Tw Best Seadweller....beater Watch.

[flavor flav]

i know i never post about rolex. i'm more of a pam fan but i for some reason like this seadweller i have. i wear it to do yardwork, ride dirt bikes, the stuff you don't do with your best watch you know? it's an old TW best swiss model. i replaced the bracelet with a non-sel type. am i correct in thinking the era with holes in the case had hollow end links? anyway i like the look better. i ordered a new bezel insert form ebay ROLEX INSERT i'm hoping it fits as the mine is really scratched and the pearl looks like dump. i want to know some opinions how to make this look more accurate.....crown...crown gaurds...case thickness....ect. how does it look and what does it need? i'm a rolex rep newbie. i had a gen sub and from that i can tell this crown is too big but i don't know where to start. i don't care about lume as it's an older model and a gen this age wouldn't have great lume anymore anyways.

[TwoTone]

The EL TW SD was my first Rep from back in July of '05...

Mod your CG's and get it Waterproofed...

Then beat the snot out of it...

GREAT Rep...

TT

[flavor flav]

the waterproofing i did today....not sure i have the nuts to mod the CGs but maybe i'll give it a shot. how bad do they look?

[mikellem]

the waterproofing i did today....not sure i have the nuts to mod the CGs but maybe i'll give it a shot. how bad do they look?

They look "Reppie"....

-MM

[flavor flav]

do you think a genuine crown which is smaller will make the CGs looks better? i'm mworried about screwing up the unreplacable case. they do look reppie!

[flavor flav]

to mod the CGs i basically want a sharp U-shape on the inside right? don't touch the outside?

[bruce79]

First and foremost I'd get a better crown...the cgs are not complete if not worse.... without a better crown. Perhaps a better dial...

[chrono903]

Nice. SD's have had SEL's since the 80's.

[nonskeder]

The TW SD is a great beater watch. I have two of them. A EL and a MBW. Did the CG's, bezel insert and left them alone. No use for me going any further because of the bad HE valve that screams "FAKE" for both watches. I use them both for goofing around. Water sports, yard stuff ect. I dont think they would take the constant pounding a serious dirt bike ride would produce. I have doused mine with gas (over filled a boat by accident) dunked them in salt water and treated them fairly rough. They are fun watches for sure and I hope that they can get the HE valve thing down as I think a lot of members would buy it. Take care, John.