HaydenM Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Hello Everyone I've been looking around the forum and been caught by the tudor subs, I'm just wondering, seeings as (to the best of my knowledge) a Tudor Sub cannot be bought from a TD, what is needed to create one that is a rather good rep? (not wanting a very expensive super rep) What parts would be needed but also what would the aprox. expense of such a watch be? (Would like to add that as of this time I have no personal experience with watchmaking or modifiction) Thankyou HaydenM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Sent you a pm Hayden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeromatic Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Hi im planning a tudor build myself i think for a low cost best bet is to buy a TD vintage submariner and then get a tudor dial most Td watches will have a 29mm dial the cheapest would be rafflestime dials they are around 30 usd and the hands around 24usd and a TD sub around 200usd are you looking for a snowflake? i myself will be building a snowflake no date next using puretimes 1680 red sub watch which has a slow beat eta movement i will remove the cyclobe date magnifier and just fit the tudor dial and hands the cheapest would be an asian 2813 movement watch i thick cost around a hundred usd depending on what you want to spend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenM Posted October 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 I am most probably looking at a snowflake. In particular this watch was the one that got me interested in the Sub http://www.rwg.cc/topic/149809-sold-tudor-snowflake-sub/page__hl__+tudor%20+sub#entry1141318 What would the easiest way to go about making something along these lines? I currently have no experience, any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeromatic Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) I am most probably looking at a snowflake. In particular this watch was the one that got me interested in the Sub http://www.rwg.cc/to...ub#entry1141318 What would the easiest way to go about making something along these lines? I currently have no experience, any advice? Go to puretime and see the red submariner 1680 watch 198usd this has a 2846 eta movement and then go to yukiwatch.com has a tudor dial for 168 usd with the snowflake hands the backcase is plain so mabe later you could find an engraved backcase this watch takes a 26mm dial most of the trusted dealers vintage subs have 29mm dials this for me is the cheapest way to go but with a little work on the case it will look very good ,goodluck ! and you can find a local watchsmith to put it together for you ! Edited October 30, 2012 by aeromatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenM Posted October 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) I thank you so much. It looks like it could be a very nice watch at the finish. Does anybody know a rep friendly watchsmith in Australia? Edited October 30, 2012 by HaydenM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HartDoc Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 what I did was read a lot of posts. I got a input via pm on what the gurus thought the was a great build. I can afford a gen but it was important to me build a watch that was visually appealing to me. i didnt buy the most expensive parts. In fact decided not to go with gen parts (dial and insert) because I wanted the watch to look a certain way. It took me a year to build it. Basically I'm saying I didnt do a build to impress anyone but myself. This is my snowflake There are many like it, but this one is mine. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me my snowflake is useless. Without my snowflake, I am useless. I must wear my snowflake true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeromatic Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 what I did was read a lot of posts. I got a input via pm on what the gurus thought the was a great build. I can afford a gen but it was important to me build a watch that was visually appealing to me. i didnt buy the most expensive parts. In fact decided not to go with gen parts (dial and insert) because I wanted the watch to look a certain way. It took me a year to build it. Basically I'm saying I didnt do a build to impress anyone but myself. This is my snowflake There are many like it, but this one is mine. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me my snowflake is useless. Without my snowflake, I am useless. I must wear my snowflake true. Poetry ! man you have got it bad! wear it well ! Where is the photo ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenM Posted October 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Thankyou for the advice, now all I have to do is find a rep friendly watch-smith in australia that would be able to undertake this project for a fair price. Does anybody know of anybody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenM Posted November 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 I looked up the 1680 on puretime and was greeted by many many watches. (http://puretime.co/product/vintage-red-submariner-1680-660ft200m-with-closed-6/ , http://puretime.co/product/vintage-red-submariner-1680-200m660ft-with-closed-6/ , http://puretime.co/product/vintage-red-submariner-1680-660ft200m-with-opened-6/ , http://puretime.co/product/vintage-red-submariner-1680-200m660ft-with-opened-6/ , http://puretime.co/product/vintage-red-submariner-1680-660ft200m/ , http://puretime.co/product/vintage-red-submariner-1680-200m660ft/) Is there any differences that would affect this project in the aforementioned links? Thank-you HaydenM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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