ldegeneve Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Does such a creature exist? I tried searching, but came up short. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks and much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmj Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Look at phong , ndt or Minh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flex Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 yeah the current offering from Cartel does not have gen bezel contruction. would be interested to hear from freddy since his build is (or was ) from a silix rep (if he hasnt changed the mid case). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olreon Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 The problem with 6538 and 5510 is that the case sets from Minh, ndt and phong are not 1:1 copy's. the bezels are a big tell, cause they even do not look like gen... Also the cases, they are way wrong. the only case that is 75% of the gen is the phong case....and if you want to have it to look nearly like the gen then you have to reshape it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldegeneve Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 The problem with 6538 and 5510 is that the case sets from Minh, ndt and phong are not 1:1 copy's. the bezels are a big tell, cause they even do not look like gen... Also the cases, they are way wrong. the only case that is 75% of the gen is the phong case....and if you want to have it to look nearly like the gen then you have to reshape it... Yeah, that was my impression, looking from the pics at least. In which case I don't think it's worth the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Sorry if everyone already knows this... Original = spring wire bezel retaiiner with a plated bronze bezel, not a snap on steel bezel like 5513 etc. The crystal retaining ring is stainless steel. I do not know what replica bezels are made out of but the bronze bezels on genuine watches break or bend very easily. Stainless steel on a replica would be a lot better. I had a 6538 (back before they were worth much) and they are smaller than a 5513 etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 They are brass, not bronze, and then nickel plated. Aftermarket gen construction can be found, but as you said, they are fragile and stainless is stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc33 Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 The nos rolex ones are stainless and strong. They come up for sale from time to time. Phong makes one that is brass with a nickel plating and is very close to gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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