Akira Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 A while a go, my (by now) good friend Ogladio contacted me about a bezel swap on his 1675 Franken. To cut a long story short - the watch was a mess... The case was based on a 5513, the DWO was misaligned, the dial and movement were glued into the case, because the genuine dial was narrower than the rehaut. "Forward is the battle cry" Genuine 1675 parts are cheap and easy to come by (everyone knows that). So...a genuine case, case back, insert, crown, tube, plexi and bracelet later - I present Ogladio's new 1675: That's it... PS: The dial feet were already cut when Ogladio bought the original Franken - so F off!
ceocorona Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Fantastic build and pictures! Good work!
ogladio Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Easy to come by... Good description mate Iirc, our paths first crossed when I saw your rework on a wso bezel (getting them to have the more "pointy V" shape to match mkI). Fun thing is that the gen case (1.74 mil) also matches the dial - as well as the separately bought caseback. As you said, stacking parts is like strolling into Walmart...
panerai153 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 That is a beautiful build. nice how everything comes together when you use gen parts!!
Mendota Explorer Posted March 18, 2014 Report Posted March 18, 2014 Damned fine build. The 1675 is definitely on my wish list for vintage pieces.
ogladio Posted March 23, 2014 Report Posted March 23, 2014 Shot some pics today as the sun came out. What I really love most about this build is its profile - this is quite hard to get with a josh 1655 base:
panerai153 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Posted March 23, 2014 Beautiful, nice thing about a gen case, you can use a 5.3 mm crown. To me the crown and crown guards are the biggest tell when you use a rep case,as most were made for 6mm crowns. Great work!! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Mendota Explorer Posted March 24, 2014 Report Posted March 24, 2014 Glorious build. That second batch of pics really shows how exceptional this is. I love it!
Ezio Posted March 24, 2014 Report Posted March 24, 2014 (edited) Couldnt help myself Edited March 24, 2014 by Ezio
droptopman Posted March 25, 2014 Report Posted March 25, 2014 Beautiful time piece. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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