chronobam Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Hi Guys as per description i want to share my next project. I finally decided to build my new franken project my problem was to find a great modder for this project, but after many days in searchin on each forum ive contact adrian ado213 , and he is enthusiast to work on it. so we have started the project with parts list down below - vietnam 1680 case - aftermarket plexi - vintage aftermarket 1680 dial with yellow patina - athaya 702 tube and crown - movement of an old mbw 2836-2 - mbw dwo - tc hands v2 relumed with machin dial patina - aftermarket insert customized and aged by my friend - yuki pearl i ll keep you update regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronobam Posted June 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 here attached base and pieces pics i have started to begin the project Hands tc v2 to be relumed for match dot patina Vintage aftermarket 1680 red dial And here with tc hands Vietnam case need to reshape cg Athaya 702 crown Insert aged By my friends Before AFTER Mbw 2836 movement And sample of watch Sent to Ado213 4 weeks ago for modding Ill keep you updated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam007 Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Looks Amazing.. wow I love the Creamy Lume color I love the faded insert Good Choice in using TC Hands.. best you're going to get to gen. Good Choice in using Athaya 702.. best you're going to get to gen. I would use a plain White Date Wheel as the red's came with a white date wheel. Silver Brushed Dates came later on white 1680's. May I ask where you obtained your bezel? Not the insert but the actual SS Bezel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamilton Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 here attached base and pieces pics i have started to begin the project Hands tc v2 to be relumed for match dot patina Vintage aftermarket 1680 red dial And here with tc hands Vietnam case need to reshape cg Athaya 702 crown Insert aged By my friends Before AFTER Mbw 2836 movement And sample of watch Sent to Ado213 4 weeks ago for modding Ill keep you updated Amazing.... my I ask where to get dial and crystal? cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronobam Posted June 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 it came from vietnam mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam007 Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Chronobam can you PM me the contact for that bezel? I can't PM you... Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Really nice build mate, I do like that insert coloring suits it perfectly, like pam007 suggests I'd opt for the white dw too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamilton Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Very nice!! I am starting a project with a 1680 with a 2836 but I am pretty lost about where o get a DWO, can you please help me to know where to source it? THX! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronobam Posted June 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 ok...some updates... honestly what do you think about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcap Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 What did happened to your hands set??? Inviato dal mio iPhone utilizzando Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faberone Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 .....burned my friend....and this time that a watch was better before the working!!! And there is somethingelse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronobam Posted June 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 good to see i am not crazy. ok good. after my question about..ado sorry but why hands are burned??? he told i was not so clear about matchin dial with hands..because i have wrote ''machin dial with hands'' and no ''matchin dial with hands'' so he thought is better to burn them... ok..after some bla bla bla...has replaced hands... do you like my vintage 1680? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Oops, that minute hand is too fat- it's for an LV sub. Otherwise, the watch looks good. Wonder who sells an aged set of Mercedes hands to fit an eta? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 To make it authentic, the 2836 movement is incorrect. It's a fast beat movement (28800) and the original 1680 movement was a 1570 that has a beat rate of 19800. Outside of a gen movement, the next best alternative us an ETA2846 which has a 21600 beat rate. I'm sure to many, this is "splitting hairs" but if you want it to be as close to a gen as possible, this is part of the equation. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronobam Posted June 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 thanks fot your advice Panerai153 , i can consider to convert in low beat my movement..but now i want to give esthetic priotity to my project, and i agree with alligoat that LV hands are the worst choice that a modder can use for a vintage project... i told same thing to ado , and after that he has totally disassembled this 1680 and resent back to my home. no pearl inside and no mbw crown inside to the package. i have asked him info about. and he has answered that i have never sent to him pearl and mbw crown... after all the fact reletaed to this 1680 mod project...is the last step that confirm is a total failure... now i have to clarify where is my pearl and crown..and after choose the best way to go... :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendota Explorer Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 (edited) If I'm understanding correctly is he saying that you never sent him the pearl and the crown? Didn't you post some pictures for us that show the crown and the pearl? How can he say he never had them if the pics show them? Edited June 21, 2015 by Mendota Explorer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronobam Posted June 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 yes mendota. you are right. perfectly understood...yes i have post pics with crown and pearl..and he has sent to me pics with his mods also..he has sent to me pics of pearl mounted..(you can see the glues around triangle at12 ) and after mi comment about burned hands before...lv hands after...info about cg shape with some pics requests..he has write to me im too picky.. and has resent all parts back to me..totally disassembled..and without pearl and mbw crown.he told i havent sent that items....no words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam007 Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 wow sorry your project has turned for the worst. Had so much potential. who is this modder by the way? Sounds like a flake to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronobam Posted June 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 modder is ado213. adrian from uk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendota Explorer Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 (edited) That is so crazy. The progress pics that he sent to you clearly show the pearl and the crown. LOL What an odd duck. And to put modern, maxi sub hands on a vintage piece is a weird combo. Looks totally wrong. He should know better. Edited June 22, 2015 by Mendota Explorer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam007 Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 A modder who says "You are too picky" is a modder you should run away from Sorry you lost the pearl and crown... that sucks Get the pearl, crown and tubes (7020 and 702) from Athaya: athaya.rave@yahoo.com Get the hands from TC Do the mod yourself. I think everything else looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronobam Posted June 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) A modder who says "You are too picky" is a modder you should run away from Sorry you lost the pearl and crown... that sucks Get the pearl, crown and tubes (7020 and 702) from Athaya: athaya.rave@yahoo.com Get the hands from TC Do the mod yourself. I think everything else looks great. i totally agree. in one message when i have requested some pics of cg shape, ( the only pics sent are that posted here in that moment ) he answered he is a modder , not a potographer. ohoooo!! isnt a problem for me to go on with my project mate, for sure i continue as your advice, but all the users have to know this incredible story... and why he doesnt still write on 3d in your opinion ? this story is 2 month old... i wanted wait ado213 answer and explanation...but no way for him. so.. imho anyone can make mistake , important is to solve , to give excuses , and to give respect. i think he isnt of the same idea... Edited June 23, 2015 by chronobam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendota Explorer Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) Sounds like the kind of flaky stuff that MD2020 started doing towards the end before he completely freaked on everyone here. I'd get your stuff back, make sure he doesn't have anything else of yours, and then avoid him like The Plague from now on. What an unfortunate situation. Edited June 23, 2015 by Mendota Explorer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civic4982 Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 modder is ado213. adrian from uk. Wow So sorry to hear you had a bad experience here. What kind of assclown sets someone else's hands ablaze without asking them first? SMH... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorenove06 Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Feel very sorry for you, fellow countryman. Should you need a real vintage Rolex modder, PM me and I'll gladly get you in contact with the best in Europe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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