jmb Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 I believe this experiment has reached it's conclusion. Although it's by no means accurate I think I've captured the "essence" of the original. Someday when there are more "in the wild" pictures floating around I may attempt to brew up something a bit more accurate if it hadn't been repped by then. It would be a shame for this not to be repped as 90% of it would likely be stock "off the shelf" parts. I took a run-of-the-mill sapphire Submariner case and ground off the CGs and then filed and polished the crown size to shape. I then added the red insert to a "paperclip spring bezel" from some vintage case and it snapped right onto the mid-case, this gives me an bi-directional bezel. I sacrificed a Maxi 14060 dial, applied a modified 7928 gilt decal, and then reattached the hour markers. The Tudor font is not correct for the Heritage but is a throwback to the vintage model, a future decal may contain the correct fonts. I then modified a set of ETA snowflake hands and mounted the dial and hands to a DG2813 movement. These hands are a bit short for this dial so if anybody that has complained about getting hands that were too long for their gen dial could tell me where they got them from I'll get me dome! I chucked up the tube in the lathe and machined the area smooth where the big O-ring sits and then turned a thin red plastic ring to slip over this area. I then chucked up the crown and thinned it by about 50% so now when the crown is fully screwed down you see the portion of the tube with the red spacer. This red is not dark enough so the search will continue for a better material to make this red spacer from. The build is topped off with an Oyster bracelet with a Tudor signed Flip-Lock style clasp. I have not seen any pictures of what the clasp on the gen looks like so I don't know if this is even close. Here's some pics of the outcome of this experiment: Thanks for looking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiman12 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 So frickin cool J... :clap2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Awesome result J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Looks great. Cool bezel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its_urabus Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Looks so good. I love the bracelet a lot. would look good on my 7016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 That's a true masterpiece, absolutely fantastic in capturing the essence of the black bay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted March 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Looks so good. I love the bracelet a lot. would look good on my 7016 I've got a couple more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asf Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Man that's so legit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 congratulations you own the first rep of that watch! probably better than what the rep factories will produce too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted March 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 probably better than what the rep factories will produce too. My God, I hope not!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hava Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Awesome, i would like make the works that you make..... all are increible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Great work that looks awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nix Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 This is so awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted March 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Glad y'all like it and it's also kinda fun to wear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVNE Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Google brought me here. Awesome build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchguy51 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 This kind of creativity and talent is what keeps me coming back to the rep forums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Great build J looks awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafoam Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 I must have missed this one. Nice one J! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Nice one. U should offer it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackfidel777 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 I love that bracelet i want one like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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