Champagnesky Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Hi mates! Havent been here for while but got intrigued by a nice vietnamese 7928 dial on the bay and started thinking about maybe building one. Has anyone experience of building one and what parts are available on the market? I assume that phong is the man to go to for the midcase but are there any other alternatives? Thx in advance Skickat från min iPhone med Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugop Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 Hi mates! Havent been here for while but got intrigued by a nice vietnamese 7928 dial on the bay and started thinking about maybe building one. Has anyone experience of building one and what parts are available on the market? I assume that phong is the man to go to for the midcase but are there any other alternatives? Thx in advance Skickat från min iPhone med Tapatalk Hello, you are right Jensen is the man on the mid case. I just finished my 1959 square guard build a couple of weeks ago. Not inexpensive but a very convincing example of the gilt SCG 59. My recipe is as follows: Phong 1959 Square Crown guards casePhong Tudor engraved backSingaporean dial from the bayDecided against the 390 and installed a 2824 for ease of service.Onlinestorehk lollipop secondsHour and minute hand from my parts drawer? Yuki 7206 rivet braceletAythaya 700 crown and tubeClark 5513 bezel assemblyI believe a Clark T19 vintage (parts drawer again.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlf Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 So many variation on cg's with the 7828, there's a bunch of Vietnamese sellers on eBay also, all looks like the same stuff. @hugop he finally makes a scg case ha! Looks great ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagnesky Posted July 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 On 02/07/2017 at 4:43 AM, hugop said: Hello, you are right Jensen is the man on the mid case. I just finished my 1959 square guard build a couple of weeks ago. Not inexpensive but a very convincing example of the gilt SCG 59. My recipe is as follows: Phong 1959 Square Crown guards case Phong Tudor engraved back Singaporean dial from the bay Decided against the 390 and installed a 2824 for ease of service. Onlinestorehk lollipop seconds Hour and minute hand from my parts drawer? Yuki 7206 rivet bracelet Aythaya 700 crown and tube Clark 5513 bezel assembly I believe a Clark T19 vintage (parts drawer again.) looks great mate! Did the phong case need any aging or modding? @hugop Does Phong and Jensen have different prices btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 In theory Jensen and Phong have the same prices, but because of sales and special offers, it is always worth looking at both. I have seen some significant difference in price. The cases are very good, but do vary a bit. In my opinion they do benefit from a light tickle from someone good at case shaping. See Phong cases from Dbane, Slay and the Vietnamese cases from Rolojack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagnesky Posted July 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 4 minutes ago, Sogeha said: In theory Jensen and Phong have the same prices, but because of sales and special offers, it is always worth looking at both. I have seen some significant difference in price. The cases are very good, but do vary a bit. In my opinion they do benefit from a light tickle from someone good at case shaping. See Phong cases from Dbane, Slay and the Vietnamese cases from Rolojack. hmm from the images https://www.vintagewatchmaker.com/Tudor-Submariner-7928-Complete-watch-case-p/wc-13.htm all the parts look good, even the bevels on the case but I assume there has to be some kind of a QC process before or does he just send out the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Yes, you will receive photographs of your watch, or at least I always have. If you are not clear on some point, you can ask for more detailed pictures or indeed a different case, though I have never had to. Good luck with your project and don't forget to document it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagnesky Posted July 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 1 minute ago, Sogeha said: Yes, you will receive photographs of your watch, or at least I always have. If you are not clear on some point, you can ask for more detailed pictures or indeed a different case, though I have never had to. Good luck with your project and don't forget to document it. ok, thx for the info. Does he send from the US btw? Im in EU, wonder if I will have to pay tax then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 He/they wrap the head in foil, so Customs can't see case stamps, generally he declares a value of $100. I got caught once and Customs asked me to pay $30 on the $100, but the watch was just over $2000, so I couldn't throw the money at them fast enough??? I imagine he would lower the value to be under the Customs value for Duty. It is $25 here in Ireland. If I remember correctly, you are in Sweden? Maybe you need to triangle it? I'm sure one of the guys in the UK will help you if you need it. Edt, yes he ships from USA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagnesky Posted July 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 1 hour ago, Sogeha said: He/they wrap the head in foil, so Customs can't see case stamps, generally he declares a value of $100. I got caught once and Customs asked me to pay $30 on the $100, but the watch was just over $2000, so I couldn't throw the money at them fast enough??? I imagine he would lower the value to be under the Customs value for Duty. It is $25 here in Ireland. If I remember correctly, you are in Sweden? Maybe you need to triangle it? I'm sure one of the guys in the UK will help you if you need it. Edt, yes he ships from USA haha ok, so there is a solution for that. Yes im in Sweden. Have you tried Tonnys cases btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 No, I wanted to, but I missed the boat. Tony has gone legit and does not sell aftermarket parts anymore. The same cases are still available from different sources though. It seems highly likely that all these Vietnamese cases are from the same place and are hand finished. Phong and Jensen is seems, just finish them rather better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagnesky Posted July 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 1 minute ago, Sogeha said: No, I wanted to, but I missed the boat. Tony has gone legit and does not sell aftermarket parts anymore. The same cases are still available from different sources though. It seems highly likely that all these Vietnamese cases are from the same place and are hand finished. Phong and Jensen is seems, just finish them rather better. hmm, thats explains why he doesent answer my instagram DMs anymore. There are a couple of sellers on the bay from vietnam that ive been i touch with, maybe its worth checking with them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 @hologramet @rolojack You guys have a contact to a new Vietnamese seller don't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hologramet Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 56 minutes ago, Sogeha said: @hologramet @rolojack You guys have a contact to a new Vietnamese seller don't you? Yup! rubynguyen19 ät icloud.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagnesky Posted July 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 8 minutes ago, hologramet said: Yup! rubynguyen19 ät icloud.com thx buddy! Is it the same guy that sells dials? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hologramet Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Same gal that sells a bunch of stuff.. Rivet 7205, 7206 Cases Dials Bezels Inserts Etc etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugop Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Same gal that sells a bunch of stuff.. Rivet 7205, 7206 Cases Dials Bezels Inserts Etc etc etcJust contact via email?Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hologramet Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 1 minute ago, hugop said: Just contact via email? Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk Either that or smoke signals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugop Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Either that or smoke signals! Starting fire now kemosabe...Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hologramet Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Just now, hugop said: Starting fire now kemosabe... Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk Then I will postpone my rain dance. Ugh-ugh chieftain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagnesky Posted July 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 59 minutes ago, hologramet said: Same gal that sells a bunch of stuff.. Rivet 7205, 7206 Cases Dials Bezels Inserts Etc etc etc How are the rivets vs yukis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hologramet Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 Can't say for sure, haven't bought any. But they look great and are available with a lot of different date stampings, at the same price (aprox 200USD) my guess is they should be >= better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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