice shade of blue while the dial was the usual green. I stared at it for a while and decided that it actually looked rather slick so I decided to leave 'em on. Here's my Retro Explorer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Well done! I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke1973 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Justin where do you get the bracelet? I know a few dealers sell them but I've been curious of their quality....Is it good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted February 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Duke - If you are just going for "the look" then I think these (at around $30) are a bargain. If you expect every little detail, stamping, number, etc. to be correct then you will be sorely disappointed. The links are solid, they are a tad thick, and the end-links are the ubiquitous 455b jobbers that seem to come with most reps. A big plus is they have screw in adjustment links instead of having to disassemble links to re-size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiman12 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Fantasitic project once again J...what's next...a Space-Dweller?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted February 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Maybe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Pretty cool! Not to nitpick... you tell a two tone lume story and no pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted February 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Can't find my tripod... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Ahhh... I was just teasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted February 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 I had planned on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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