Akira Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Very nice. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceocorona Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Fantastic build and pictures! Good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogladio Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 That is a beautiful build. nice how everything comes together when you use gen parts!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendota Explorer Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Damned fine build. The 1675 is definitely on my wish list for vintage pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogladio Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share 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: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendota Explorer Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Glorious build. That second batch of pics really shows how exceptional this is. I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitch Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l-l-!-!-!-!-! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezio Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 (edited) Couldnt help myself Edited March 24, 2014 by Ezio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Beautiful time piece. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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