More Rolex 6538's

[Akira]

 

I just finished those two and have a third case lying around...but real life has priority now

 

Watches how they arrived:

 

 

The gen as the desired outlook:   *pictures taken from VRF, not mine

 

 

The modifications:

 

Case reshaped and aged, edges softened

Athaya 8mm Brevet crown and tube installed

Lugholes drilled to accept genuine springbars

Dial aged and given a tropical brown look

Hands aged

Dial and hands relumed

Pearl relumed

Insert aged

Seconds hand painted - white

Bracelet aged and endlinks modified to take genuine springbars

Sternkreuz tropic reduced in height and installed

O-rings greased

 

 

The outcome:

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you like them

 

Cheers

Akira

[panerai153]

WOW,Man those are NICE!!!

[Nanuq]

Verrrrrrrrrrrrry nice indeed.  The white seconds hand really sets it off.

 

Great work! 

[freddy333]

Too good for those silly rep bracelets. Get rid of them & you will kick the authenticity factor of your work up a notch.

[dluddy]

Real nice akira.  What was the base Silix model you used for these?

[mjmj]

Wow! The look fantastic. Great work A

[Akira]

Thanks for the compliments

 

 

Too good for those silly rep bracelets. Get rid of them & you will kick the authenticity factor of your work up a notch.

 

True. 

 

Real nice akira.  What was the base Silix model you used for these?

ROL234 on their website

[Lo']

Hi Akira, oustanding job you did there! Are you willing to sell one of these Beauties?

[Akira]

Hi Akira, oustanding job you did there! Are you willing to sell one of these Beauties?

 

Both were custom requests for two nice members from RG and therefore are sold...Sorry 

[Lo']

I'm a nice RWG member too therefore if I requested it politely enough would you build something like this for me?

[aeromatic]

Super Job! any links for the brevet crown seller ?

[Akira]

Super Job! any links for the brevet crown seller ?

http://www.homageforum.com/viewforum.php?f=66

[Akira]

About to finish the third

[cousin_hub]

A genuine to compare :

 

http://rolexpassionmarket.com/watches/rolex-submariner-big-crown-ref-6538/

[aeromatic]

A genuine to compare :

 

http://rolexpassionmarket.com/watches/rolex-submariner-big-crown-ref-6538/

Nice ! the dial looks just like our aged (refinished dials) a credit to all the franken builders here on RWG ! myself if i was buying a gen 6538 i could never be sure that the dial is a gen untouched or a re-finished one !

[Monito1975]

Would you be willing to build one of those for me? Just name your conditions and terms, P M me please.

Best Regards

Edited December 23, 2012 by Monito1975

[Dizzy]

Nice work. I agree those cheap bracelets just are so innacurate. Get a folded Yuki on there and you'll be set.

[Akira]

Finished the last one... This is going to a great guy in Italy

 

 

 

 

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[Lo']

I think that the definition "great guy" better applies to the individual which crafted these beauties!

Can't wait to wear this on my wrist...

[perry563]

Put each on a BOND nato strap.  I would prefer the version that has a two line dial without indexes on the bezel....a true Dr No look!

[Tvunit]

Hi akira, could not PM you?

[Akira]

Hi akira, could not PM you?

PM system is still not working for me.

Contact:

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Ich spreche auch Deutsch

[lhooq]

F, that last one is really superb. Well done!

[Akira]

F, that last one is really superb. Well done!

 

Thanks M.

 

I'm hoping to finish a personal project today, before getting back to a busy schedule of real work 

[mir36]

The Force is strong in this one.