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Advice on a 1019 yuki set


Tonyyammine

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Most of the 1019 cases I've seen (photos only; never handled one) are not very good, regardless of price.  Both Phong's and Yuki's high-end cases look very inaccurate.  The only one that might pass muster is NDTrading's, but it's hard to be certain from the photos available. 

 

As for this one?  It looks like a standard rep Datejust case, which is very, very different from a 1019 case's dimensions.

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"Luthier, is this a Gen or Rep...If Rep...Where did you purchase?"

This thread is a year and a half old and the outcome was never stated. The watch pictured does not show the case side profile or if it has lug holes or not...it might be just a standard DJ case with MG dial.

The genuine 1019 has flat case sides like a submariner and the 38mm case is bigger than an older DJ with lug holes. The 28.8/9mm 1019 dial is bigger in diameter than a DJ dial and will not fit a 36mm DJ case. The 1019 is not an easy watch to copy with the parts that are available. The Yuki kit (the one made for a genuine rolex mvt) is not super accurate to an original but everything fits and by the time you gather up all the parts, the Yuki kit might have been cheaper.

A DJ case will not make a very accurate 1019 especially if it does not have lug holes. I have seen a couple made from 36mm DJ cases and they did not look very good at all. If the latest oyster perpetual is 38mm +/- it might work but the case sides need to be flattened and lug holes drilled...quite a job.

A 1016 is a lot easier.

 

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