bumroxas Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Hi, Recently tried to mod my 1680 from Narikaa. Please dont hold back on the comments. Here are the mods: 1 Reprofiled CCG's 2 Buffed/ Softened Case---I think I may have overdone this. Too much polising will give the holes a chamfered look. Not sure if this is a good thing 3. Clarks Crystal 4. Faded Insert 5. Josh 5513 bracelet with 580 endlinks 6. Vintagized mbw dial and clark hands----this one was a disaster. need to get a new dial and hands for this Mods in line 1. 1,3mm lugholes 2. gen crown 3. ingod dial 4. replace hands I'm thinking of changing the crystal to a clarks t39. Any comments on this? Sadly it didnt come out as good as i had expected. For this mbw dial--- It took me a few hours to vintagize the dial---i used a 50w halogen lamp at first had it at about 1.5 inches from the dial---that turned it into a nice cream dial...shouldve left it as is I brought it down to half an inch and thats when disaster happed--itll burn quickly into a coffee brown hands in the oven---halogen didnt do any good on clark hands pics from my phone with a little effect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Could you post some pics with out the little effect cause it hides a lot of info that way Also a photo of the crown and crown guard from the side would help to get a better inpression. Carpe Diem Cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapman57 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 With the mods that you have 'inline' that will look fine and dandy - I suggest you go for a Clark 127, which is the correct plexi for the 1680 - and is a great upgrade for very few $$$. Here is a 'real life' Gen Choco Trit dial, so you is not that far away - why not start by staining the hands you have to match the dial a little better - dunk them in your coffee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Could you post some pics with out the little effect cause it hides a lot of info that way Also a photo of the crown and crown guard from the side would help to get a better inpression. Carpe Diem Cats This, and anytime someone has the courage to tackle modding.... my hat's off to them. Really would like to see more clearer pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumroxas Posted June 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Will do that as soon as I getgood pics. Thanks for the input guys. Mapman, that's a nice coffee dial there. You're right, might just stick to 127's for now. Will a Gen crown really really raise the level on this 1680? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Will a Gen crown really really raise the level on this 1680? Yes it will. T39 is a superdome for the 1665 SD I don't think it will fit a 1680. you need a 127 . i would try to find a genuine vintage insert, something that is aged. Watches look odd to me that have a vintage aged dial and hands and what appears to be a brand new insert.. What about movement is this a slow beat in the watch now? I think that the ingod dials are pretty nice. Genuine dials don't fit the MBW case so they are out, unless you want to do a lot of modding, including cutting the dial feet off to fit an ETA There are some genuine parts over on the parts forum for sale now genuine crown/tube. There are always inserts for sale over on Vintage Rolx market. And please when you add a genuine insert, relace the tritium pearl. If you visit the vintage rolex forums, look at all the 1680,s on the forums, almost every one of them has a insert with pearl. Don't worry about the lugholes being chamfered, most of the old 1680's and 1665's that were worn every day have lugholes that have that wallowed out look. Here are some photos of my 1680 Oldskool MBW case Genuine Crown Genuine "Top hat" 127 Crystal Genuine Insert/pearl MBW dial/hands relumed vintage lume by The Zigmeister Case crownguards reworked ,lugholes drilled Genuine 93150/580 end links Slowbeat 2846 movement What I was trying to achieve was the look of a 1680 with a fairly fresh service maybe one that was a year or two out from a service, not too beat up, but not brand new looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 "Buffed/ Softened Case---I think I may have overdone this. Too much polising will give the holes a chamfered look. Not sure if this is a good thing." If you ever want to bring it back to the way it was, you can sand the sides of the case with 600 grit 'wet or dry' sandpaper folded over a straight edge under running water (I use a wooden 'Popsicle' stick). Follow up with 1000, 1500 (and maybe 2000 for an 'ultra shine'), then finish with Happich Simichrome polish etc. I started using Simichrome polish in the 1960's on motorcycles. Their motto back then..."Makes aluminum look like chrome and makes chrome look a foot deep." "Don't worry about the lugholes being chamfered, most of the old 1680's and 1665's that were worn every day have lugholes that have that wallowed out look." True. Wear it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumroxas Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Here are the pics. in its true color...my concern for now would be the cg's the case work, bracelet and bezel. I'll be changing the dial and hands soon to a non toasted one. The crown has a bit of a gap, might have to cut a wee bit from the stem. ( or just wait till i get the gen crown, since I have a spare, I filed off the bottom of the mbw crown) I'm looking for springbars that are rounded at the end and stick out at the lugholes, where can I get these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumroxas Posted July 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 well' while waiting for a 1680 dial i converted it first to a 5513---except with a tropic 39. unenhanced pics baked the mbw hands to match the dial shouldve just let the dial alone...but i sprayed it with a clear coat from 2 ft away to give it a textured look...it reflects some gloss at some angles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapman57 Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Wow you have been busy! Well done..... Try a T19 in the 5513 build - it looks great by the way. I like how you have reshaped the crown - trim the stem a fraction and it will look even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumroxas Posted July 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Thanks mapman. It's an mbw t39 from a 1665. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww12345 Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 That dial looks really good - I have a gen gloss dial that aged that way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumroxas Posted July 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Wow...guess ill just leave it as it is for now then. Mapman is it possible for gen 5513's to have a t39 instead of a t19? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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