FROGMAN Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 I finally got a little time off today and I chose to play with watches. This is one of my favorite pieces built by PBdad. Enjoy: a few older pictures just for fun: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Nice! What is it? What did Pbad do? Specs man....specs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGMAN Posted May 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 (edited) Well hey Wolf....hope all is well with you bro. Specs you ask.....Specs you will get....Here we go:Cartel Base with ETA 2846Bracelet was totally reworked (softened, aged, stretched, and softened some more)...PB out did himself on this part and it's my favorite by farGEN crownGEN tubeCase was softened and agedCase holes were drilledCase holes shaped and softenedGEN spring barsEnd links were added and adjusted to fit against the case nice and tightGEN 127 NOS crystal (still in original packaging)GEN insert and pearlPBdad's special blend of lume for that aged effect and it glows like a muthaPBdad's dial refinishing process appliedJMB's silver datewheel with flat top "3"JMB's retaining ringCGs were shaved and shaped I think that's it.......yep.....that should do it. Edited May 19, 2012 by FROGMAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiesn089 Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Great looking watch, I'm also interested in the specs! edit: thanks! Beautiful piece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGMAN Posted May 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Oh and one last ingredient to the recipe...... LOVE ....wait....nevermind....that's a different recipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Pheww!!! You know you can't just throw out a pretty watch like that and leave us hanging! Very nice piece, I didn't think it was cartel, I thought MBW. Looks really good. 1680 style is the only one I've never owned or built. I did wear a gen for a couple days on loan from a friend of mine. Before that experience I stayed away because I just didn't care for the crystal. The whole Top Hat thing looked goofy to me. After wearing my friends, I changed my mind! I have been thinking of building one sometime. Congrats on your fine watch! Nice parts selection, and Pbad did a fine job.. looks very gen As the kids say...wear it in good health! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillycheez Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Damn that's hot. Great build and part selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gw4k Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Great looking build! I have been on a hunt for a slim case. It seems that is the hardest part, all of the available cases are a tad too thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGMAN Posted May 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 I got lucky and picked up the base on a sales thread. Since then pb worked a lot of magic on it. I can't stress how nice his work is on the bracelet.....this sells it for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gw4k Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 I got lucky and picked up the base on a sales thread. Since then pb worked a lot of magic on it. I can't stress how nice his work is on the bracelet.....this sells it for me I've been on a lookout for old school cartel cases on 3 forums... All the new ones are just plain fat looking for a vintage build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 I've been on a lookout for old school cartel cases on 3 forums... All the new ones are just plain fat looking for a vintage build Keep looking daily. Seems like every 3-4 weeks four or five old MBW's come up for sale on one of three forums. The last one I bought took about that long. @Frogman I might have to try Pbad for some aging on one of my watches. Yours is beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGMAN Posted May 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 @Frogman I might have to try Pbad for some aging on one of my watches. Yours is beautiful! Woof I've been around these forums going on 7 years now and I've had a lot of 1680s (from different modders) and I have to tell you PB is on top of my list. His vintage Rolex pieces are awesome. He even got the texture on the dial correct. I'll try to capture it with my iPhone so you can see the detail. Zoom in and look at the red text....he managed to age it as well. Only thing that I would love to do to this watch would be to tighten the bezel a little more.....other than that it is a great piece until I find the gen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Awesome Frogster, For bezel tightening, there is none better than Jmb...he rocks the tight bezel, and has thousands of satisfied former loose bezel owners. I know, I was once a loose bezel owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Thanks for posting. It's rare that I ever get to see one of my overlays actually installed in something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Very nice. Any chance of some closeups of the dial and date wheel overlay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGMAN Posted May 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Yep, I'm charging my iPhone right now....I'll try the macro function and if that doesn't work I have a loupe that I can use as well. I'll get some macro pictures posted. On a side note, one of our members posted an attachment for the iPhone recently that was marketed as a microscope...and I'm so tempted to order it. I'm not a photographer so I can't really justify a nice macro setup for my camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGMAN Posted May 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Thanks for posting. It's rare that I ever get to see one of my overlays actually installed in something! Your overlay was the last upgrade that I had done. It honestly made the watch. The texture on the overlay is so damn good too.....not sure what you used JMB but WOW....very nice work indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6now Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Oh. My. God. Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 jmb: thank you for creating a silver overlay to correct the Cartel 1680 alignment. I assume this is what you have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifter Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 I have to say JMB is such a great guy! You'll get to see your overlay in at least one of mine once I get my butt in gear and get it done. I also agree pbdad is awesome and a true pleasure to deal with. His vintage lume is the best I've ever seen. He works miracles on these reps we send him! Sweet 1680 man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGMAN Posted May 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 jmb: thank you for creating a silver overlay to correct the Cartel 1680 alignment. I assume this is what you have done. That's what was odd on this build.....the case was sold to me as a cartel version but I've had those and yes they all had the dw alignment issue. This watch has never had that problem. I'm thinking it could be an earlier cartel case though. Also all gen parts fit without an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Very Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gw4k Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 That's what was odd on this build.....the case was sold to me as a cartel version but I've had those and yes they all had the dw alignment issue. This watch has never had that problem. I'm thinking it could be an earlier cartel case though. Also all gen parts fit without an issue. thats a really lucky find. I have been itching to build a nice 1680 for awhile now. I am almost about to give up and just order a more expensive yuki 1680 case. but half the fun is finding the right parts, isnt it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 but half the fun is finding the right parts, isnt it? Why don't you use MBK parts for your base? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGMAN Posted May 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 As promised here are some macro pics....not bad for an iPhone. Disregard the dust on the crystal. Also the dial texture is hard to capture. It has to be the camera and not the user Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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