rower Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Great Pick Up! Looks like Santa was better to you than he was to me...and I tried so hard to be good.Please post pictures as the various changes are made.I love a watch with history..."Every Rolex has a story!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted December 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Hi Guys. So picked her up this morning. At the office so do not have a lot of time to mess with it, but just a quick dremel job with poly watch on the plexi and a little detail job and looks much better. Pretty happy with it. Bracelet is really worn out. Needs a new clasp for sure, it is paper thin. Not sure if MY can fix up the rest of it, I will reach out to him. Case is OK, dial is great, hands are so so, probably going to replace them. Lugs a little uneven, but decent. Probably just go with a light brush and polish, a new pearl for the insert (or use my other MKIII), a super dome and a service. Although she is keeping good time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub007 Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Now that´s a Tool Watch !!! Love it.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Very nice indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konadoc Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Awesome, DT. Really good pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmpaHimself Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Looks really good already. That buffing did the trick. Why not just relume the original hands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted December 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Looks really good already. That buffing did the trick. Why not just relume the original hands?Thanks man. I want real tritium. I would guess it can be found, but I do not know of anyone that has it. At some point I will send it off for a movement service anyways so I will find some gen hands that match and have it done then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misiekped Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Thanks man. I want real tritium. I would guess it can be found, but I do not know of anyone that has it. At some point I will send it off for a movement service anyways so I will find some gen hands that match and have it done then. Are they have to be white or of white?Send me a macro of the dots for matching Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachcomber Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Are they have to be white or of white?Send me a macro of the dots for matching Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkIf anyone can match hands it's Mike. Great watch my friend, love it to death. I will never get rid of mine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted December 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Are they have to be white or of white?Send me a macro of the dots for matching Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThanks M, will do. I will get my olli clip out tomorrow and take some shots. It will probably be heading your way anyways. I can do some of the work, but would not want to attempt changing hands. Dial plots are very white... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachcomber Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Honestly I think sending the watch to Mike to match the plots is better than trying to match them by photos. Mike matched mine perfectly, mostly because he had the dial to do it with. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misiekped Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Here you go, just few of them to look at it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted December 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Thanks. Probably the bottom set. I will get in touch with you tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted December 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Hi Guys. For anyone who does not think a Rolex is a tool watch. I have restored the bracelet. Unfortunately I did not get take many good before pictures but it was beat worse than any I have ever seen. It looked like hammered metal on the clasp and the the first few links around the clasp on both sides. The clasp on the opposite end of the safety catch was sharp like a razor. It clearly has a lot of stretch, but initially I thought it would not come back. The links around the clasp were deformed from wear. Just some hard work with a dremel and synthetic steel wool have brought this baby back to life. You can see I had to remove some metal on the clasp to remove the "razor", but it is still usable. Real tribute to how well a Rolex is made. So I have found some tritium hands, a pearl and a super dome, so in a couple of weeks she will go get the hands installed. A light brush and polish and I think she will be good to go. I will post up some pics off my phone of the bracelet. . Before:After: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub007 Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Beautiful!! And that's the great part...you can do it yourself. I "restored" also couple of Gen clasps and bracelets from the dead...great satisfaction to see them come back to life. Verzonden vanaf mijn iPad met Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted December 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Thank you brother. I should add that I would not be able to do any of this work, if it was not for this great forum. Always been a watch guy, but was afraid to mess with them. This forum taught me how to do some work and provided me with the knowledge of how to source the parts, and maybe more importantly what parts to acquire. Learned so much over the last couple of years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAN2109 Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Great watch DT!interesting thread too, i always thought the dial markers and hands discoloured with age. I personally prefer white markers but never thought it would be in keeping with a vintage watch. Going to have my 1016 and 5513 relumed white now you learn something new here every day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Coming together very nicely mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marrickvilleboy Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Great piece dropman!weird hands I must say, never really seen greenish tinge unless there are some corosion, best to have it looked it ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Great piece dropman!weird hands I must say, never really seen greenish tinge unless there are some corosion, best to have it looked it ASAP.I have a set of 5513 hands that have a "hint" of green as well:I suspect moisture will turn some tritium lume mixtures green under certain conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted January 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Thank guys. It keeps excellent time and I have inspected the dial closely with a loupe and the dial is actually pretty flawless so hard telling how they got to be that color since the dial shows no signs of damage. It is weird. Still excited about how the bracelet turned out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Looking good!! That is a great watch, and one thing that makes it even better is the history. I bet the owner wore thus one every day, and used it like these watches were intended.Like I said,I love wabi! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam007 Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Great Looking Maxi!! Love the beat up look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted January 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Mike just sent me some pics. All I can say is WOW! Mike is a total professional. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tframo Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 That looks amazing. Great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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