mastersdom Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Okay my head is now quite overloaded having read posts and looked at cases from NDTrading, JewelleryAndWatch, Yukiwatch etc. I want a PERFECT (almost) 5517 clone. I've settled on a NDT dial but ... Who makes the best case? Thanks in advance, Dom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Personally I would go for an mbw 5513 and a bit of modification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersdom Posted June 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Personally I would go for an mbw 5513 and a bit of modification Thanks FxrAndy, have you got a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Not for an mbw case just keep your eyes on the sales area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomic_doug Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Not to sound like a n00b. (Though I totally am one.) What is the MBW case? I've looked around the forum and have never really found a simple answer. Is MBW a person? Is it just a 5513 super case or are there lots of different MBW cases? I take it from the tones of hushed reverence used when speaking of it that it's no longer available. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersdom Posted June 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Not for an mbw case just keep your eyes on the sales area Which is the next best after the MBW case? Not worried about price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersdom Posted June 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Not to sound like a n00b. (Though I totally am one.) What is the MBW case? I've looked around the forum and have never really found a simple answer. Is MBW a person? Is it just a 5513 super case or are there lots of different MBW cases? I take it from the tones of hushed reverence used when speaking of it that it's no longer available. LOL okay looks like an MBW case is out. Probably way too expensive anyway if Phong's is $1500 andYukiwatch's is $750. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersdom Posted June 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Does anybody know whose case is best out of Yukiwatch, JewelleryAndWatch and NDTrading? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloyd Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 The MBW is close but not perfect. The jewelry and watch case is supposed to be the best of the replicas. How much do you want to spend? The BEST would be a gen 5513 case that you re-engrave and drill the lugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersdom Posted June 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 The MBW is close but not perfect. The jewelry and watch case is supposed to be the best of the replicas. How much do you want to spend? The BEST would be a gen 5513 case that you re-engrave and drill the lugs. That is interesting. Thank you Lloyd. I have bought off Phong before. I am happy with $1500 if it is exceptional. Interesting about the 5513 case. There is one on Ebay right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 MBWs are a little hard to find. They do come up in the sales forums as complete watches from time to time. Just keep your eyes on all three of the sales forums... seems to be four or five sell every three or four weeks. There's a dealer called Narikka that can source the new ones. I bought all of mine used through the forums. Your going to have to do some mods to any case you buy. 5517 has solid fixed bars. Yuki has dials and hands I believe. A cheaper option is Josh's 5513 as a base watch, you can buy those for 127$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersdom Posted June 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 MBWs are a little hard to find. They do come up in the sales forums as complete watches from time to time. Just keep your eyes on all three of the sales forums... seems to be four or five sell every three or four weeks. There's a dealer called Narikka that can source the new ones. I bought all of mine used through the forums. Your going to have to do some mods to any case you buy. 5517 has solid fixed bars. Yuki has dials and hands I believe. A cheaper option is Josh's 5513 as a base watch, you can buy those for 127$. Phong's and Yuki's have fixed bars. Not worried about the cost too much tho' sadly a real 5517 is out of the question Looking like Phong's case at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 No problem, if it was me I'd go with Phong too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersdom Posted June 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 No problem, if it was me I'd go with Phong too. Thank you woof, Phong it is then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronochef Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 does anyone have any experience with raffle time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersdom Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 does anyone have any experience with raffle time? I've bought a milsub case off him just to check it out. Hasn't arrived yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloyd Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Good guy to deal with, but the cases are way off. They use a 29mm dial. At least mine did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersdom Posted June 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Good guy to deal with, but the cases are way off. They use a 29mm dial. At least mine did. Thank you for that info Lloyd. I managed to cancel mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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