Irontomkidd Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 First I want to say that DW was great to work with, answered emails same day, and the shipping was super fast. This is my first real attempt at a vintage franken and my intention was to use a DW 3cROC 6263 as the base for a 6240 build. After seeing the dial I have to say it just isn’t going to work and I am going to have to rethink myproject. I’m not ready to spend the kind of money it will take to get a quality 3cROC dial and 6240 pushers along with the rest of the gen parts needed, so maybe a 6263 Peruvian with black dial would be a less ambitious first attempt Any ideas are welcome but at this point I only intend to use case and movement in the build. I believe this is the slow beat mystery movement and it is very loud; anyone else found this to be true? Will a service quiet it down any? Obligatory wristy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 3ROC dials are sweet. Maybe a bezel change and gen pushers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irontomkidd Posted December 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 3ROC dials are sweet. Maybe a bezel change and gen pushers? I agree and that was why I wanted to go with DW’s mystery movement I thought the slow beat would go better with a 6240 build. There’s no way I can justify gen pushers at $1000+ but I did find these aftermarket pushers at a reasonable price and I think they are pretty good. My biggest concern in the dial you can’t tell from my crappy iPhone pic but the subdials are silver and its completely off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 When I built mine it took me about a year of parts gathering to find the right sources and ebay parts sourcing. I lucked out with a few gen pushers for almost nothing(Used a pair on the 7032 as well) Worse case scenario, the Ofrei pushers are not too bad and are gen replacement parts. Always make sure you re-grease the o-rings before installing in the case. Safe assurance that you will be water proof to at least wash your hands and such. The T21 from Ofrei was actually a good upgrade, although the t21 from Clark's was good as well, I ended up using the Ofrei one(Had a lower profile) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmg Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I thought DW only offered the rotorless 7750 currently in his pieces, did you specifically ask for the MM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irontomkidd Posted December 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I thought DW only offered the rotorless 7750 currently in his pieces, did you specifically ask for the MM? I haven't opened it but thats what I asked for. Hello Yes this one for my mystory movement is possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irontomkidd Posted December 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 (edited) When I built mine it took me about a year of parts gathering to find the right sources and ebay parts sourcing. I lucked out with a few gen pushers for almost nothing(Used a pair on the 7032 as well) Worse case scenario, the Ofrei pushers are not too bad and are gen replacement parts. Always make sure you re-grease the o-rings before installing in the case. Safe assurance that you will be water proof to at least wash your hands and such. The T21 from Ofrei was actually a good upgrade, although the t21 from Clark's was good as well, I ended up using the Ofrei one(Had a lower profile) thanks, I'll watch the bay and I'm in no hurry to get it done so if it takes me a while to find the parts... thats kind of the fun part. Edited December 5, 2012 by irontomkidd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjjoyce1 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 First I want to say that DW was great to work with, answered emails same day, and the shipping was super fast. I don't mean to hijack, but this was exactly my experience as well! - and this is what I got. http://www.rwgforum.net/index.php?app=core&module=attach§ion=attach&attach_rel_module=msg&attach_id=87332 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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