e30m3 Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 After months of working on it (but mostly just being busy or lazy or both), I think I'm finally done with my first build. I wanted to share pics because I haven't seen this crystal used yet - from what I can tell, it's GS's version of the Tropic 19 "super dome." And it was $10.60. I compare it to the $96 CWP crystal in another thread that I can't be bothered to find now. I'd love to know what I'm missing, if anything, but they look practically identical to me. But I'm new at this - if you can spot otherwise, please chime in. Anyway: Cartel 5513 case: lowered lug height, adjusted CG's, added slight chamfering based on gen images, drilled lugs to fit OE bars, refinished. GS PA-462 19M crystal Athaya 703 crown and tube Athaya pearl, aged lume Clark bezel assembly, aged insert (it's ever so slightly blued, hard to get from the pics) ETA 2846 serviced by misiekped keeping excellent time Deleted date position in keyless HR custom aged dial (he says he matched his gen) HR 2.0mm spring bars, polished ends JK hands (aged lume) So, the tried and true, for the most part. With giant thanks to jackflash and automatico for dealing with my nonstop questions. I have WSO endlinks for the cartel bracelet, but the famous line in the mid-link pisses me off too much to install it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 Looking great! Congrats on seeing the build through to end buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo1910 Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 A beauty... Are the Cartel cases still available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rower Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 Very Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 30 minutes ago, lorenzo1910 said: A beauty... Are the Cartel cases still available? Here you go L. Cheap as chips https://www.pf-828.com/rlsv00201-vintage-60s-5513-submariner-ss-ss-black-a-2813.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo1910 Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 Mmmmh... keep the case and throw the rest of the watch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 @Yllekp just told me Sead has these at $119.00 which is good to know. Throw nothing away, practice dial ageing, reluming or pass it on. Someone might be glad of a dial or 21j movement. The bracelet on mine helped out a brother in Australia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo1910 Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 Thank you for the info... I'm not able to find it on his site nor in the list of the EU stock (RWI March, 13th) Maybe I'll ask him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAG Heuer Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, lorenzo1910 said: Thank you for the info... I'm not able to find it on his site nor in the list of the EU stock (RWI March, 13th) Maybe I'll ask him... I think this is the one On Topic: Really nice vintage watch you have there. And that result for a first build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo1910 Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 Oh.... many thanks mate! How was I not able to find it? For sure that site is a mess, but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAG Heuer Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, lorenzo1910 said: Oh.... many thanks mate! How was I not able to find it? For sure that site is a mess, but... I used google chrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo1910 Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 Actually I have Supermirrors bookmarked on Firefox... Or you mean that the search has been done with Google? Wrote an email to Sead... For that (little) money one can't go wrong... Thank you all guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAG Heuer Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 10 minutes ago, lorenzo1910 said: Actually I have Supermirrors bookmarked on Firefox... Or you mean that the search has been done with Google? Wrote an email to Sead... For that (little) money one can't go wrong... Thank you all guys! Just joking on that one Found it on his website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo1910 Posted April 4, 2018 Report Share Posted April 4, 2018 Strange... now I found it too... maybe I'm getting older... BTW... Sead replied to my email...not in stock in UK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted April 4, 2018 Report Share Posted April 4, 2018 That Supermirror one has a little bit better bezel insert- no metal around the pearl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e30m3 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2018 That’s where I got this one. I recommend Sead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted April 4, 2018 Report Share Posted April 4, 2018 @ e30m3, I'd love to see a side shot of your case and crystal. I went back and read your build specs and I do like the HR dial, it really make the watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Cordell Posted April 4, 2018 Report Share Posted April 4, 2018 Congrats for this looking great first build mate ! I used this GS plexi on my 6538 and 5512 builds, one of the best we can find without spend $$$ in CWP T19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeTrekker Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 Loving this build, and on the cheap too. Even better. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 Looking Good! ...and it did not break the bank. "GS PA-462 19M crystal." I have used PA 462-20A, PA 462-66, and PA 462-67, but not a PA 462-19M. Yet. I'll order a couple next time, they might come in handy. I have quite a few aftmkt T19 from different sources and will say there are lots of different shapes and sizes of them out there. GS has always been high quality in my experience. Sternkreuz too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e30m3 Posted April 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 22 hours ago, Bart Cordell said: Congrats for this looking great first build mate ! I used this GS plexi on my 6538 and 5512 builds, one of the best we can find without spend $$$ in CWP T19 It's funny you should chime in, Bart, because yours was the ONE thread I could find when I searched the GS part number on Google! It's the reason I wrote "uncommon" instead of "unique!" On 4/4/2018 at 2:20 PM, alligoat said: @ e30m3, I'd love to see a side shot of your case and crystal. I went back and read your build specs and I do like the HR dial, it really make the watch! Will do - misiekped's got the watch at the moment but I'll take some side shots as soon as I get it back! 19 hours ago, automatico said: Looking Good! ...and it did not break the bank. "GS PA-462 19M crystal." I have used PA 462-20A, PA 462-66, and PA 462-67, but not a PA 462-19M. Yet. I'll order a couple next time, they might come in handy. I have quite a few aftmkt T19 from different sources and will say there are lots of different shapes and sizes of them out there. GS has always been high quality in my experience. Sternkreuz too. It's what I arrived at after we'd been talking GS - found it in their catalog. It's nice to have, particularly if your case neck is a little narrow (which was the case here). I looked at it and the CWP side by side from every angle imaginable, and couldn't see the difference for the life of me. Except for the angle that included my credit card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 The "Certified Cheap Ba$tard" in me says "Bravo, a job well done!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justasgood Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Nice looking watch. Wear it in good health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phener9 Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Nice build. Made more satisfying when completed on a budget. Looking forward to those side shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e30m3 Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Right, sorry for the delay there. Misiekped had to uh... Fix a movement problem that may or may not have been created by me. Also I'm aware of the scratches on the crown side from hasty sanding - just been too lazy to take it back down and address. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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