Watchfield Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 Hi, i have a genuine Rolex 3186 movement with dial and hands fitted and I wondered whether anyone knew of anyone (UK based) who could fit it in an aftermarket GMT case? Or explorer ii? Or any other ideas? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 @Ado213 is this something you can help with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompompurin Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 17 hours ago, Watchfield said: Hi, i have a genuine Rolex 3186 movement with dial and hands fitted and I wondered whether anyone knew of anyone (UK based) who could fit it in an aftermarket GMT case? Or explorer ii? Or any other ideas? Thanks \ i believe it can fit into a Noob V3 116710 case because I have seen others franken-ing their 116710 like that with a Yuki-modified 3185 no idea if it can fit into the latest Noob CHS 116710 or 216570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchfield Posted July 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Thanks everyone. I should have said, it's currently fitted in a noob gmt case (which I believe was a pain in the backside to do) but the winder thread has snapped I think (as the time and date cannot be adjusted). I can live with it if it could be fixed but I wondered whether anyone knew of any cases that would be an identical fit. Or if anyone can fix the winder? Not many horologists are happy working on mods so I thought I'd try here. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 I have heard the Noob can be difficult, @misiekped is the expert on getting these to work. The only straight fit case would be to talk to Phong and see what he can offer. A Phong will be around $1500 so I would talk to misieped first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TickleShoes Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 I had to machine a movement ring to keep the movement center as the hole is slightly too big and also lift the gen 3185 "away" from the crystal just a bit. That lined the stem up correctly. There is a slight gap but I used black acetal so you barely notice it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 @TickleShoes Sorry, I didn't know you had experience with these, Good to know, I will make a mental note for future reference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Propofol Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Misiekped is your only viable solution to fit it to a V3 superb Noob caseAdd a gen bezel set and crystal and voila But I built a full franken back In the time and the case specs can vary so give it to an expert to fit the movement properly .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altesporsche Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 On 2017-08-07 at 6:04 AM, Propofol said: Misiekped is your only viable solution to fit it to a V3 superb Noob case Add a gen bezel set and crystal and voila But I built a full franken back In the time and the case specs can vary so give it to an expert to fit the movement properly .. The v3 noob case fits the movement ? Inhve a V3 sitting around in my box somewhere I need to try this. ? I have a 3186 sitting in the noob chs case now and the crown stem is slightly off but I've had no issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Propofol Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 Not without modding, specially for the stem height .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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