irolexu Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Well my long and adventurous journey to making the ultimate sub has come to an end today and am happy to announce I am finally finished with this build! there is nothing more you can do here!!! on to the pics and details of what happened today Everything is set out for assembly by RWG member mymanmatt Brand new mint insert from rolex ready for install Brand new gen crystal, retaining ring, click spring ready for use which if your all are wondering the genuine retaining ring will be a very very tight fit to your sean case and its best to use a genuine rolex bezel ring as well for the best results. the feel of the bezel rotating is just amazing and I feel that 90% of the reps can't seem to land this distinct feel on the bezel rotation and the clicker spring has a firm loud click as well. Genuine fresh serviced 3135 movement. during the installation of this movement mymanmatt noticed that the movement does not fit the case very tight and has free side to side play. this was not an issue as soon as the movement was secured. I am not sure if this is the case on all sean cases but was with mine. (no pun intended) Now to the build. Here we have the crystal set and lined up ready for the retaining ring to be pressed over the crystal. Here we have the retaining ring over the crystal ready to be pressed and one thing to notice on the sean case is that the teeth on the case back are a little too wide on the case back as it is not a perfect fit to the bergeon case back opener. The bezel is pressed slightly over the crystal and is lined up to be pressed in. its important to note that you check the position all around the watch to make sure while pressing in the retaining ring that it is even on all sides as to not damage any of the components on your bezel assembly Bezel is pressed in fully. The bezel ring, spacer, and click spring are all assembled and all there is to do at this point is install the insert. Using TC's amazing V3 bracelet which gives this watch perfect SELs Only thing left to do is ad these 2mm spring bars to the watch and we are good to go! which by the way there is absolutely no wiggle at all with these bars set in place. its going to take some wiggling and prying to get them in but just work with them and you will have very desirable results. Now on to the completed watch. I would like to thank Matt (mymanmatt) for his wisdom and assembling the watch for me while I sat there and learned a few things and DCPARK87 for coming up with some very essential parts for the build (sean's case, gen bezel ring, TC v3 bracelet) ENJOY!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 (edited) That's some awesome stuff. That looks like about $2000 worth of toys right there Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2 Edited September 15, 2012 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inertiadrifter Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_189 Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Congrats! Exactly the same build as mine except ive got a slightly different dial and its all in parts. Will post pics of mine when done as well! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted September 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Congrats! Exactly the same build as mine except ive got a slightly different dial and its all in parts. Will post pics of mine when done as well! Cheers Awesome man can't wait to see it. What's the difference with my dial and yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_189 Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Awesome man can't wait to see it. What's the difference with my dial and yours? Yours looks awesome man! I'm still waiting on a few parts in the mail before I can get it assembled lol As for the dial its a very tiny difference but the Oyster perpetual date spacing is different on my dial, there are two versions with Swiss made on the bottom Its explained here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiyal Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Very nice !!! Wear it well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Sweeeeet ! Sean's case is amazing. Having that said.. Wear it well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its_urabus Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 (edited) Looks amazing! Wear her well sir. One question about the sel fit, does the raised middle portion of the sel rub the underside of your bezel? Edited September 15, 2012 by its_urabus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcher Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Very sweet and a gen 3135 inside will last for ever! Enjoy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymanmatt Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Looks amazing! Wear her well sir. One question about the sel fit, does the raised middle portion of the sel rub the underside of your bezel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymanmatt Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 No the bezel is free an clear of the end links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymanmatt Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 That camera takes some nice pics. Still looks better in person though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted September 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Bezel turns and feels exactly like it should only last official thing this watch needs is a pressure test. What do you guys think this watch will do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafoam Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Very nice, looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted September 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 No prob my next build is a 16660 daily beater for work I just need a bk dwo and SL eta hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 I love the 666! I am working on two projects at the moment. The TC bracelet is well worth it until someone makes the proper one with closed endlinks. I may sell this one to fund school books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted September 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Pm me before it goes to the sales floor please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsh Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 That is amazing !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted September 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 That is amazing !!!! thanks bud! saw your post about the spring bars. can you not get your 2mm to fit the case at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Boy that is a nice build iRU! Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted September 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Thanks! I wonder if the guys over at TRF can call this one out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Beautiful job. I will add my accolades to Matt's work. He does very nice work on reps as well as gens. Probably have a couple of other things for him in the not too distant future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted September 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 I wouldn't hesitate to let Matt work on any of my watches he has worked on my watches since I was 14 when I bought my first DJ rep he did a little bit of Franken work on it and turned it around which ran flawlessly for 8 years or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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