prospex44 Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Hi guys Just finished stage 2 of my 5513 modding project and wanted to share some pics of it so far. You might recall, i received this 5513 from Josh a few weeks ago. It's the much loved $118 watch that is such good value for money!! Here it is fresh out the box... Anyway, after changing the crystal to a domed tropic, and also aging the bezel insert, it now looked like this - which was Stage 1 complete! So, although i was really happy with these mods, i still had a number of things that needed doing to this one to make it as good as it could possibly be (within a very limited budget i might add!) The more i looked at the stubby CG's and the large crown, the more i realised it wasn' like the gen at all. Being on a limited budget, i didn't really want to have the added expense of purchasing a Gen crown/tube as i would also need to buy the tube instalation tool as well. So i decided to have a go at reducing the existing crown in size and also re-shaping and softening the case and re-shaping the CG's. I also ended up changing the crystal to a flatter Tropic as well - don't know why, i just prefer this one! Anyway, here is the watch before any case or crown work. And a similar shot after the crown reduction and re-shape..... While i had the tools out, i also re-drilled the lug holes to accept Gen bars..... Again, this is the first real mod work i have attemped on a Rep, and while it's not perfect, i think it was a few hours well spent in terms of what it adds to the watch. I suppose this all pretty subjective - one man's poison and all that - but IMO it is well worth the time and effort. Here is a comparison shot of the modded 5513 case on the right and a standard Josh Unmodded case of the left..... When put side by side like this, it becomes more obvious! Some more comparisons of the case softening and re-shape. So that is it done for the meantime............i think what will be the final stage 3 is to re-lume the dial and also the pearl, and then it'll be complete! In the meantime, going to wear and enjoy this one for a while i think! Thanks for looking guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeKa Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Great work! Personally I would change back to the domed plexi... Dee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Looking good ! love the flatter crystal and the case work looks great, how easy was it to shorten the crown? I want to reduce mine on a 14060, yours looks much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HartDoc Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Very nice mods. dome crystal is the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever123 Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Looks very good imo! How did you reduce the crown size? My Josh 1680 could use a smaller crown as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prospex44 Posted April 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Looks very good imo! How did you reduce the crown size? My Josh 1680 could use a smaller crown as well... Thanks very much! It was actually another members' idea on how to reduce the crown size. I removed the crown and put in into a power drill (loced it into the chuck. Then, while it rotates - doing all the work - you can simply shave off as much as you like, within reason of course! I was a little unsure about this TBH, but it worked out very nicely IMHO, looks better than the original crown and also means no other mods are required, so no need for any tubes changes etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain swoop Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 I have the Josh 5512 I have swapped the Crystal for the first one you used. Got it from Cousins for under £5. I am going to have a go at the CGs and the Crown next. Adding age to the Insert and dial are on the list as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prospex44 Posted April 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Captain Swoop Sounds great mate, I'd love to see some pics! Sent from my HTC Vision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Scope Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Very nice,congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asf Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 good work man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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