milesd Posted May 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Well I wanted to use a Gen Plexi since I have gen pretty much everything else minus the midcase, retaining ring and Yuki caseback. Azgjav's case also had the Polex engraving just like mine. I'm starting to question either the plexi I bought wasn't gen (I bought a second plexi today to try as well, this time NOS dome) or as Auto stated, the cases may vary batch to batch. This could be why the bezel retaining ring had that plastic gasket. If the Rehaut was too small, they made a new plexi to go with the flawed case but used the same retaining ring and just added a plastic "gasket"? I'm not sure that makes a lot of a sense as you'd think if they made a new plexi, they would have made a new retaining ring as well. but who knows, these are $118 reps. I'll update everyone once my new Plexi arrives. However I'm leaving for my Honeymoon on Tuesday so I may not have it by then. If not, I'll update in 3 weeks. And Woof, if you have a spare Josh case, maybe you could send it out to me and I can test my parts and let you know. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 I'm going to guess Josh got some of these PT watches and shipped them in place of the first ones if you got your watch from him. Josh may not be aware of it even. Congrats on your wedding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesd Posted May 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Well, let me know about your spare 5513 case. thanks! My wife and I eloped back in November but that wasn't the best time to honeymoon. We'll be spending a week in Big Sur and then another week Vegas to visit my parents (we call it post honeymoon since it involves my parents) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 I just checked my Josh 5513 and I was wrong. It does indeed say polex. Serial number might help here. My serial is L341175. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Dog Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 (edited) JMB is working on a Tudor build for me right now, with a new cartel 5513 case. It has the POLEX marking between the lugs. JMB, if you see this can you tell us whether mine had that goofy rubber gasket between the crystal & retaining ring? That might tell us whether the new 5513 cases are no longer gen-spec or if they are more like the puretime cases... Edited May 10, 2012 by Snow Dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Snow - I seem to vaguely remember a very thin piece/shred of plastic when I pulled your compression ring but I remember thinking that it was probably sloppy assembly and was some of the protective stuff that might have been on the crystal. I can say, though, that the compression ring will be a very snug fit over the Clark crystal. I have not pressed it down fully yet as I am still waiting on the different hands. Your case has an "L" serial number... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimster Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 I just checked my Josh 5513 and I was wrong. It does indeed say polex. Serial number might help here. My serial is L341175. You must be mistaken. Both of my cases have the same SN too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Uh-oh, one of yours must be a fake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiyal Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 (edited) Just checked my josh 1680 ..... which is a 5513 case # L341175 and fits the clarks crystal perfectly. the outer diameter of the case neck is 28.15 mm Edited May 10, 2012 by Tiyal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Dog Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 (edited) Snow - I seem to vaguely remember a very thin piece/shred of plastic when I pulled your compression ring but I remember thinking that it was probably sloppy assembly and was some of the protective stuff that might have been on the crystal. I can say, though, that the compression ring will be a very snug fit over the Clark crystal. I have not pressed it down fully yet as I am still waiting on the different hands. Your case has an "L" serial number... Sounds like I'm OK but I wonder what's up the the OP's fitment issue... Thanks again for building my 'flake! Edited May 10, 2012 by Snow Dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesd Posted May 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Mine is the same serial. I'll measure the case neck. Maybe all this over a bad plexi?? Sent from my mobile phone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesd Posted May 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Just checked my josh 1680 ..... which is a 5513 case # L341175 and fits the clarks crystal perfectly. the outer diameter of the case neck is 28.15 mm I think I got a bad crystal: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Looks that way, good. At least we know you have the right case. Keep us posted on your project as it progresses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 "Just checked my josh 1680 ..... which is a 5513 case # L341175 and fits the clarks crystal perfectly. the outer diameter of the case neck is 28.15 mm" That's good...same as genuine. (some genuines might be off .02mm or .03mm +/-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymanmatt Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Whatever you do, the crystal must fit at least snug to your case. Other wise expext trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesd Posted May 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 No updates on the crystal problem, but something arrived in the mail today!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 Sweetness.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datlore001 Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 Gorgeous. Does the 1520 fit well in these cases? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 Very clean and nice looking movement. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin24 Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 If anyone has a spare Josh case (or any case I can use for a Tudor 7928) let me know. Don't want to take the chance ordering from Josh. Cheers, Catalin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesd Posted May 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Slight hold up. The seller sent me a NOS Tropic 127 instead of the 19. I'm leaving on my trip tomorrow evening so I'll update this thread at the end of the month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin24 Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Looking forward for an update. If you end up with a spare case do let me know. Cheers, Catalin Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datlore001 Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Just to share some more experiences in this thread: my Josh 5512 is less than two months old and I recently tried to fit an Ofrei T19 to it. I cracked the crystal trying to get the retaining ring on it. I just received my Clark T19 today and the retaining ring fits like a glove. Going to try to finish my Tudor 9401 build this one. Anyone know if the Yuki 9401 caseback will fit the josh case, and if so, is it any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 If anyone has a spare Josh case (or any case I can use for a Tudor 7928) let me know. Don't want to take the chance ordering from Josh. Cheers, Catalin No worries on ordering from Josh. Everyone was confused earlier and we figured the Josh 5513 hasn't changed. You should be good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seacraft Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Slight hold up. The seller sent me a NOS Tropic 127 instead of the 19. I'm leaving on my trip tomorrow evening so I'll update this thread at the end of the month. Good luck on your trip - I was following that same movement and was able to keep my fingers off the buy button when it went above my steal price. Loofing forward to your updates when you get back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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