studiocityanonymous Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Okay, so I am absolutely in love with vintage Rolex models... the GMT, Submariner, and MilSub in particular. I have been looking a lot through the forum, and have heard a lot of names come up - Yuki, MBK, etc. But my question is, from all the trusted vendors, which vintage model offered is A) the most accurate, and the best for modding/creating a franken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc33 Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 None are accurate, if you want to make a Franken you need to start with a proper case from phong ndt or Minh, then build from there.. Chose a model, buy a case set and then we can help you to get the right dial, hands movement and all that other good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 None are accurate, if you want to make a Franken you need to start with a proper case from phong ndt or Minh, then build from there.. Chose a model, buy a case set and then we can help you to get the right dial, hands movement and all that other good stuff +1 to that. Before embarking on any of the above builds, you need to do a lot of reading and research. None of these are going to be inexpensive projects, so you need to decide how much you can afford to spend and what you can do with your budget. If you do it right, you will have a beautiful watch that you can wear with pride anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 I would recommend searching out construction threads of other members before beginning as the answers to most of your questions are there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiocityanonymous Posted August 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Ok, thanks. So going with a Tiger case isn't a good option?Ok great, thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc33 Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 It's an option on the lower end, if you want to make one with a smaller budget. Please read about some builds that were done and make a decision about how much you want to spend in total, I would say a yuki case is preferable to tiger and prob not that much more $. Ndt and Minh are essentially the same, at mid - high end range and mostly for people who want to use lots of gen parts. Phong is the highest quality and price and so people using his cases generally want to build a super franken with lots of gen parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillycheez Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 How much patience you got? Good luck on the build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Here's my 5517 done on a budget. Bought this one from Puretime (Angus). Then modded it with an ingod44 dial, T19 crystal and reshaped the crown guards. Also added an insert I found on the bay. Then aged everything slightly. To finish off, a NATO strap from Phoenix, the original MOD supplier. With a gen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Did ingod finally get the spacing of ROLEX correct? Can you shoot another pic with the hands away from the text? Overall, it looks good, but I think you may need to soften the edges a bit more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 ... Here you go Freddy Together with a gen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flex Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Wow...Fantastic! Much better than lots of expensive build... The only things i dont like is as Freddy said the case needs to be softened (but with time it will be softened) and also get rip of that rep insert. To my knowledge there is not a good replacement 60 min MOD insert available with the exception of RSC Bexley...the rep insert have too many tells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 I agree with flex about the insert, but with that dial (which looks nearly gen), I do not have the usual urge to give the watch a 2nd look because of a rep-looking dial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 To my knowledge there is not a good replacement 60 min MOD insert available with the exception of RSC Bexley...the rep insert have too many tells Thanks. Yeap, you're right. I haven't found a decent 60 min insert at a reasonable price. Most even have the wrong number of minute markers too. Below a NOS beauty a I saw for €11.5 k, a little out of my price range Just look at those serifs ... Alternative would be a decent 5513 insert... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceocorona Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 These vintage pieces can definitely be a challenge to build correctly. Speaking from experience, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiesn089 Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Jack, that's a great looking Milsub! Love the lume, care to share who did that, or did you manage to do that yourself? Amazing, can I send you mine for a relume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Jack, that's a great looking Milsub! Love the lume, care to share who did that, or did you manage to do that yourself? Amazing, can I send you mine for a relume? Thanks It's not actually a relume, just tea to stain the markers, together with a few seconds (20 to 30) under a halogen lamp. Then a very thin topcoat of matt varnish. I'm sure you'd be able to do it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Thanks It's not actually a relume, just tea to stain the markers, together with a few seconds (20 to 30) under a halogen lamp. Then a very thin topcoat of matt varnish. I'm sure you'd be able to do it too. it came out very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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