woof* Posted September 29, 2012 Report Posted September 29, 2012 Look what I found...... This will be this weekends project for my 5512. It's amazing the difference between a nos service lumi insert..and a nos tritium insert Interestingly....I got lucky and paid half for the tritium insert than I did for the lumi...and on the board I found it.....it had been there for two weeks and no bites!
Akira Posted September 29, 2012 Report Posted September 29, 2012 Interestingly....I got lucky and paid half for the tritium insert than I did for the lumi...and on the board I found it.....it had been there for two weeks and no bites! So I have to assume that you ridiculously overpaid the lumi insert then?
woof* Posted September 29, 2012 Author Report Posted September 29, 2012 So I have to assume that you ridiculously overpaid the lumi insert then? That would be 100% true..lol
highoeyazmuhudee Posted September 30, 2012 Report Posted September 30, 2012 are you telling me you paid $65 for this ?
panerai153 Posted September 30, 2012 Report Posted September 30, 2012 Very nice!! Amazing how much difference genuine inserts make.
fidhle007 Posted September 30, 2012 Report Posted September 30, 2012 How much for the lumi insert? ;-)
woof* Posted September 30, 2012 Author Report Posted September 30, 2012 How much for the lumi insert? ;-) I exaggerated a bit... lol I got the lumi in a package deal, and depending on how I look at it.. 190-260$ But it didn't bother me as I have had such luck with inserts, I have bought so many from 50-100$ The tritium was 150$ shipped...and was delivered to me in two days. If you look at the Rolex package by the "X" ..... brown and discolored.....the pearl had rested there according to the seller. Installed
Nanuq Posted September 30, 2012 Report Posted September 30, 2012 It's these tiny details that make the pieces so much nicer. My snowflake looked really good but "something" about it was sticking in the back of my mind making me feel uneasy. It was an intangible. I sent it off to JustAsGood and he made some very VERY minor case modifications, and now the cognitive dissonance is gone. You look at it and everything adds up the same, no little nagging twitches in the back of your mind anymore. The right insert and pearl are like that; they make the educated brain go "ahhhh, all is well."
woof* Posted September 30, 2012 Author Report Posted September 30, 2012 You are so right Nanuq, I screwed up ordering these parts, I held back a gen T19 for it and thought I had sent it to J for this build. When he got to finishing it he had no crystal. After putting him through a grinder (I am an idiot...poor J! ) we figured it out and he improvised.... Anyway this is an SK crystal and I hate the profile and it's gonna nag at me until I get a gen in her. It is also gonna nag me now that I have experienced this...my 1665 GW has a thin lumi and now I must get a tritium like this one for it!...it never ends!
Nanuq Posted September 30, 2012 Report Posted September 30, 2012 It never ends and unfortunately the smaller the details, the higher the price... exponentially. My favorite 4 vintages are all complete now, back to almost completely original (aftermarket small-pointer red hand in my 1675) and each tiny detail to bring them back was HUNDREDS of dollars. There are still 3 tiny additional changes I could make that are technically not necessary but will be $2,500 or so. So when I look at them do I see the 99.99% that's perfect? Nooooooooo I see the one minuscule detail. What circle of WIS does that put us in?
woof* Posted September 30, 2012 Author Report Posted September 30, 2012 Ohhhh... I saw your new tiny hand! That took that watch up several notches! I'm still collecting 1675 parts myself. I have bezels, inserts, dials for GMT's. I think this will be long term project. Yes tiny details, my 1665 recently upgraded with working hev..I thought I was almost done..now I need an insert and then off the zig for lume. Your right, that 1% seems to be the big expense doesn't it? I've been wearing this 5512 now a few hours...driving around doing errends. How did I even wear this watch before? Lol
dieselpower Posted October 1, 2012 Report Posted October 1, 2012 I'm in the same boat. Only my boat is called "Daytona" I just had a decent set of parts assembled and my watch returned to me. I should be happy as Larry. Am I? No. All I can think of is getting a V72 and a gen dial. Ouch$$$$$!!
Nanuq Posted October 1, 2012 Report Posted October 1, 2012 Say, DP is that an extra kidney I see there? Bingo, parts paid for.
dieselpower Posted October 1, 2012 Report Posted October 1, 2012 Nanuq. Great idea! I tried selling my kids but got no offers, I don't need two kidneys but I do NEED a decent daytona. Watch this space.
redwatch Posted October 1, 2012 Report Posted October 1, 2012 That patina on that pearl is just...... Damn Sexy!!! Nice find!! Definitely makes a HUGE difference to the overall look of the watch IMO.
Nanuq Posted October 1, 2012 Report Posted October 1, 2012 Between your right kidney and Ken's left nut, we have a good start to a whole different kind of "franken" here. Be careful not to hit that pearl, they're surprisingly fragile.
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