Nanuq Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I got a call from my Rolex AD watchmaker, he said a friend of his was selling off a stack of vintage Tudor Subs. He had got them cheap, like $50 each, because there were broken. For the most part it was because the reversing wheels on the 390 movements were dead. This was before the big boom in Tudors. He said he was pretty sure there was a 7924 Big Crown in there and he'd see if he could snag it for me. A month went by and I just went down to check on it, he said as soon as the guy found out these old pieces were worth something he changed his mind. Drat! Missed it by that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Nooooooooooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Somebody must have tipped him off!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetor Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 oh well, sit back and enjoy life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick1972 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Ohh hell, just build one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted October 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Ohh hell, just build one Okay since you're the maestro at building Tudors, which case would you start with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I'm taking a fudged MBW one and trimming the hell out of it while removing the CG(I fudged them up too much to fix) and adding a modified 8mm Raffles crown and tube(Added ridges on the back end to mimic the crimped gen crown) Have a Tudor hand wind movement and the dial I was using on my 7928 build which I aged further. Still sourcing a decent priced bezel assembly. E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick1972 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 (edited) Don't know where you can find a case but I have a rep 7924 case Still a work in progress, for a long time now.... Edited October 5, 2012 by Nick1972 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I love that case. The seller that rhymes with Suzuki has his on the DL for $750 plus $50 for engraving. Seems steep, but I would love one day for a big crown Tudor that I can dive and spear fish with. E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted October 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh yes. Please send it now. Don't stop, don't hesitate. Put it in the mail! PUT IT IN THE MAIL! Don't stop! DON'T THINK!! MAIL IT NOW!!!!! (did that work?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest al12 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 You can get a complete 7922 from Yuki and source the dial and handset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted October 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I love that case. The seller that rhymes with Suzuki has his on the DL for $750 plus $50 for engraving. Seems steep, but I would love one day for a big crown Tudor that I can dive and spear fish with. Fifty bucks, E. That's what he quoted me for his gen 7924 with hand-wind movement (broken reversing wheels). FIFTY bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick1972 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 (edited) mhhhhhh a gen dial, only usd 7500 http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-ROLEX-TUDOR-SUBMARINER-GILT-DIAL-7922-100-METERS-/270806157645?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item3f0d4e094d Edited October 5, 2012 by Nick1972 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 The pain, the pain(image courtesy of listal) \ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabularasa415 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Haha! Well, I have some reversing parts laying around, Nanuq, as you well know. I finally got my little 390 up and running and keeping GREAT time! After he replaced all the bearing clicks and put it back together it still wasn't winding... Turned out to just be a wheel that wasn't set just right. Eight months and a lot of research for parts later, here she is! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted October 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 There ya go, rub salt in my open, bleeding wounds. The paaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnn,,,,, (just kidding, you know me.... always wanting it just because I don't have it. Don't really NEED it......) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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