jackflash Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Is it possible to fit the 565cal movement and original dial, with date, to a rep case? I was thinking about using the one josh has on offer. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 I don't think it's possible. The commonly available vintage SM300 rep (i.e. the one that Josh sells) has almost no dimensions in common with a genuine case. Just look at the diameter differences between the rep's dial and a gen-spec dial: The bigger question is why you would even want to bother putting a c.565 into the rep case. It has a good resemblance to the gen when you're looking straight down at it; at other angles, it's not an accurate rep at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted December 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 The bigger question is why you would even want to bother putting a c.565 into the rep case. It has a good resemblance to the gen when you're looking straight down at it; at other angles, it's not an accurate rep at all. Thanks for the info. I didn't realise the rep size was so off. You can pick up a gen dial for ca.150€ and a 565 movement for ca.100€ on ebay. I thought if they fitted into the rep case that would save going for Ofrei's gen case ca. 990€. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 I didn't realize that the going rate for c.565s had become so cheap. A year ago, they were selling for USD300-400. Of course, three years ago the dials were ~$80 and the 166.0324 was ~$750... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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