Should I Vintagize this 5513?

[bumroxas]

As they say the modding never ends. I just finished installing a gen crown on this and noe the vintage bug has me thinking.

Should I age the insert and creme the markers and hands?

 

or leave it as is?

 

BTW this has a rep superdome from my 1665. I kinda like the way it looks. Clarks t19 was a tight fit and seemed wokkier.

[FxrAndy]

Don't vintage it just wear it lots my gen 1680 from 1978 looks just as shiny an it goes places all over the world from the jungles of Africa to the cold of Sweden and it is not messed up

[bumroxas]

Thanks Andy, I actually tried to bake the dial and hands under a halogen light and a bread toaster when I first got it. It didnt creme up and the paint started to bubble a bit. Good thing it flattened out when it cooled down.

[Guest zeleni kukuruz]

@bum

Now thats a very nice rolli mate!!! NO dont vintegize it, it looks to good for that!

[bumroxas]

Thanks man...I guess i'll just hold off the bleach and the can of nails for now.

[FxrAndy]

What is the basic recipe for that one MBW?

[Ueno]

what case are you using?

Thanks

[Watchmeister]

Don't vintage it just wear it lots my gen 1680 from 1978 looks just as shiny an it goes places all over the world from the jungles of Africa to the cold of Sweden and it is not messed up

+1. I have a '66 5512 and although the crystal (when I got it) was very scratched it was otherwise in not particularly bad shape. I love the look of bleached inserts on folks frankens but it isn't what I see in real life. What I do see are plain old scratches.

[Ephry73]

Nice watch. Source of it?

[Guest zeleni kukuruz]

For sure a mbw case!

[bumroxas]

Its an MBK 1680 case converted to a 5513 from Reg.

Yuki insert, pearl and dial. Hand is a mix of mbk and yuki.

Gen crown. 

The bracelet from josh's 5513.

Crystal is from a rep 1665 high dome.

CG's were trimmed with the base slightly recessed.

[bumroxas]

For sure a mbw case!

What are the tells my friend? please enlighten me..

[dutchguy2]

Keep it as it is. Looks fantastic. Save your money for a Gen crystal. You won't believe the effect that will have.

[bumroxas]

I'll definitely do that. Thanks for the tip dutchguy

...and so the modding continues...

[Mysharona]

Looks fantastic! I'm working on an mbk 5513 now myself. This looks great.

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