Rolex 5513 project complete.

[azbank]

Gentlemen,

Your thoughts please.  What do you think about lugs and CGs? 

 

Josh case reshaped

Gilt Dial from Tony, resumed by Kenny, hands relumed and bronze aged. 

Ofrei insert dot

Athaya crown and tube

Yuki hands set

Clark plexi

ETA 2836 

Cartel bracelet. 

[Sogeha]

Well I'm far from the greatest expert, but constructively I think it looks very well on the whole. Your pictures are as bad as mine and a bit fuzzy. Freddy333 always says find a picture of a genuine you like and model your casework on that. I just googled "Rolex 5513 gilt" and all the crown guards seem to have less meat on them than yours. Good in a way, it's easier to take metal off than put it on. I hope you aren't upset with my comments.

So if you modelled on a particular watch, can you show us the genuine and is there any chance of better pictures please?

Happy New Year BTW and enjoy your watch.

[StormTooper4]

That looks very good 

[azbank]

Thank you for the comments. I am indeed very lousy in taking pictures. Will try some more during day light. I also think that CGs should be thinner. I see that on most models they are pointy. Not sure about the lugs. 

[hologramet]

11 hours ago, azbank said:

Thank you for the comments. I am indeed very lousy in taking pictures. Will try some more during day light. I also think that CGs should be thinner. I see that on most models they are pointy. Not sure about the lugs. 

A 5513 with that dial should not have PCG (pointed crown lugs!). Basically most gilt ring chapter dial 5512 have SCG or PCG. And of course original dialed ones with service dial, as the PCG you show above.

There are about 4 different lug types on 5512/5513

SQUARE crown guards (SCG)

Eagles beak-type POINTED crown guard (PCG)

"Regular" PCG

Classic crown guards

 

Don't mix up the PCG and classic CG's as they are completely different, and usually trying to make PCG without enough material to work with doesn't look genuine at all.

With that dial you should have classic crown guards, and focus on 1964+ models for a correct reference.

You have some pretty prominent tooling marks that I would try to buff out. Do it by hand with diamond files (dont press too hard) and sandpaper on wooden sticks to avoid smoothing out the contours too much. Good luck! It's a steep learning curve!

[alligoat]

There's something about the rehaut/crystal interface that's off- way too wide- don't know if it's the picture or the crystal

[azbank]

On January 2, 2017 at 3:44 PM, alligoat said:

There's something about the rehaut/crystal interface that's off- way too wide- don't know if it's the picture or the crystal

Thank you all for your comments, yes it the Clark plexi, need to change to SK probably. Also, the bracelet is really bad, the end, middle link on the bracelet which gets attached to the end links has that cut line don't know if there is a way to change that. The extension system in clasp is bad, maybe there is a way to through it away and connect the bracelet without the extension system. 

If you know a good aftermarket bracelet options please let me know.

 

thank you