My 1655 mark II

[franz1158]

Hi guys, After months of research and work here it is!

 

thanks to denimhead and domenico for mounting ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specs:

Prototype Ingod 1655 case
Swiss eta 2846 modified gmt slow beat1655
(Gen?) dial never touched
Gen hours and minutes hands

custom 24H and second hands

custom DWO

gen crown

Cousin tube
Clark 116 plexy
Gen springbars
Rafflestime bracelet

 

Thanks for watching.

Edited December 18, 2013 by franz1158

[denimhead]

Simply one of the best 1655 reps ever built, glad the parts worked out for you my friend

Cheers M

[Legend]

simply stunning

[blue.]

What a beauty!

Congratulations for this great Explorer II.

Wear it often and in good health.

[rower]

Outstanding! Definitely the best 1655 on any forum. 

[Stepan]

Oh my! Great build.

Congrats! 

[martijnp]

Stunning watch! Wear her in good health

[eduardor]

stunning piece man! great work

[dbane883]

Looks terrific.  

 

Why is there a "?" on the gen dial?

[denimhead]

Looks terrific.  

 

Why is there a "?" on the gen dial?

When i originally bought the dial it was clear from the stampings on the back that the dial was Genuine Rolex, however I was unsure if it started out life as a 1655. Or possibly a re-finished one. Using my 1655 obsessive eyes, the shape and size of the frog foot coronet is correct for a mk2  T SWISS T dial and the lume looks original and un-touched.

DH

[franz1158]

True, confirmed by two experienced watchmakers.

take a look at the printing of letters and the coronet ....

 

so I think I remove the "?" ....

Edited December 18, 2013 by franz1158

[ogladio]

Wow, amazing!

[AKTime]

That's a real work of art. Hope you hang on to that one!

[Eppenger]

a great watch at a great value, so stunning

[TgfRulez]

Congrats my friend...

I need some time to make a review of my pieces now

Sent from my iPhone 5C

[hava]

Looks great.

The ingod case is much better that Josh 1655 case? I think Josh 1655 case was very good. 

[ghost]

Nice one! Did you preserve the feet on the dial? Seeing as how you used an ETA movement, how did you get around it? If you didn't...well you're a braver man than me!

 

A genuine question: Could tritium still be glowing after all these years?

[franz1158]

@ hava: thanks Mate ... there are two different things ... in any case  JoshCase is not bad, but you must do some work (CG) and if possible change the bezel to have the correct flat four.

However, there remains the problem that if you use a dial type Yuki or a genuine dial we have not correct distance between the indexes and the rehoult

Here is a comparison between a Josh's case (worked) and Ingod  protype case

 

[franz1158]

@ ghost: Thanks Mate ... feet have been removed ... Domi has a special ring to attach the dial.

with regard to the tritium i can not answer .... certain is that after a long exposure to light the glowing is really poor!

 

[ghost]

owwwie! Removing feet off of a gen dial?!

[Riccardorolex]

Beautiful, bellissimo !!!

[hava]

@franz1158  thanks for the pics. Then the ingod option is best option than Josh one. I love 1655, to be honest i love all vintage Rolex.

[redxds]

Wow that is perfectly done! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk