fitch Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Hi all, Time to share with you my latest projects; a 1665 DRSD tropical and a 5513 maxi-dial, the list with specs: The 1665 DRSD I got originally from Valty: After that I made the following mods; - Re-shaped the cg’s - Got a 1665 DRSD Tropical dial from Minh (had the lume changed to white) - Colored the lume markers to a nice light cream - Re-painted the hands to match the new dial - Changed the datewheel to one with flat 3’s - Drilled out a OEM Luminova pearl and refilled it with a tritium non glowing color - Changed the insert for a gen fat font faded insert In the proces I also learned how to fix the keyless issue put everything back together and below are the results The 5513 was originally bought from nakortheblue, a great member over at W-C, the specs were the following: MBW Base Watch Shaved CGs Drilled Lugs Hands re-lumed by the Ziggmeister OEM Insert and Luminova Pearl OEM Triplock Crown OEM Luminova Glossy Service Dial with white gold surrounds OEM T19 Plexi Crystal OEM 93150 Bracelet OEM 580 Endlinks NOS ETA2846 21.6k movement This was already a pretty good watch by itself but I made some changes; - Re-shaped the cg’s - Changed the Plexi for a Superdome (BC) - Got a 5513 Maxi-Dial from Minh (had the lume change to white) - Colored the lume markers to a nice dark tritium like color - Installed Clark Hands (backed them and also re-painted them) - Installed a Gen Fat Font insert (have to add the pearl) Enough talk; onto the pics: The 1665 DRSD Tropical: A close-up of the dial: Another one And another one (with a different insert): On to the 5513 Maxi-Dial: One more: And yes.. one more Both together: And of course the wrist-shot: Thanks to RWG for it's knowledge (I really needed sneeds tutorial on how to fix the keyless otherwise I would have had a big problem..) and all members for their constant contribution! Cheers! fitch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Scope Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Very nice,Congrats ........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke1973 Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Beautiful watches! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Nice work and a nice double red dial! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielv2000 Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Very nice. Makes my dial look even more crappy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiesn089 Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 That 1665 dial is amazing, stunning duo! Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted August 5, 2012 Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 Maybe my eyes are tricking me, but is the DR dial brownish? I can't make it out from the pics. A nice detail, he used the Mk II coronet on the dial, and Mk IIs are usually the ones that go tropical. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyyammine Posted August 5, 2012 Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 Beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted August 5, 2012 Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 Lovely lovely stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted August 5, 2012 Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 I'm digging that 5513 dial from Minh. Sent from my SGN using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitch Posted August 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 Maybe my eyes are tricking me, but is the DR dial brownish? I can't make it out from the pics. A nice detail, he used the Mk II coronet on the dial, and Mk IIs are usually the ones that go tropical. It's indeed a darkbrown color The Mk II is in my opinion the best DRSD they offer; it's a spectacular dial and I'm really pleased with it (and Minh's service was great as well!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted August 5, 2012 Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 very nice set! what hands you using on the 1665? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlflash Posted August 5, 2012 Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 Well done, very nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justlounging Posted August 5, 2012 Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 Congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitch Posted August 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 I believe MBW (1st generation) hands very nice set! what hands you using on the 1665? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiesn089 Posted August 5, 2012 Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 Could you please post a straight shot of the dial? It really looks very, very accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitch Posted August 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 will do, give me some time, i'll try to post it today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitch Posted August 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 I've tried to take a shot with my iPhone since I don't have a camera around at the moment so I hope the picture is of help, in reality the printing is very thin and crisp (something my iPhone can't capture well...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted August 5, 2012 Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 WOW, nice dial!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiesn089 Posted August 5, 2012 Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 Very nice, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitch Posted August 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 quick update: - I repainted the markers on the 5513; they were too dark to my taste so I made them slightly less dark and more cream (cafe late sort of ) - I also added the (yuki) pearl - I dipped the insert twice into bleach (for a very short amount of time), just enough to remove the shiny laquer and after that I polished it twice with a cape cloth; I didn't want to bleach the insert, I just wanted to make it more matt black and after the polish the inside areas of the insert remain beautifully matt were the border is a bit more shiny; just marvelous I think it looks very age-appropriate; well taken care of but still vintage piece with character me happy on to the crappy pics : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsiadeCuba Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 That's a keeper man. What silver datewheel did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitch Posted August 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 I replaced the datewheel with one that came with a MBW SRSD that I bought for parts. I'm not sure if it came with it originally or if the former owner replaced it but the font alligned better with the datewindow of the dial from Minh and I liked the flat 3 more then the round 3 that came with the DRSD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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