ronin007 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Hi guys started a bit of a project not knowing really what I'm doing,installed a gen insert,redrilled the lugs and installed a oem 93153 bracelet with 401b end links ,can these mbw take a gen crown and crystal?Any help would be great,had parts left over from rebuilding my 16613,thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin007 Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 The lugs are not finished off yet and got a new end link incoming as one was dented, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin007 Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Orginal watch http://www.rwgforum.net/topic/172545-sold-sold-sold-rolex-sub-serti-dial-old-mbw/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 You can certainly install a gen crown, but you probably will have to install a new 7030 tube also. This is one of the earlier MBWs so the gen crystal won't work- look at the rehaut- it's not correct for a 16610 case. You got a decent deal- the movement and the dial are worth what you paid for the watch. Best bet would be to get a TC case or a TW case from BK and go from there. Get a gen like gold bezel and hopefully your gen insert will sit in the bezel better. Your insert in the MBW bezel is sitting too high- the insert should sit below the edge of the bezel. You could file the back side of the insert and it might sit correctly in the bezel, but you'll never get rid of the wacky rehaut w/o getting a better case. These 6-10 year old MBW cases were fine back in the day, but now the Euromariners (newer MBW), WM9s, TC and BK TW cases are all better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezio Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 You can certainly install a gen crown, but you probably will have to install a new 7030 tube also. This is one of the earlier MBWs so the gen crystal won't work- look at the rehaut- it's not correct for a 16610 case. You got a decent deal- the movement and the dial are worth what you paid for the watch. Best bet would be to get a TC case or a TW case from BK and go from there. Get a gen like gold bezel and hopefully your gen insert will sit in the bezel better. Your insert in the MBW bezel is sitting too high- the insert should sit below the edge of the bezel. You could file the back side of the insert and it might sit correctly in the bezel, but you'll never get rid of the wacky rehaut w/o getting a better case. These 6-10 year old MBW cases were fine back in the day, but now the Euromariners (newer MBW), WM9s, TC and BK TW cases are all better. Exactly what i thought too you should get a new case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin007 Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 REG the wacky rehault,how you mean,heres a shot of it and a shot below from my BK WM9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin007 Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Just need to improve it a bit as I'm not interested into spending loads as i have a good 3 collection already but had some parts about,thanks for info though,good to learn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin007 Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Picture above from l-r,16613 gen,1996 model,BK WM9 with gen crystal,insert,crown,WM9 with custom serti mop dial,gen insert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceocorona Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Picture above from l-r,16613 gen,1996 model,BK WM9 with gen crystal,insert,crown,WM9 with custom serti mop dial,gen insert Are all those gen tt bracelets? Even the one below? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceocorona Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 and stunning collection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonboy Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Ronin, I'll echo the comments above about a different case and tube. Here's a pic of my BK WM9 with a few gen bits (that I sold to another member of the rep world) that BK built new for me, I supplied all the gen bits and he put it all together. Nice collection mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Another alternative would be a ST case. It will definitely take all gen parts. They are not too expensive. Very, very nice collection by the way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin007 Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Only the one on the gen first left and one below is gen, both have the Ss clasp, the gen 16613 has been totally rebuilt after a accident, member on here fixed the movement and pbwatch on repgeeks fixed it all back together, it had a new dial, crown, insert, crystal, hands, retaining ring and strap, basically a new watch, all the parts were sourced on the rolex forum, pretty amazing after rolex said it wasn't fixableOnly the one on the gen first left and one below is gen, both have the Ss clasp, the gen 16613 has been totally rebuilt after a accident, member on here fixed the movement and pbwatch on repgeeks fixed it all back together, it had a new dial, crown, insert, crystal, hands, retaining ring and strap, basically a new watch, all the parts were sourced on the rolex forum, pretty amazing after rolex said it wasn't fixable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin007 Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 On the other 2 are the original wm9 bracelets, both came from a nice chap in Portugal who had them sitting in his watch box , hardly been worn at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin007 Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Couple of pics of the gen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ceocorona Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Again, very nice watches. Glad you were able to get the damaged one back up to its former glory. I remember talking to you last year when you were starting to source parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchguyusa1 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 wow that gen came out amazing! what did you have to do about the movement issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcher Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Very sweet gen my friend!! Pbwatch on repgeek is me by the way:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin007 Posted September 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 misiekped fixed it in the end,it did a bit of mileage though,lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezio Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 Thats a Nice gen there mate really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapman57 Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 Very sweet gen my friend!! Pbwatch on repgeek is me by the way:-) Ha ha ha D - wonderful collection, you kept that quiet! You have to be so careful what you say in this world...... you never know who is listening LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin007 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Did i never mention about the TT collection,still yours is up there,its such a great watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin007 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Starting to look better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceocorona Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 serti dial is growing on me, nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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