Tonyyammine Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 I have a chance to buy a MBW Seadweller from Reg. Which one would my experts here recommend, the double red or the great white. Please tell me which one would be closest to gen and which one would need the least amount of work done to make it closer to gen. I already posted the same thing on RWI so if anyone saw that there im sorry. Anyway thanku all for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Both are identical accept for the dial. IMO the great white is more closer to gen as the double red. Carpe Diem Cats Btw i have a old school mbw which i bought from reg in 2007 with A few gen parts in my box. If you are interested i could make you an offer Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpotamus Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 noob question here, what is MBW? sorry for my nooooobines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 That's an excellent offer from Cats, I'd jump on it Op! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 noob question here, what is MBW? sorry for my nooooobines 'Maria's best watch' from long while back, comes from where the pieces are bought I think @ tony - the great white is awesome looking and from what I gather is closer to gen but wait for the experts to chime in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyyammine Posted November 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 I been wanting a red but i been seeing some white ones for sale they are nice. Im leaning on getting a brand spanking new one from reg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmj Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Tony, IMO the brand new MBW SDs will need a fair amount of work to get it closer to Gen in particular the case ie. drilling lug holes, Shaving the Crown guards, softening the lugs and ageing the caseback to name a few. If you can get your hands on one where the bulk of these mods have been done then it gets easier. All you will need is a gen crown, crown tube and reluming the dial and hands. However, there are always more mods to do to get it as close to gen as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 I been wanting a red but i been seeing some white ones for sale they are nice. chances are good if you buy the MBK it will have a red caseback whether you get a white or red. so if you can live with having a gret white with a red caseback try it, otherwise just get a red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyyammine Posted November 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 I picked the white. Reg sent me pics of both, i liked the white better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 I'm partial to the white myself- the price for a real DRSD has gotten so outrageous that I would never feel comfortable wearing one around- even if it was a kick-a$$ rep. MBWs are a good choice but they take a lot of mods to bring them up to snuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Although I have a pretty nice Double red, I agree with alligoat, the price of genuine DRSD's has gone through the roof in the past few years. not to say that white's haven't gone up, but they haven't gone up at the rare that DRSD's have increased. So the first thingIi would ask myself, are you able, age wise and finance wise to pull of wearing a 15- 25k watch. If you think you can, then by all means go for the DRSD, but if you are young and in an entry level job, you will always live in fear of the DRSD triggering some potentially embarrassing questions. you don't want to have a watch that you are afraid of wearing out in public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 When it comes to vintage Subs & SDs, I think you gain alot of credibility from genuine age/wear, as opposed to artificial or enhanced patina. These watches definitely benefit from genuine scars gained from real-world use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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