seafoam Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 I know, ANOTHER SNOWFLAKE? OK, so this is the second half to my 16800 build: http://www.rwg.cc/topic/152701-my-uber-franken-makeshift-16800-wannabe/?hl=+16800 I used the guts of an MBW 1680 for that 16800 project and saved the case for my Snowflake venture. Pbdad trimmed and soften the case and installed the crystal for me and I did the rest. The 16800 is actually with Pb now for lughole drilling. Parts list: Dial and hands from eBay MBW case reworked by the master, pbdad New Sea-Gull ST2130 from eBay Clark 125 plexi Ofrei pearl in MBW insert (I think it’s an MBW insert) Franken’ 93150 bracelet assembled from a variety of sources Over all, this was a fun project and I am happy with the results. My first upgrade will be a Gen old school 703 crown with Clark tube. I also thought about a new dial. This one is decent but is by no means accurate. Maybe upgrade to an ETA 2824. The Sea-Gull runs strong and is brand new though so may just stick with that. The MBW case was designed with a 2836 in mind but the 2824 clone worked out quite nicely with a proper movement ring and clamps. Anyway, check out some photos and tell me what ya’ll think. Thanks for looking.http://postimage.org/image/vd7dr3ug1/full/'>http://postimage.org/'>upload picshttp://postimage.org/'>http://postimage.org/'>photo hosting siteshttp://postimage.org/'>http://postimage.org/'>online photo storagehttp://postimage.org/'>http://postimage.org/'>photo uploaderhttp://postimage.org/'>[url=http://postimage.org/]http://postimage.org/'>image ruhttp://postimage.org/'>http://postimage.org/'>picture hostinghttp://postimage.org/'>http://postimage.org/'>photo sharing websiteshttp://postimage.org/'>http://postimage.org/'>image hosting siteshttp://postimage.org/'>http://postimage.org/'>image hosting sites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Looks awesome. I am so overdue to build one of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Nice job B...looks very good. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civic4982 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Looks great! I had a similar dial in blue from eBay. I noticed in one of your photos that the alignment of the date window needed to perhaps be shifted to the periphery just about 0.5mm. Did you also have any issues with it lining up in numbers 25 to 31? His most recent batch seems to have that issue. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafoam Posted December 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Thanks for the kind words gentlemen. @civic4982, This may be the movement/dial just needing a slight twist. I'm going to open her up tonight and take a closer look but you're right; it is off a bit. As far as the 25-31 question, not sure what you mean. pb worked the case and installed the crystal only if that's who you’re referring to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devus Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Well done- no complaints here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Great work Seafoam , crap now I need one of those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafoam Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thanks again. Updates coming soon. I've upgraded this baby !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojako Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Was the dial from mahand1 from ebay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafoam Posted January 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 EBay yes, buy can't member seller. NDT blue dial incoming though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.