jmb Posted May 15, 2012 Report Posted May 15, 2012 OK, M gets a gen, posts a group shot, and I suddenly realize I'm about 4 Explorers behind him on the rep side! I had an MBW dial "show up" in my mail box the other day and decided to do something about my Exp deficit this afternoon. I grabbed one of my trusty 2824 DJ cases, drilled some holes in it, and banged out a bezel. I was lucky and discovered I had one 2824 left so I removed the date bits and I was ready to go. The build went smooth and within an hour I had another watch to hide from wife.gov or I may put it up for adoption. I drilled out a rep riveted bracelet and put some wo990 end-links on it and I was set. It was actually fun to build something out of a dial I didn't have to clip and glue! Build Sheet: Rep 2824 case Clark T22 crystal A2824 movement Rep hands MBW Explorer dial Rep bracelet wo990 end-links for fat spring-bars Borel spring-bars Custom bezel It's too bad the dial maker got a couple of small details wrong on this or it would have been almost perfect. 1
dluddy Posted May 15, 2012 Report Posted May 15, 2012 I love how you can casually "bang out a bezel" nice work as usual J
TeeJay Posted May 15, 2012 Report Posted May 15, 2012 Beautiful build I definitely think I'm going to have to build one of these at some point, although likewise, I think it would be a build which would wind up on someone else's wrist
jmb Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Posted May 15, 2012 I'll have to decide between this one or my Tiffany...
alligoat Posted May 15, 2012 Report Posted May 15, 2012 Well, let's see... the dial ought to say 'Swiss- T<25' , not 'Swiss Made', that's one. What's the other? Nice job, you're getting pretty good at knocking out watches these days J!
jmb Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Posted May 15, 2012 Well, that is big enough to qualify as two!
alligoat Posted May 16, 2012 Report Posted May 16, 2012 Seems like I saw a gen dial- a service dial- that was 'Swiss Made' a while back.
danielv2000 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Posted May 16, 2012 I love how you can casually "bang out a bezel" nice work as usual J I love how J can casually bang out a whole watch! Great work!
justlounging Posted May 16, 2012 Report Posted May 16, 2012 that's a very good result for a casual 'bang-out'..i wonder how fantastic the end product will be if you were more 'serious' about your work..
chiman12 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Posted May 16, 2012 too much talk about banging and not enough appreciation for the Explorer! Like it J...LIKE IT!!!!
lhooq Posted May 16, 2012 Report Posted May 16, 2012 More, more, more! (How do you like it, how do you like it?) That's awesome, J. You've got this down to an efficient science!
woof* Posted May 16, 2012 Report Posted May 16, 2012 Spoke to the wife.gov and it's gotta go....sorry, she prefers the Tiffany.....I did my best.
1680 Posted May 17, 2012 Report Posted May 17, 2012 I've built a 1016 with the same MBW "Swiss Made" dial. Looks like a Luminova service dial, though I never found proof of those existing. @alligoat: If you find a picture of a gen again, please post it!
sgtguk Posted May 17, 2012 Report Posted May 17, 2012 Looks great J amazing what you can do in an hour, good on ya!
lhooq Posted May 17, 2012 Report Posted May 17, 2012 Looks like a Luminova service dial, though I never found proof of those existing. All of the Luminova 1016 dials I've seen have been T<25s. I'd love to see a SWISS MADE, too.
Justasgood Posted May 17, 2012 Report Posted May 17, 2012 Glad the dial made it.......I have a home for this one when it needs a new view.
urbanshogun Posted May 17, 2012 Report Posted May 17, 2012 (edited) Dibs! Also, is that a superdome 1665 I see reflected in the first picture? Edited May 17, 2012 by urbanshogun
jmb Posted May 18, 2012 Author Report Posted May 18, 2012 Dibs! Also, is that a superdome 1665 I see reflected in the first picture? No, I think that was my Snowflake "Date"...
Ronin Posted May 18, 2012 Report Posted May 18, 2012 Awesome. 1016's are the new Black. It also helps that Don Draper in Mad Men was sporting on in season 3 and/or 4. P.S. I have one of those awesome "banged out" bezels on my bench too.
Mapman57 Posted May 25, 2012 Report Posted May 25, 2012 Dibs! Also, is that a superdome 1665 I see reflected in the first picture? My lord, you can see another watch in picture one? I am getting too old.................... Great 'throw up' J
preacher62 Posted May 25, 2012 Report Posted May 25, 2012 (edited) Justin, Got the riveted bracelet...love it. Thanks for the speedy service. I drilled the connecting link and am using 2mm spring bars. Now my 1016 is almost identical to yours. Especially since it is your case with your drilling and your (yet another) banged out bezel. I need a better dial. I'll post pics when I have time. I appreciate your work and service to the community. Mike Edited May 25, 2012 by preacher62
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