Davey Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Where are you guys getting these early sub bezels from? The only ones I can source are not quite right: The outer edge is far to thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 You could file the back side of the bezel insert and maybe it would fit better. Some people have gone so far as to file the inside of the bezel itself, to better seat the insert. When you're talking a no crown guard sub, Rolex no longer makes those parts. Maybe a 5513 bezel insert might work, but the pearls on the aftermarket inserts are too large and gens are hard to come by. Michael Young at www.classicwatchparts.com/ is another possibility. He makes vintage bezels for around $200! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsandtigers Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 i'm coming to alaska to wrestle you for that damn watch, jesus, so amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted November 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 Nanug, do you have some details for Michael.. I have no idea who he is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted November 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 (edited) Got off my lazy [censored] and did a search.. Classicwatchparts.com I assume? ..Holy sh*t.. $330 for a piece of s/s... Edited November 17, 2006 by Davey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 Nanuq, Did the hands (or anything else besides the bezel) on your watch come from classicwatchparts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 (edited) Nope, only the bezel. The insert came from elsewhere, everything else is original. Oh, except for the HORRIBLE lume job some joker tried a couple decades ago. He must have used a paint roller... it's on the hands and indices in that photo, and it's the reason for the most recent trip to Ziggy. I'm having him remove all that crud off the hands and dial, and restore it to the original aged look. Sorry, by "original" do you mean it's a genuine Rolex, or do you mean as originally fitted on a rep? As far as the "horrible" lume job goes, that's actually what made me think it was a genuine vintage Sub. I've seen a couple of water-damaged gen Subs that looked very similar (thick, crusty lume peeling away from the dial). It may look very different in person, but, based on the way the watch looks in the photo, I don't know that I'd be so quick to have it "fixed" (unless, of course, "original" meant gen, then ignore this paragraph). Edited November 18, 2006 by freddy333 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 Sorry I wasn't more clear... yes that's a genuine 6536. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted November 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 Nah, only $5 for the piece of stainless steel. $325 to be able to make that s/s look like the real piece! Come on we all know thats so over inflated its un-real.. I would like to see the margin on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Bob has already agreed last year that he'd be sendin' me his 6536! I'm still waiting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Now that is torturing a guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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