relaxman Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Received my 1680 white yesterday purchased from another form and I'm pretty excited about this one. This one came with gen crown and insert which Is a good start to my planned mods. My first mod was to oil the bracelet and remove the 2 lines from the 91350 thumbnail clasp to make it more period correct. Been a long time since I owned one and I'm glad to have another<br /><br /> 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Looks like it's on to trimming the cgs and drilling the lugholes- looking good so far. That gen insert is nice- beats that flat MBW pearl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
correctime Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Mine says Hello. Wow....NICE brother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxman Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Looks like it's on to trimming the cgs and drilling the lugholes- looking good so far. That gen insert is nice- beats that flat MBW pearl!All that alligoat. I'm thinking maybe this a newer MBW, it is engraved POLEX 1680 seems I remember my original MBW having 5513 but it was a RED so im not really sure. Still going to be nice none the less when completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxman Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Mine says Hello.Glad you decided to keep it MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Yep, the old MBW 1680s had 5513 and an L341,xxx SN. And the red dial is 26.2mm as opposed to the 26.5mm dial for a gen 1680 or a good aftermarket dial. You have the white MBW dial which is considered pretty decent. The old MBW cases were copied from a late model 5513- the 5513 was in production until the late 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchguy2 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Looking very good. These are so good to modify. Add a gen crystal and a relume and call it a day. You will have a super 1680. I was so stupid to sell mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxman Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 @alli my serial # is L342007 . @ Dutch I regretted selling mine as well ! I had to have another. I was going to go the Ingod dial route but from what I've read it's a PITA. I have a cartel 1680 with a very nice flat top 3 date disc that I'm hoping to swap. The numbers should line up centered correct ? My 1680 came with a Clark's crystal, I have a gen 127 from many years ago that I'm planing on swapping as well. The gen crystal I have is the service bevel type, I wish I could find a decent top hat like I use to have. Do you think there is a noticeable difference between the Clark's and Gen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 @alli my serial # is L342007 . @ Dutch I regretted selling mine as well ! I had to have another. I was going to go the Ingod dial route but from what I've read it's a PITA. I have a cartel 1680 with a very nice flat top 3 date disc that I'm hoping to swap. The numbers should line up centered correct ? My 1680 came with a Clark's crystal, I have a gen 127 from many years ago that I'm planing on swapping as well. The gen crystal I have is the service bevel type, I wish I could find a decent top hat like I use to have. Do you think there is a noticeable difference between the Clark's and Gen? Having done the conversion from MBW dial to gen size dial, yes, it is a pain in the ass. But if you have access to a lathe it would be pretty easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxman Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Bones I hardly have access to a screwdriver let alone a lathe What type of trimming do these guards need?<br /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxman Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 This is what I'm going for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Your MBW dial looked like a MkII- I look at the L in Rolex- MKI the L is centered under the crown and a MKII is to the left. My gen 1680 is a MKII from late 1978 The cartel date wheel overlay may sit slightly to the left of the date window- some people have had fits with this. It's too bad because it's a better DWO than the MBW one I've seen the L342,xxx SNs also- just a later model since it says Polex 1680 as opposed to the 5513 on the early ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxman Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Well it went off for modding today.. Man I hope the cartel date disc lines up. The movement in the MBW is a eta 2824. I guess I'll find out soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxman Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Also was was wondering if anybody has ever seen a Rolex box like the one it came with . I was assuming it was a service box but I've never ran across one like it and I believe it's to nice for a service box. Pictured here with my 1675.<br /><br /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibiunko Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 What does this statement mean: remove the 2 lines from the 91350 thumbnail clasp to make it more period correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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