ant1 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 photoshoot time been mostly off the forums for a second, life has gotten busy, but had some time to snap some pics of most recent acquisitions i had sold everything off during the summer, slowly gathering some pieces, trying not to hoard, but y'all know how that goes. all love, hate, criticism, corrections are welcome. the 16800 is my baby she was just finished in the fall, and she is the culmination of about 2 years of parts gathering all in all cost me about half the price of the gen but getting to pick the parts piece by piece and to my wishes is priceless all the credit goes to @dbane883 and @misiekped. those dudes are awesome, none of us know how lucky we really are to have them. old TC case with chamfers, lug holes, and casework per the master dbane gen bezel assembly unknown crystal gen matte dial gen hands gen insert gen open 6/9 datewheel gen crown and tube yuki 3135 serviced and upgraded with miskipied's magic need to get NZ to do some engravings and i may call her done. want an alternative dark blue/grey faded insert as well but haven't found the perfect one yet. the 6542 is a @Dlf build and is just breathtaking in person. that dudes work is absolutely insane, he is about as nice as his work is incredible, and he is really pushing the levels with his laser welding. the seadweller is the one i won on the raffle here but in august. i never win anything. contribute guys, it pays off without further ado.... the three kings 16800 the 6542 the sea dweller 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigelow Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Gorgeous. Where did you find an open 6/9 for a 3135? I searched for a year and couldn't find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 "Where did you find an open 6/9 for a 3135? I searched for a year and couldn't find one." My 'original' L457xxx 16233 3135 DJ has open 6 and 9 so many of the older models probably had them. 'original' = never cleaned/oiled since new 1989/1990, still runs Ok. Not worn since January 2008. Q...Why not? A...It's a tutone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickFlorida Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Nice. What camera did you use? Nice macro photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigelow Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, automatico said: "Where did you find an open 6/9 for a 3135? I searched for a year and couldn't find one." My 'original' L457xxx 16233 3135 DJ has open 6 and 9 so many of the older models probably had them. 'original' = never cleaned/oiled since new 1989/1990, still runs Ok. Not worn since January 2008. Q...Why not? A...It's a tutone! I didn't have any issues finding gold or cream colored ones. It was the "sport" white that was hard to find. You're right about the timeline. From what I've seen they did it for a year or two. They're out there, just tough to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueTip Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Wowzer. Great collection you have there. I'm digging the 16800. Makes me miss my old build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSebWC Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 AHhhhhh so this is who DLF's 6542 went to!! I almost had that watch!! It looks great in your collection!! Fantastic photos!! that Macro lens is awesome!! Enjoy them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant1 Posted February 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 On 2/14/2017 at 6:50 PM, jigelow said: Gorgeous. Where did you find an open 6/9 for a 3135? I searched for a year and couldn't find one. it was the hardest part of the build to source, my understanding is that the window for the open with the 3135 as opposed to the 3035 was just very small and limited. i got it from a guy off one of the gen forums, he had snatched it in a part out from either a 16234 or 15200, he said he couldnt recall exactly. i paid nearly an arm and a leg for it but I'm very happy with it On 2/15/2017 at 2:05 PM, RickFlorida said: Nice. What camera did you use? Nice macro photos. thanks dude. i love taking the macro shots if nothing more I'm always amazed what i find in them that i missed from afar with the naked eye. nothing fancy, just an iphone6 and an olloclip. 21 hours ago, QueTip said: Wowzer. Great collection you have there. I'm digging the 16800. Makes me miss my old build. thanks man, they are all 100% a credit to the awesome guys around here, an amazing group of gentlemen and artists and i was hesitant about the 16800 build at points, but just something about the sapphire with the matte that is tough to beat. the most under appreciated sub IMO. 7 hours ago, JSebWC said: AHhhhhh so this is who DLF's 6542 went to!! I almost had that watch!! It looks great in your collection!! cheers mate! I'm telling you, thats the second watch I've had from DLF's bench and both were just fantastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant1 Posted February 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 here are the specs for the other two as i have had some requests: 6542 PT case re-welded to make the lug holes in a better place to allow for fat chamfers, rehaut taken back so no wOKKy wok wok.Phong bezelGen 116 nosGen crown &tubeTonny gilt dialTonny insertMix of handsHangzou gmt with modded secs hand to fit pinionDatewheel wso SSD SSD case and bracelet with beautiful drilled lug holes vintaged look Gen dial with vintage tritium Gen insert with vintage tritium beautifully faded Gen 702 crown Swiss 2836-2 Hands are a mix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earloflondon Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 photoshoot time been mostly off the forums for a second, life has gotten busy, but had some time to snap some pics of most recent acquisitions i had sold everything off during the summer, slowly gathering some pieces, trying not to hoard, but y'all know how that goes. all love, hate, criticism, corrections are welcome. the 16800 is my baby she was just finished in the fall, and she is the culmination of about 2 years of parts gathering all in all cost me about half the price of the gen but getting to pick the parts piece by piece and to my wishes is priceless all the credit goes to [mention=48564]dbane883[/mention] and [mention=4649]misiekped[/mention]. those dudes are awesome, none of us know how lucky we really are to have them. old TC case with chamfers, lug holes, and casework per the master dbane gen bezel assembly unknown crystal gen matte dial gen hands gen insert gen open 6/9 datewheel gen crown and tube yuki 3135 serviced and upgraded with miskipied's magic need to get NZ to do some engravings and i may call her done. want an alternative dark blue/grey faded insert as well but haven't found the perfect one yet. the 6542 is a [mention=47967]Dlf[/mention] build and is just breathtaking in person. that dudes work is absolutely insane, he is about as nice as his work is incredible, and he is really pushing the levels with his laser welding. the seadweller is the one i won on the raffle here but in august. i never win anything. contribute guys, it pays off without further ado.... the three kings 16800 the 6542 the sea dweller Pics won't load Sent from my Lenovo K53a48 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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