5517 build need advice !

[altesporsche]

Hey fella ! Inspired by a few builds I’ve seen last week that were amazing ! It’s driven me to finish my 5517. 

 

Here is the 1520 rolex movement with a custom dial on a singer plate. The hands are two different sets mixed and aged, but something has me not happy with them yet. The seconds seems to look exactly like the Gen but I feel the proportions are off. As wel the hour hand feels a little large.. maybe I’m too picky, what do you think ? 

 

My my case is just being shipped back from engraving and my phong insert and Gen 702 crown any day now from eBay. 

I hope to have her done next week. 

Then the anal process of aging it lol. 

[mir36]

Following your build journey. I have a Tonney 5517 dial that needs a home and I am through with cutting off dial feet.

[mcotter]

Mir36,

i may be the buyer of your Tonney dial if it is available? Can you forward a photo?

best, mcotter

Mcotter@maxbroock.com........thank you

[Dlf]

Hands and insert always bother me too, I have so many sets of 5517 hands . 

I like the dial, looks good

[altesporsche]

3 minutes ago, Dlf said:

Hands and insert always bother me too, I have so many sets of 5517 hands . 

I like the dial, looks good

Any recommendations for hands ? Lol I’m still not happy with them, but it seems the fitment for 1520 movements are few. 

The second hand looks great, but it’s too short and the minute hand looks good but it’s too long lol I can never win with them. 

I have another dial as well on a singer plate but someone clipped the pins on it ? it looks pretty good but I like the one I’m using better. No idea where I got this one lol found it in my box with the hoards lol 

[Dlf]

I’m set on my hour and minute for sure

seconds hand I’m not sure.

ignore the dial, just to show distance to track accuracy .

 

 

 

[altesporsche]

7 hours ago, Dlf said:

I’m set on my hour and minute for sure

seconds hand I’m not sure.

ignore the dial, just to show distance to track accuracy .

 

 

 

Those hands are great ! Did you make them ? If I had a set of these I’d actually consider buying the 1000euro genuine second hand for sale online lol that would be the perfect set of hands! Lol

[Dlf]

I think they are omega hands, I bought a hand lot and they were in the mix.

if you can but my the seconds  hand for 1k that’s a bargain, last I heard handsets are 30k .

[altesporsche]

Yea the hand sets are rare as hens teeth so worth a fortune. The seconds hand however I’ve seen several for sale in the last while for between 1-2K euros. Still a lot for a hand lol 

[mir36]

On 2/25/2018 at 6:22 PM, mcotter said:

Mir36,

i may be the buyer of your Tonney dial if it is available? 

Hi M, I meant my dial needs a proper case, I don’t want to cut the dial feet and go the 28xx route. That’s why I’m following altesporche’s build.

[Dlf]

11 hours ago, altesporsche said:

Yea the hand sets are rare as hens teeth so worth a fortune. The seconds hand however I’ve seen several for sale in the last while for between 1-2K euros. Still a lot for a hand lol 

Yes true.

the hands I will have to broach to fit.

(don't but yuki’s hands total garbage)