franz1158 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) Hi guys, After months of research and work here it is! thanks to denimhead and domenico for mounting ... Specs: Prototype Ingod 1655 caseSwiss eta 2846 modified gmt slow beat1655(Gen?) dial never touchedGen hours and minutes hands custom 24H and second hands custom DWO gen crown Cousin tubeClark 116 plexyGen springbarsRafflestime bracelet Thanks for watching. Edited December 18, 2013 by franz1158 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denimhead Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Simply one of the best 1655 reps ever built, glad the parts worked out for you my friend Cheers M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 simply stunning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue. Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 What a beauty! Congratulations for this great Explorer II. Wear it often and in good health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rower Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Outstanding! Definitely the best 1655 on any forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stepan Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Oh my! Great build. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martijnp Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Stunning watch! Wear her in good health Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eduardor Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 stunning piece man! great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Looks terrific. Why is there a "?" on the gen dial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denimhead Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franz1158 Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogladio Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Wow, amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKTime Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 That's a real work of art. Hope you hang on to that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eppenger Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 a great watch at a great value, so stunning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TgfRulez Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Congrats my friend... I need some time to make a review of my pieces now Sent from my iPhone 5C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hava Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Looks great. The ingod case is much better that Josh 1655 case? I think Josh 1655 case was very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franz1158 Posted December 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 @ 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franz1158 Posted December 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 @ 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 owwwie! Removing feet off of a gen dial?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccardorolex Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 Beautiful, bellissimo !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hava Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 @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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redxds Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Wow that is perfectly done! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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