lukenorris2011 Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Guys, what, in your opinion is the best 16613 out there? Is the rare 16613 WM9 still top of the list? If you have one... Pleaseeeee sell me it! Life's a [censored], then you marry one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobandshawn Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 interested in opinions on this as well... B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhorn Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) Yes, the WM9 would be the best. The other alternative would be to buy the TC v6 Sub and his 16613 parts, and then find a bezel, crown and bracelet. I'm not sure of the best options for the latter parts needed, but there are a few 16613 build threads out there that probably have good advice. And there are a bunch of gen parts being sold by dropbear2007 over on RepGeek if you want to go crazy. http://www.repgeek.com/showthread.php?t=234875 Edited July 23, 2014 by tomhorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Can't remember who built it but someone did a TC with gen 11613 dial, bezel, crystal and crown and it looked awesome. They used a blue strap instead of bracelet but with the strap end links and it looked great. I have an old rep 11613 with the solid gold tt bracelet and have contemplated doing a Franken TC or wm9 and using this bracelet for it. Sent from my droptop using telepathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblueprince Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 The bracelet is the sticking point. None of the rep one's are that good. The WM9 one is the best but still not great imo.You have to treat it very carefully to keep it looking good. It picks up scratches very easily. The wrap is good but there's only so many times you can polish it. The WM9 bezel is also not that good. You need to replace it with a solid 18K rep bezel or a gen one imo. The TC case + gen bezel, dial, crystal, crown etc mentioned above is the way to go if you want to build from scratch but you'll still be stuck for a bracelet unless you like the strapped look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukenorris2011 Posted July 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Hmmm Interesting, thanks for all the info guys!!! Now......thinking time! Life's a [censored], then you marry one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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