superlative Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) Long before most of you were born, the Rolex replicas that were available in the late 1980's were quartz-based watches and thus didn't exhibit the characteristic "sweep" that was associated with Rolex. Obsessed with the vintage Rolexes that we saw in an issue of GQ magazine, my friend and I sacrificed our Rolex quartz replicas to build Rolex watches with sweeping seconds hands. This is the result of our labour: It is a Timex that was transformed to a Rolex using the coronet from a replica dial and Letraset letters for the Rolex text on the dial. The watch is more than 20 years old. The watch was also "vintagized" so that it would resemble those beloved Rolex watches we saw in GQ magazine. My name is Superlative, and I'm an original Rolex modder. Edited April 21, 2012 by superlative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Interesting, but you must not have been looking very hard back then. ETA-powered Rolex reps were coming on the market in the late 80s. In fact, I did my 1st franken in the late 80s. Still keeping reasonable time today (with genuinely-aged tritium lume) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Long before most of you were born... Personally find this comment a little arrogant.I think perhaps you are mis estimating the average age of members here and the depth of experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave123 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 LMAO..... Have at it,"boys".... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 late 80's.... "before you were born"? Where do you think you arrived... in a kindergarten? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superlative Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Personally find this comment a little arrogant.I think perhaps you are mis estimating the average age of members here and the depth of experience. It wasn't meant to be arrogant. Sorry you took it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 I graduated High School in the 80s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superlative Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Admin, can you please stick <sarcasm> before my original thread and </sarcasm> after the end of it? Thanks in advance. Now, where is that "rolling eyes" emoticon?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Admin, can you please stick <sarcasm> before my original thread and </sarcasm> after the end of it? Noted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 I got my first rep in 1982, a Rolex SS Day-Date with pearl white dial and diamond markers. The quartz movement gained 2 seconds every 6 months. I loved it, and still have it. But I was already old in the early `80s. Got old in `70 & `71, been old since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6now Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hi Superlative. Just post us some previous mods and let's see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archierocks Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 hi super do you sell on ebay by the same name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zeleni kukuruz Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hahahahahahahaha What a perfect way to start a suny saterday Thank you Rwg for opening the doors from time to time and let the dorks in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hmmm, 1980 you say? I was already a professional DJ for 2 years and started the pirate radio era in my country and break the monopoly of the state radio. I am still a legend 32 years later for that and the state radio has much less lsiteners than we, the private radios. Now that is arrogant right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asciwhite Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hmmm. I am just a spring chicken with my 37 years here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archierocks Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 im only 33yrd il just sit in the corner and eat ice cream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Lol saw an advert the other day for retirement villages in my area ' the peaceful life for the over 45's' better get me zimmer frame out soon eh Seriously though I'm sure Super meant no harm! I was a young pup in the 80's....and loved it no Rolex modding for me at the time though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 My turn, when I graduated high school I got a new Rolex sub as a gift. I had no idea at the time, as that was the only Rolex sport model with a date, that that red lettering would make it special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 I'm sure he was tryin to be funny..sarcasm is lost sometimes on the Internet Super's a nice guy, I'm sure he didn't mean any of that the way it came off...welcome to RWG Super Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbh Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 I had graduated college and made and lost my first million and wore a Rolex Oysterquartz by 1980. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Long before most of you were born, the Rolex replicas that were available in the late 1980's were quartz-based watches and thus didn't exhibit the characteristic "sweep" that was associated with Rolex. Obsessed with the vintage Rolexes that we saw in an issue of GQ magazine, my friend and I sacrificed our Rolex quartz replicas to build Rolex watches with sweeping seconds hands. This is the result of our labour: It is a Timex that was transformed to a Rolex using the coronet from a replica dial and Letraset letters for the Rolex text on the dial. The watch is more than 20 years old. The watch was also "vintagized" so that it would resemble those beloved Rolex watches we saw in GQ magazine. My name is Superlative, and I'm an original Rolex modder. Now that, is the kind of project I like Absolutely beautiful watch, if I ever find suitable parts, I will follow your example to achieve such a watch for myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 And in the spirit of other's comments: In 1980, I had just divorced my wife and left San Fransisco to live in Marseilles, working as an industrial diver for Comex. Oh wait, that was my past-life, I get the two confused sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 ok...In 1980 my wife divorced me and I had just been kicked off the last leg of a tour with !?:;**+##?! I went back home tail tucked....had to borrow money to find a place to live while searching for another act. Good times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superlative Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Now that, is the kind of project I like Absolutely beautiful watch, if I ever find suitable parts, I will follow your example to achieve such a watch for myself Thanks, my friend. You are a true gentleman and scholar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 My first rep was Rolex SD.. sun dial....just saying. Still looks pretty good today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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